The Senate has announced the composition and leadership of standing committees. The announcement was made shortly after lawmakers reconvened from their short break after confirmation of the ministerial nominees in the late hours of Monday plenary. The standing committees have Senators Solomon Adeola, (APC -Ogun) Enyinnaya Abaribe...
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Senate has urged President Bola Tinubu, as Chairman of ECOWAS, to encourage other ECOWAS leaders to explore further the political and diplomatic options and other means towards resolving the political impasse in Niger Republic. The upper chamber also called on the ECOWAS Parliament to rise to the occasion by...
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi on Friday, graced the burial of former Senator representing Ebonyi South District at the National Assembly, Sen. Anyim Ude. Three former Ebonyi governors, and then Military Administration, serving and former senators among others were at the burial at...
The Senate on Thursday approved $800 million World Bank loan request by President Bola Tinubu. This followed the consideration of the loan by the Committee of the Whole during Thursday’s plenary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that former President Muhammadu Buhari had, towards the tail end of...
President Bola Tinubu has said that democracy must be nurtured and sustained for Nigeria and Africa to make genuine progress and development. Mr Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, said the President stated this in Abuja when he received leaders of the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday sought the approval of Senate for confirmation of new nominated Service Chiefs. Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate Godswill Akpabio and read at plenary. Tinubu in the letter said: “In compliance with...
President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday assured foreign investors of the safety of their investments in Nigeria. Akpabio, gave the assurance while receiving a delegation from Jampur International Group FZE, led by its CEO, Mohanmed Shafiq in Abuja . Akpabio reinstated Federal Government’s commitment to provide...
A group, the Citizens Network for Peace and Development in Nigeria(CNPDN) has called on President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, to help resolve challenges delaying Sen. Joseph Wayas’ burial. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Wayas, who was the Senate president in the Second Republic between 1979 and...
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has appointed Chief Sylvester Okonkwo as his Chief of Staff and Mr Saviour Enyiekere as his Deputy Chief of Staff.akpa A statement on Monday in Abuja from the Media Office of President of Senate made the disclosure in Abuja on Monday. According...
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has urged former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and his four other friends in the G5 to come up with another aggrieved group within opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to make winning the 2027 presidential election a smooth ride for the ruling All Progressives...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and other 13 former governors in the 10th Senate to “disclose the total amount of life pensions, if any, that have been received from your states as former governors.” In...
The Federal Government (FG) says it is ready and eager to partner with Enugu State towards the economic prosperity of the nation and protection of lives and property. This was disclosed by the Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, who led a Federal Government delegation to the funeral of Lady...
The Committee of Diaspora Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised Sen. Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President and Tajudeen Abass, Speaker, House of Representatives, to be magnanimous in victory. The committee gave the advice in a statement jointly signed by Prof. Adesegun Labinjo and Mr Bola Babarinde,...
The Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, and a high-powered delegation from the Presidency are expected to attend the burial of former Senate President, Ken Nnamani’s wife, Ezinne Jane Nnamani. “We are also expecting who is who within the Nigerian Senate, the ruling party – All Progressives Congress (APC) as...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The immediate past Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, has congratulated Sen. Godswill Akpabio on his emergence as the President of the 10th Senate. Omo-Agege, in a statement by his media aide, Mr. Sunny Areh, expressed confidence in Akpabio’s “leadership qualities and drive”. He...
The new President of Senate, Sen.Godswill Akpabio says the 10th Senate will work to renew hope of Nigerians via people oriented legislations, given the current state of the nation. He said the senate would also ensure improved revenue stream and proper oversight of MDAs to reduce waste of resources....
The 10th National Assembly was formally inaugurated on Monday with the federal lawmakers electing their leaders who would pitot the affairs of the two chambers for the next four years. First to elected their leaders were the Senators who chose former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio...
President Bola Tinubu has written the Senate seeking approval for the appointment of 20 Special Advisers. He made the request in a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan which was read during plenary on Tuesday. The letter titled “Appointment of Special Advisers” reads: “In accordance with...
The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan has congratulated the Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, on his new appointment as the Chief of Staff to the President. The Senate President also congratulated two other Senators, Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia and George Akume on their appointments as...
President Muhammadu Buhari has sought the National Assembly’s approval for the issuance of N16.7 billion promissory note to Borno Government as refund for reconstructed federal roads in the state. The request is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan and read at plenary on Tuesday....