By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter WORRIED BY mounting issues with misallocated funds, lawmakers have taken decisive steps to amend the national budget for 2025. The National Assembly confirmed making adjustments designed to rectify discrepancies affecting various federal ministries, departments, and agencies. They said the recurrent...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter THE NIGERIAN Senate has passed the new minimum wage bill, raising the national minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000. The bill, introduced at the request of President Bola Tinubu, completed all three readings in just one hour on Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Opeyemi Bamidele led the debate. He stated t...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter NIGERIA’S SENATE has leveled serious accusations against state governors, alleging widespread misappropriation of funds allocated to local government councils. The Senate claims that the local government system, once envisioned as a pillar of grassroots democracy, is effectively dead in the country du...
By Joke Kujenya SENATOR Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate, has called upon the Nigerian Judiciary to develop a comprehensive strategy for transformative changes aimed at bolstering judicial efficiency and ensuring equitable justice administration nationwide. Address attendees at the commencement of a two-day Summit on “Enhancing Ju...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter PASSIONATE about bolstering international relations, Nigeria’s Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has urged for enhanced parliamentary cooperation between Nigeria and Serbia. During a significant meeting held in London on Wednesday, Akpabio engaged in discussion with Ms. Ana Brnabic, President of the Se...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter SENATE President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has entered a legal fray concerning the suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi, the representative for Bauchi Central Senatorial District, by addressing a prominent Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana. Through his legal representative, Kalu Uche, also a S...
By Joke Kujenya, JKNMedia AMID the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Nigeria’s delegation, led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, embarked on discussions with the World Trade Organization (WTO) to explore avenues of collaboration for the advancement of the nation’s digital and marine economies. During a courtesy visit t...
