Tinubu Seeks Approval for $6bn External Loans Amid Rising Debt Concerns
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, has asked the National Assembly to approve external borrowing totalling six billion dollars to support government spending and infrastructure projects. The request was conveyed in two separate letters addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and presented during plenary on Tuesday. In one of the letters, the president sought approval for a […]
FG Launches New Five-Year Counter-Terrorism Strategy
Federal government has unveiled a new national counter-terrorism strategy aimed at strengthening security and improving coordination among the country’s defence and intelligence agencies over the next five years. The 2025–2030 plan, presented in Abuja by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, was developed by the National Counter-Terrorism Centre under the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). […]
Senate Moves to Cut $2bn Rice Import Bill, Proposes National Rice Council
Nigeria’s Senate has introduced a bill to establish a National Rice Development Council in a bid to reduce the country’s annual $2 billion rice import bill and boost local production. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Senator Adamu Aliero, who represents Kebbi Central, seeks to coordinate research, regulate production standards, support farmers, and promote innovation across […]
Court Sets June 27 for Ruling on Suspended Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Case
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 27 to deliver judgment in the legal battle between suspended Kogi Central senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, and the Nigerian Senate. Justice Binta Nyako will give the final ruling in the case, in which Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan is challenging her suspension from the Senate over allegations of misconduct. The […]
Akpoti-Uduaghan Files Contempt Case Against Akpabio, Others Over Suspension
The Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed a contempt application against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other officials over her suspension from the Senate. The legal action follows a ruling by the Federal High Court in Abuja on March 4, which barred the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions […]
Sexual Harassment Saga: Akpabio Finally Responds To Natasha’s Allegations
….Says I Have Highest Regards For Women Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting As the sexual harassment saga continues to dominate our political space, leading to various groups speaking in favour or against either the Senate President Godswill Akpabio or Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Akpabio, who is in the middle of the storm, has finally responded to […]
I Have Concrete Evidence to Prove Your Husband is Womanizer –Senator Natasha Replies Akpabio’s Wife
Ismail Abdulazeez Mantu Reporting Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has issued serious warnings to Mrs Unoma Akpabio, the wife of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, against interfering in allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation against her husband. The conflict between Natasha and the Senate President started when she refused to sit in a designated seat […]