Dossier
Speaker Abbas
Coverage of Speaker Abbas in the Nexus archive.
- Senate Chamber Renovation: Akpabio threatens contractor after faulty microphones embarrassed him, Speaker Abbas
The Senate Chamber renovation, awarded to Visible Construction Limited for N42 billion over two years, led to embarrassment for Akpabio and Speaker Abbas due to faulty microphones, prompting Akpabio to threaten the contractor.
- Gombe Rep dies after brief illness, Speaker Abbas, House mourn
Yaya Tongo, who represented Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency in Gombe State and chaired the Nigeria–United Arab Emirates Parliamentary Friendship Group, died after a brief illness. Speaker Abbas and the House expressed mourning over his death.