Godswill Akpabio
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President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has doled out N27 million to families of seven police personnel killed inside Ugheli forest in Delta State on February 20, 2024.
12 Apr
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has condoled with the family of Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the first civilian governor of Abia, who died on Thursday after a brief illness.
12 Apr
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has stressed the need for governments at all levels to collaborate towards delivering the dividends of democracy to Nigerians.
8 Apr
In a bid to avert rowdy sessions that may result from growing tension in the National Assembly caused by a sudden 240 per cent hike in electricity tariff, a week extension of the Easter/Sallah holiday was approved for lawmakers, findings revealed.
5 Apr
President Bola Tinubu has said a brighter future awaits Nigerian children with his signing into law the Student Loans Re-enactment Bill. Tinubu spoke on Wednesday night when he hosted members of the APC Presidential Campaign Council...
5 Apr
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has exonerated himself from the three-month suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi from the upper legislative chamber.
4 Apr
Mr Umeh Kalu (SAN), Counsel to the Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that the decision and resolution to suspend Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi) was that of the Senate sitting in plenary and not that of Akpabio.
31 Mar
Recently, news made the round that there was an alleged plan to remove the incumbent Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.The development, again, brought to the fore the sensitive issues of suspicion and sharp political division between the Southern and Northern parts of the country.
28 Mar
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has asked the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to lift the suspension placed on Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi representing the Bauchi Central Senatorial District in the Senate.
27 Mar
Aggrieved All Progressives Congress (APC) members of Plateau House of Assembly have cried out to President Bola Tinubu to prevail on the Speaker, Gabriel Dewan, to allow them to take their seats.
26 Mar
On page 75 of my new book, earlier referenced, we documented an article focused on budget padding published on June 25, 2018, which is nearly six years ago.
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National Universities Commission (NUC) has tasked Nigerian universities, particularly the private-owned, to award degrees to students based on proven character and learning.
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The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) will be hosting the second University Registrars Workshop and 75th Business Meeting.
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The United Nation Industrial Development Organisation(UNIDO) in conjunction with the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) and Oyakhilome foundation have reiterated the resolve to address epileptic power supply in the country.
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Niger State government has signed a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bayer AG on agricultural revolution to benefit two million farmers.
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Tech4her Africa on Thursday launched its DataDiva Project, an ambitious initiative aimed at equipping 5,000 female university students across Lagos and three other Southwest states in Nigeria with essential data science skills by 2026. The DataDiva project is an independent program organised to support the annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) Datathon held at Stanford…
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, on Thursday, trained women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the FCT, Abuja, on prevention of transmission of the virus to infants. The organisation’s Country Director, Dr Echey Ijezie, said during a one-day workshop for participants across the six area councils of the FCT, that the initiative is…
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Liverpool were knocked out of the Europa League by Atalanta with the Italian side reaching the semi-finals 3-1 on aggregate on Thursday.
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The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), on Thursday, declared its readiness for reconciliation with former members who have expressed a desire to rejoin the party. NNPP also debunked the claims made by some expelled individuals who announced the suspension of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State for attending the NNPP national convention. The Acting…
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In response to disruptions sparked by recent haulage rate announcements for Eastern Ports, the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) has agreed to schedule a stakeholder meeting to renegotiate the rates. This, according to NSC will serve as a platform where robust consultation and decisive action would be taken to ease the stress of port users. Emerging…
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Nigeria's Tunde Onakoya has completed one full day in his attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest Chess marathon in Times Square, United States. Onakoya is attempting to break the longest chess marathon which currently stands at 56 hours,nine minute and 37 seconds. The record was achieved by Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur…