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Nigeria: 10th Senate Will Work to Restore Renewed Hope of Nigerians - Senate President
Premium Times, 13 June 2023
Mr Akpabio said the dreams, aspirations and well-being of Nigerians would be at the heart of legislative activities of the senate and urged Nigerians to pray for the lawmakers. Read more »
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Nigeria: National Assembly Inauguration - Nigeria's Longest-Serving Federal Lawmakers
Premium Times, 13 June 2023
While some of the lawmakers who will be inaugurated today have been at the National Assembly since the restoration of democracy in the country 24 years ago, others have spent at… Read more »
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Nigeria: 10 Key Things to Know About Tajudeen Abbas, New Speaker of House of Reps
Vanguard, 13 June 2023
Hon Tajudeen Abbas has emerged as the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 10th National Assembly. Read more »
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Nigeria: Akpabio Elected As Senate President, Jibrin Is Deputy Senate President
Premium Times, 13 June 2023
Mr Akpabio defeated his lone challenger, Abdulaziz Yari, a former governor of Zamfara State. Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate Set to Elect Barau As Deputy President
This Day, 13 June 2023
The nomination process for the position of the Deputy Senate President has commenced. Read more »
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Nigeria: Godswill Akpabio Emerges Senate President
Vanguard, 13 June 2023
Senator Godswill Akpabio has emerged the 10th President of the Senate after defeating Senator Abdulaziz Yari. Read more »
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Nigeria: How Changes to Constitution, House Rule Will Affect Speakership Race
Premium Times, 13 June 2023
A combination of factors is likely to affect the chances of some aspirants in the House and Senate. Read more »
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Nigeria: Lawmakers Elect New Senate President, Speaker
Premium Times, 13 June 2023
The lawmakers-elect were elected during the 25 February National Assembly poll though some others were returned during subsequent supplementary elections on 15 April. Read more »
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Nigeria: My Plans for Nigeria If Elected Senate President - Akpabio
Premium Times, 12 June 2023
Mr Akpabio, the former Akwa Ibom governor, spoke in an interview with journalists after a meeting at the State House, Abuja, with President Bola Tinubu. Read more »
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Nigeria: Godswill Akpabio Sworn-in As 13th Senate President
Leadership, 13 June 2023
Akwa Ibom South-West Senator-elect, Godswill Akpabio, has been sworn-in as the 13th Senate President on Tuesday morning. Read more »
Godswill Akpabio Elected 10th Nigerian Senate President
All Progressives Congress' Godswill Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, has been elected as the president of the 10th Senate. He won the election with 63 votes, defeating Abdulaziz Yari, a former governor of Zamfara State, who received 46 votes.
The voting took place in the Senate and was overseen by the Clerk of the Senate. Following his victory, Akpabio was immediately sworn in.
Barau Jibrin, a APC Senator representing Kano North, was elected as the deputy senate president, running unopposed.
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The Senate has passed an Electoral Reform Bill aimed at improving transparency ahead of elections in 2023, but the opposition voiced reservations over how voting results should be ... Read more »
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The Senate has passed the budget for the 2023 fiscal year. The budget was increased to U.S.$49 billion from U.S.$47.4 billion Read more »
