Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker, House of Representatives, on Thursday, while addressing a press conference on the state of the nation, called on security agencies to diligently investigate allegations levelled against the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila. It would be recalled that Gbajabiamila has been at the centre of allegations of graft…
In the light of the investigation of the minister of Humanitarian Affairs and DisasterManagement, Dr Betta Edu, a memo from Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed to the suspended Minister, showed that the president had approved N3 billion to the now-suspended Minister to verify the National Social Register of the former…
Barely 48 hours after a report emerged that the Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila may be battling an integrity crisis following allegations that he has been “trading off appointments in the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the highest bidder”, President Tinubu on Monday declared that he has “absolute confidence” in the integrity of…
The chief of staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila has stated the reason why his principal did not assign portfolios to the ministerial nominees sent to the national assembly on Thursday. The Informant247 had earlier reported that Tinubu had on Thursday, sent 28 ministerial nominees to the senate for screening and confirmation. Gbajabiamila,…
Femi Gbajabiamila, the chief of staff to president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday, explained that no ordinary human being can carry the weight of Nigeria except with the help of God. Gbajabiamila, while speaking after observing the Eid al-Adha prayer in Lagos, asked Nigerians to always pray for president Tinubu. He said it is a…
Upon his appointment as the Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila resigned his position as the lawmaker representing the Surulere 1 federal constituency of Lagos State at the house of representatives. His resignation is in line with the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria. Chapter 8. Part 2. Section 306 (1) of the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Monday, resumed negotiations with the federal government on measures to alleviate the impacts of subsidy removal on Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as of the petrol on Nigerians. The Informant247 had reported that the labour unions had on June 5 suspended their planned…
Femi Gbajabiamila, the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, resigned his membership of the 10th House while resuming work as the Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to the report, Gbajabiamila tendered his resignation letter on the floor of the House before new Speaker Tajudeen Abass and the…
The chairperson of the Federal University of Technology, Minna chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Gbolahan Bolarin, has kicked against the student loan bill In an interview with Punch on Tuesday, the Professor described the law as “dead on arrival”,saying it does not represent the true situation of the country. “The problem…
The new Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has said that he would be resuming duty as the Chief of Staff on June 14 after the inauguration of the 10th House of Representatives. The Informant247 had earlier reported that President Bola Ahmed…
Femi Gbajabiamila, the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives has sent his gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his appointment as the Chief of Staff (CoS). Gbajabiamila, in a tweet via his official Twitter account, vowed to work enormously with Tinubu, adding that he would bring his 20 years of experience as a…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday, approved the appointment of the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as his new Chief of Staff. Tinubu also approved the appointment of a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, as Deputy Chief of Staff and former Minister of Special Duties,…
The outgoing speaker of the House of Representatives in the 9th Senate, Femi Gbajabiamila has denied the rumor of his appointment as the Chief of Staff (COS) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu saying they should allow the “system to work”. The Informant247 gathered that there were speculations on Thursday that Gbajabiamila had been named as…
The House of Representatives has invited the minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri, and operatives of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to deliberate on the issues surrounding the evacuation of stranded Nigerians from Sudan. The Speaker of the lower chamber of the National…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase; and Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Aliyu Betara, have mourned the death of Ismaila Maihancil, a member-elect of the House from Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency in Taraba state. The Informant247 earlier reported the death of a member-elect for Jalingo, Yorro, Zing…
Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Thursday disclosed that he does not have a preferred candidate for the leadership of the Green Chambers. Gbajabiamila made this known in a tweet via his verified Twitter handle, while denying backing Tajudeen Abbas, a lawmaker from Kaduna, to succeed him. It could be recalled that…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has dismissed the rumours that he is lobbying to be chosen as the chief of staff to the President-Elect, Senator Bola Tinubu. The Speaker of the lower chamber of the national assembly was not present when newly elected members of the National Assembly assembled at the…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has called on the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele to honour the judgment of the Supreme Court. The Informant247 earlier reported that the apex court ruled that the old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes should remain legal tender till December 31, 2023….
The current Speaker of the federal House of Representatives, Rt. Honorable Femi Gbajabiamila, has been re-elected for the sixth consecutive term as the member representing Surulere 1 federal constituency of Lagos State. According to the official result declared by INEC returning officer, Prof. Virgy Onyene, at the Surulere local government office of INEC on Sunday,…
Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker, House of Representatives, has said that he would have signed a warrant for the arrest of the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele had it been he failed to honoured the invitation of House regarding the current scarcity of the new naira notes. Gbajabiamila, who spoke Sunday at a…
