Oluremi Agbejule, Author at OrderPaper

Speaker Abbas said the president’s approval of the scheme has demonstrated his avowed readiness, commitment, and steadfastness to better the lives of Nigerians through people-oriented policies and programmes. The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the approval of the takeoff of the first phase of the Consumer Credit Scheme. Speaker Abbas said the president’s approval of the scheme has demonstrated his avowed readiness, commitment, and...

Speaker Abbas to sponsor bill for compulsory NASS consultations on electricity as critical problems in  sector must be addressed. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, has announced plans by him to propose a law that would make it mandatory for the relevant Federal Government bodies to consult the National Assembly and other stakeholders before fixing Electricity tariff. “Accordingly, I will sponsor a bill to provide administrative procedures that entrench...

The aftermath of the invasion by the military was the destruction and killing of some innocent and peace-loving citizens of Igbomotoru community which is rather unfortunate and saddening. Rep. Rodney Ebikebina (PDP, Bayelsa) has cried out over the invasion of the Igbomotoru community in Bayelsa state by military men in search of the perpetrators of the soldier killing incident at Okuama, Delta state. According to him, the aftermath of the military invasion was the destruction...

The inauguration of Nigerian lawmakers marks a significant milestone in the representation of the continental legislative body and Africa as a whole. Rep. Akin Rotimi (APC, Ekiti) has lauded the Speaker, Rep. Tajudeen Abass for the selection of worthy ambassadors of the House of Representatives as members of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). He also commended Rep. Philip Agbese (APC, Benue) and other Nigerian lawmakers, including Senator Saliu Mustapha (APC, Kwara Central); Prof. Lilian Obiageli Orogbu, and Rep....

Our reporter observed that power was out for between 20 seconds to a minute at each of the disruption. The House of Representatives plenary session was characterized by occasional power interruption during Tuesday’s plenary session. It became a call for concern that as serious legislative engagements were ongoing, lawmakers had to pause due to the power outage which happened 10 times. Our reporter observed that power was out between 20 seconds to a minute at...

The difficulty caused by cancer and the increasing number of patients in Nigeria is very frightening and requires immediate action to cushion the effect on diagnosed persons. The cancer scourge, which has claimed many lives due to the financial constraints of affected persons has prompted the House of Representatives to move for free cancer treatment in Nigerian teaching hospitals to reduce the death of patients. Reports indicate that Nigeria has one of the highest cancer...