EDUCATION

How manufactured scandal and legislative blackmail undermine oversight of Nigeria’s examination bodies

Daily Dispatch December 15, 2025

By Ademola Ishola In recent days, an avalanche of sensational allegations has been deliberately rehashed against Hon. Oboku Abonsizibe Oforji, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Examination Bodies. Carefully choreographed, emotionally charged, and aggressively

HEALTH

Speaker Abbas unveils legislative framework To combat malnutrition, improve security

Daily Dispatch November 12, 2025

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Tajuden Abbass, on Wednesday unveiled a handbook developed by the Nigerian office of Nutrition International, for the legislative framework and tools for strengthening the National Legislative Network on Nutrition and Food Security. The National Legislative Network on Nutrition and Food Security comprises the House Committee

LEAD STORY 1

Terrorists threaten to bomb National Assembly Complex — Lawmaker reveals

Daily Dispatch October 29, 2025

The House of Representatives has disclosed that it received a terrorist threat to bomb the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Garba Muhammad, Chairman of the Committee on Internal Security of the National Assembly, made this revelation during a public hearing in Abuja on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. The hearing was convened to […]

COLUMNS

Opinion: Stop Chasing Shadows — Demand Performance, Not Pay Cuts

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2025

By Sunday Oladapo The recent debate comparing the salaries of Nigerian professors to those of members of parliament (MPs) is not only misplaced but also deeply flawed. It reflects our collective obsession with shadows rather than substance. In the United Kingdom, a Member of Parliament can legitimately earn up to £500,000 annually when all allowances […]

NEWS

Abbas administers oath to three newly elected House members

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2025

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, on Tuesday administered the oath of office to three newly elected members who emerged victorious in the August 16, 2025 bye-elections. The trio are among five lawmakers elected to fill vacant seats in the Green Chamber, following the deaths of four members and the nomination of […]

BUSINESS

Tinubu’s Tax Reforms, Abbas Predicts Fivefold Growth in National Budget

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2025

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has projected that President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform agenda will dramatically expand Nigeria’s revenue base and increase the national budget to as much as five times its present size. Abbas made the remarks in Abuja at an interactive session with young Nigerians, tagged “An Evening with 004”, […]