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The Senate has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring strict compliance with the Federal Character Principle in the recruitment of workers across all government institutions. During a public hearing tagged “Equal Opportunities for…

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has reiterated the commitment of the National Assembly to oversight, describing it as the bedrock for democratic governance. Speaking during the 7th annual…

President Bola Tinubu will now present the 2025 national budget to the joint session of the National Assembly on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio made the disclosure on Thursday during Senate…

The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC), has ratified the appointment of Mr. Andrew Ogbonnaya Nwoba as the substantive Clerk of the Senate. The Commission, in a statement signed by its Deputy Director of Information, Emmanuel…

By Eseme Eyibo Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio's foray into politics from his humble beginning as Commissioner in three key Ministries in Akwa Ibom state to the President of the 10th Senate of the…

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has congratulated the President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON, on his 62nd birthday. Kalu lauded…

The training on Agricultural Value Chain Skills Acquisition organized by the senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro PhD for his constituents in Abuja, on Friday came to…

Amid the what he described as "misrepresentation of its legislative intent,"  the Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele on Thursday clarified that the upper chamber of the National Assembly did not suspend or…

The Senate on Thursday resumed its debate on the Tax Reform Bills, a set of four legislative proposals to increase value-added tax (VAT) distributable to the subnational governments to 55% while reducing the federal government’s share to…

The bill seeking the establishment of Federal Polytechnic (Vocational and ICT) Onueke, Ezza South, Ebonyi State on Thursday received overwhelming support at the public hearing in the Senate. The bill…