Godswill Akpabio
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.
25 Mar
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said parliamentary diplomacy is critical to conflict resolution and achievement of peace globally.
23 Mar
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has led Nigeria's delegation to the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva, Switzerland. Nigeria's contingent arrived in Geneva, Switzerland on Friday.
22 Mar
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has led Nigeria's delegation to the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva, Switzerland. The Nigerian contingent arrived in Geneva, Switzerland on Friday. A statement by the Special Assistant on Media to the Senate President, Jackson Udom, indicated that Akpabio was accompanied on the trip by…
21 Mar
Senate, yesterday, passed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024. The resolution came after it considered the report of the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND.
20 Mar
The Senate has passed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024. The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND that considered the Bill. Chairman of the committee, Senator Muntari Dandutse (APC – Katsina South) presented the report…
20 Mar
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written the Senate to consider an executive bill seeking the review of the salaries, allowances, and official benefits of judicial officers in Nigeria. Tinubu made this request in a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during the plenary session on Wednesday. The executive bill in question has been…
19 Mar
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has suggested that the killers of 16 soldiers in Delta State may be mercenaries. On Thursday, 14 March 2024, troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion, while on a peace mission to Okuoma community in Bomadi LGA of Delta State, were allegedly attacked by community youths who killed 16 soldiers. According to reports,…
19 Mar
A northern group, Amalgamation of Bauchi State Concerned Groups has asked the Senate President Godwill Akpabio to step aside for proper investigations into the alleged N3.7trn 2024 budget padding. The Chairman of the group, Umar Sa’idu Maigamo, said this in Bauchi on Tuesday while speaking with journalists. He described the suspension of Senator Ningi, who…
19 Mar
Scores of protesters were at the National Assembly complex in Abuja urging the Senator Godswill Akpabio led National Assembly to reject the re-appointment of Dr Vincent Isegbe as the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS). Jointly led by Comrades Danesi Momoh and Igwe Ude-umanta, the group maintained that a reversal of Isegbe's…
17 Mar
The revelations made on alleged financial misdeeds and misappropriation during the N3.7 trillion padding of the 2024 budget debate, no doubt, may have created more credibility problems for the upper chamber despite suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi.
15 Mar
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the call on the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to step aside over alleged budget padding. APC's national publicity secretary, Mr Felix Morka, in a statement, described PDP's position on the allegation of budget padding by the Senate as nothing short of…
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