N160 million SUVs: Eyiboh closes arguments, exonerates lawmakers
The delivery of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to members of the national assembly in Nigeria may have sparked outrageous comments from various quarters. But the the Special Adviser to…
A toast to a floating naira, by Ken Ugbechie
You need not be told that the naira, Nigeria’s currency since January 1, 1973, is very sick and in intensive care unit. The once very virile naira, stronger than the…
Let NASS members breathe: Our SUVs are in order, even ministers have 3 – Senate
With almost a smack of ‘let the Senate breathe’, the Senate has told Nigerians that the planned purchase of luxury SUV vehicles valued at N160m, each, for members of the…
As 10th Senate focuses on Nigeria’s future and roadmap to development
By Edward Usoro “Every major national development was based on a roadmap designed by citizens of the respective countries” – Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate of the Federal…
Akpabio pledges NASS support for Nigerian economic growth
The Senate president, Godswill Akpabio has restated the commitment of the 10th National Assembly to work towards economic reforms that will bring more revenue to the national coffers to…
Balarabe Abbas Lawal: Why he slumped during Senate screening
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has given an update on the condition of Balarabe Abbas Lawal, the ministerial nominee from Kaduna, who slumped during screening on Wednesday. Lawal was the second…
100 Days Of Uncommon Leadership And Interventions At The Red Chamber: The Akpabio Model
By Jackson Udom Frank, assertive but unassuming, President of the 10th Senate, Godswill Obot Akpabio, has always cut the figure of a determined and purpose-driven leader wherever the mantle…
Why Tinubu picked Cardoso, the Headmaster, to lead CBN
President Bola Tinubu served his intent to have Yemi Cardoso, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor nominee as a part of his core during the electioneering days but…
Senate is stable, no plot to impeach Akpabio, says Eyibo
Contrary to news report in some sections of the media that some unnamed Senators were allegedly plotting to impeach the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, the Senate is stable…
Alleged N100m gift: Senate Carpets NLC, says claim unthinkable
The Senate, on Thursday reacted to the allegation of a purported allocation of N100 million to its members made by the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), decribing…