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A lawmaker representing an Abuja constituency has defended his three defections in recent times, urging constituents to focus on his performance, not his political platform  A member of the House of Representatives representing Abuja Municipal/Bwari Federal Constituency, Joshua Chinedu Obika, has defended his movement across political parties, saying his decisions were shaped by political realities and loyalty to the “New Nigeria” movement championed by former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Obika spoke amid criticism...

Speaker Abbas Tajudeen has declared his intention for a 5th term comeback into the House of Representatives  The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, on Saturday formally declared his intention to seek a fifth consecutive term representing Zaria Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, attracting what organisers described as a mammoth crowd of supporters and party loyalists. The declaration ceremony, held at the Mallawa Eid Ground in Zaria, witnessed thousands of supporters thronging the...

Kaduna lawmaker Bello El-Rufai, along with four others, has joined ADC and NDC in the House of Representatives Member representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and son of former Kaduna State governor, Rep. Bello El-Rufai, has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The announcement was made on Thursday during plenary at the House of Representatives, where Speaker Abbas Tajudeen read letters of defection from...

A wave of defection hit the Green Chamber as 17 lawmakers dumped ADC for the fast-emerging NDC, while one member defected to the APC A fresh wave of defections swept through the House of Representatives on Tuesday, reshaping the opposition landscape as 17 lawmakers abandoned the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the fast-emerging Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), while one member defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, who presided over plenary,...

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has projected a revenue target of N1.489 trillion for the 2026 fiscal year, surpassing its 2025 target of N1.468 trillion by N21 billion The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has projected a revenue target of N1.489 trillion for the 2026 fiscal year, surpassing its 2025 target of N1.468 trillion by N21 billion. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Abubakar Dantsoho, disclosed this on Tuesday while presenting the proposed...

The House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education, and Administration has sounded a stern warning to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), insisting that opacity and weak performance will no longer be tolerated in the agency’s 2026 budget proposals The House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education, and Administration has sounded a stern warning to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), insisting that opacity and weak performance will no...

The National Assembly has given its green light to President Tinubu’s request to secure external loans totaling $6bn The Senate and the House of Representatives on Tuesday gave approval to President Bola Tinubu’s request to obtain external loans totaling $6bn. The loans are aimed at strengthening the Federal Government’s financing of critical infrastructure projects across key sectors of the economy. The request was communicated in two separate letters sent to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and...

While ADC is fast emerging as a major opposition party in the House of Representatives, APC lost its first two members to the opposition as defections continue to rock the green chambers  Twenty-eight members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives announced their defection to various political parties on Tuesday, triggering a notable shift in the balance of power within the Green Chamber. Following the wave of defections, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is emerging as the...