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THE Ministry of Budget and National Planning included projects that are within the purview of Ministries of Health, Water Resources, Education and Power in its 2026 budget. According to the 2026 spending plan seen by Economy Post, the Atiku Bagudu-led ministry will spend N105 million this year on the purchase and installation of 500 KVA […]
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THE Nigerian government has failed to publish the Forensic Audit Report on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) submitted by an ex-Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Godswill Akpabio, more than 4 years after. Mr Akpabio submitted the report on September 2, 2021, after receiving it from auditors in August. A glimpse into the audit […]
GODSWILL Akpabio chairs the National Assembly. He is also President of the Senate. In 2025, he and members of the Assembly raised their budget by 74 percent, increasing it from N197.932 billion in 2024 to N344.383 billion. In spite of this significant increase, their performance remains underwhelming, according to policy analysts. Currently, the National Assembly […]
IN the 2024 budget, the zone of Nigeria’s Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio, got 21 out of 118 projects by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. While Mr Akpabio’s zone got the highest number of projects from the ministry in 2024, some food-producing states received nothing, Economy Post analysis of the 2024 budget showed. […]
AHEAD of the National Assembly debate on President Bola Tinubu’s illegal declaration of the state of emergency on Rivers State on Wednesday, the head of Nigeria’s lawmakers, Mr Godswill Akpabio, has visited one of the protagonists in the crisis, Mr Nyesom Wike, who is the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mr Wike, former […]
THE Nigerian Senate stood democracy on its head on Thursday, suspending one of its own, Ms Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for six months over “misconduct.” However, the Senate ignored Ms Akpoti-Uduaghan’s sexual harassment allegation against its president, Mr Godswill Akpabio. Ms Natasha Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, was suspended for “misconduct” and the violation of the Senate […]
NIGERIA’S elected lawmakers repeated “on your mandate we shall stand” song at the 2025 budget presentation by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday. The National Assembly sang the song without restraints by Mr Godswill Akpabio and Tajudeen Abbas’ leadership. Both men are members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) just as President Tinubu. The […]