Nsikak Akpan To ensure its smooth operations, the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has inaugurated 26 House Committees. The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Udeme Otong who inaugurated the committees today at plenary, thanked the ad-hoc committee on selection for a job well done, urged all the Committee Chairmen and members to start work immediately. […]
By Anietie Ekong Even among his political opponents there is a general consensus that Senator Godswill Akpabio has the competence and capacity to preside over the 10th Senate. His towering political profile as a two term Governor of Akwa Ibom State, the Minority Leader of the 8thSenate and a former Minister of the Federal Republic stand […]
The House of Representatives has urged the federal government to ensure full implementation of the resolutions reached with the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, following issues surrounding the removal of fuel subsidy. This, according to the Green Chamber will be in the best interest of the nation. This follows a […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, has asked the Senate to approve a request to pay the judgement debt in the sum of $566,754,584.31, £98,526,012.00, and N226 billion. TheHILL source disclosed that the monies were owed by the Federal Government through the issuance of promissory notes. Buhari’s letter of request was read at plenary by Senate President […]
••• Says Akpabio’s Choice Is For National Stability, Unity, Competence The aspirations of Senators-Elect Godswill Akpabio and Jibrin Barau for the leadership of the 10th Senate on Tuesday, received a major boost with the endorsement of the duo by the Vice President-Elect Kashim Shettima. Adressing the over 70 Senators-Elect, who are members of the […]
***Legislators head home with official vehicles worth N5.5b Senators and members of the House of Representatives will be sharing a total of N30.2 billion as severance allowance when the 9th National Assembly winds down next month, according to a reliable source. Also to benefit from the said sum are aides of the federal lawmakers. […]
In an apparent show of solidarity towards the ambition of the Senator-elect for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, Senator Godswill Akpabio to emerge as the President of the 10th Senate, Senators and Senators-elect overwhelmingly trooped out to back him up at a State banquet organised by the Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom […]
Prominent economists, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association and opposition parties took a swipe at the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, (retd.), and the Senate over the government’s N22.7tn extra-budgetary spending approved by the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday. While groups including NECA and the Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry questioned the rationale for the […]
*** Asks Agency to include the projects in its 2023 Budget The House of Representatives has mandated the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to complete the abandoned hospitals and roads in Ukanafun LGA. The projects include two nos 24 bed space Standard Comprehensive Health Centre, one at Ikot Udo Ossiom Community and the other […]
Speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, has tasked all members-elect to the 8th State House of Assembly to strive for excellent productivity, true representation and to see their emergence as God-given opportunity to be of service to their respective constituents. Rt. Hon. Bassey made this known on Friday […]