President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has declared as the seats of two senators: David Umahi (Ebonyi-South) and Ibrahim Giadam (Yobe-East) vacant, following their appointments as ministers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akpabio made the declaration at plenary on Wednesday in Abuja. Akpabio said that the...
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The media team of Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed reports that he collapsed on Thursday at the colloquium to mark his 61st birthday in Abuja. Reports had claimed that the former Akwa Ibom governor collapsed during the event and had to be rushed to the National Hospital....
President Bola Tinubu has said the efforts of his administration to transform Nigeria’s economy are yielding results with the support of the National Assembly. He acknowledged that this was possible with the leadership of both Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, received a heartfelt birthday message from the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, in recognition of the senator’s unwavering commitment to the advancement and development of Nigeria, specifically the Niger Delta region....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the President of the 10th Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on his 61st birthday. The president’s congratulatory message is in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday in Abuja. He described Akpabio as a political...
Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Bishop Mathew Kukah have stressed the need to reposition political parties to build a democratic culture that fosters inclusivity, transparency and accountability. They made the call at the Public Presentation of the Needs Assessment of Political Parties in Nigeria, organised by Kukah Centre...
Senate has said it will not tolerate lackadaisical attitudes from government functionaries in Ministries, Departments And Agencies (MDAs) in relation to their defence submissions. The parliament said it was committed to maintain the January to December cycle of implementation of the budget President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio gave...
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has urged Nigerians to rekindle their hope in God for better days in the country as the Christmas draw nearer. The Senate President gave this admonition on Sunday in Abuja while at the 20th Carol of Nine Lessons organized by the Nigeria Television Authority...
The Senate has passed a resolution urging the Federal Government to withhold statutory allocations of local government councils who are not democratically elected. This followed the adoption of a motion on “Urgent need to halt the erosion of democracy; the dissolution of elected councils in Benue, ”at plenary...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has assured citizens of Cross River and Akwa Ibom state that priority has been given in the nation’s 2024 budget to addressing the precarious road infrastructure in the two sister states. Sen. Akpabio gave the assurance,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has welcomed the decision of the Senate to probe alleged admission racketeering in universities, saying the exam body will be vindicated. The Senate had on Wednesday agreed to investigate allegation of admission racketeering in the...
The 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N2.1 trillion expeditiously scaled second reading on Tuesday in the Senate. President Bola Tinubu had written the Senate seeking the approval of the sum of N2,176,791,286,033 as 2023 supplementary budget to address labour wage adjustments, security and other urgent issues. The President...
President Bola Tinubu, has presented the 2023 Supplementary Budget of N2.1 trillion to the National Assembly. The request was contained in a letter to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, at plenary on Tuesday. The letter reads: “It has now become necessary to make further provision for additional palliative...
The president of the Senate, Dr Godswill Akpabio, says with careful planning and execution, Nigeria can meet the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) quota of 1.8 million barrels per day. Akpabio spoke at the National Assembly Capacity Building Workshop organised by the Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG)...
The Senate has mandated its Committees on Petroleum Resources, (Upstream, downstream,) Gas, Host communities and Niger Delta to conduct investigation on oil theft in the region. It specifically mandated the committees to investigate the actions of security forces, militia groups, local populace,all company employees, and any individuals or...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has sought for the Senate’s confirmation of three nominees for appointment as Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio and read at plenary on Tuesday....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Senate President, Mr. Eseme Eyiboh, has debunked reports that an office was created for the wife of the Senate President, Mrs Unoma Akpabio, in the National Assembly. Eyiboh, in a statement on...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has congratulated Nigerians on the 63rd independence anniversary of the country. “In spite of challenges, there were many landmarks in the nation’s 63 years to give a sense of optimism for a better tomorrow. “Each country...
The Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio says the 10th National Assembly will not review the social media regulation bill since there are laws already guiding the use of the media. Akpabio was represented by the Senate Committee Chairman on ICT, Sen. Shuiab Salisu, at the Parliamentarian Symposium of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Senate has debunked reports that some lawmakers are planning to impeach the President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio. The Chairman Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Sen. Yemi Adaramodu said this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. ...