Balarabe Alkassim

1 week ago | dailytrust.com | Balarabe Alkassim

Six members of the House of Representatives from Delta State have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), while two lawmakers from the Labour Party (LP) in Enugu have crossed over to the PDP. The defections were formally announced by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas during Tuesday’s plenary session.

1 week ago | dailytrust.com | Balarabe Alkassim

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives to present the 2025 budget of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for consideration and passage. The President presented the FCT budget in a letter addressed to the Speaker, Abbas Tajuddeen, which he read at the plenary on Tuesday.

1 week ago | dailytrust.com | Balarabe Alkassim

Six members of the House of Representatives from Delta State have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This was revealed by the Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajuddeen at the resumed plenary on Tuesday. The six members who defected from the PDP to the APC are Rep.Victor Nwokolo; Rep. Julius Pondi; Rep. Thomas Ereyitomi; Rep. Nicholas Mutu; Rep.Okodiko Jonathan and Rep. Nnamdi Ezechi.

1 week ago | allafrica.com | Balarabe Alkassim

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen has stated that Nigeria is leading an initiative to electrify Africa, a continental plan to help provide electricity to 300 million Africans by the year 2030. He stated this in a keynote address at the opening of the First Legislative Conference and Expo on Renewable Energy organized by the House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in Lagos on Monday.

1 week ago | dailytrust.com | Balarabe Alkassim

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen has stated that Nigeria is leading an initiative to electrify Africa, a continental plan to help provide electricity to 300 million Africans by the year 2030. He stated this in a keynote address at the opening of the First Legislative Conference and Expo on Renewable Energy organized by the House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in Lagos on Monday.