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GODSWILL AKPABIO
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has called on Nigerians to embrace the proposed tax reform bills, emphasizing that reforming Nigeria’s tax administration is key to the nation's future prosperity.
The National Assembly has approved an extension of the 2024 Budget’s lifespan to June 2025, ensuring continuity in fiscal operations and the seamless execution of key government projects.
The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on Thursday, issued a warrant compelling the Managing Director of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc to appear before the Senate Committee on Works.
The federal government is looking to partner with the private sector to create a disaster relief fund in the wake of massive floodings that have rocked major parts of the country, especially the Northern states.
President Bola Tinubu has signed the new N70,000 national minimum wage into law.
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said the new minimum wage bill stipulates that employers cannot pay their domestic workers such as drivers, housemaids and gatemen below the N70,000 benchmark.
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate requesting an increase in the 2024 appropriation act by N6.2 trillion, from N28.7 trillion to N34.9 trillion.
The Senate on Thursday rejected a bill seeking to amend the Foreign Exchange Act of 2004 to introduce provisions for the control, monitoring, and supervision of transactions in the Foreign Exchange Market according to reports from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Akwa Ibom State is set to gain 107 kilometres of the 700-kilometer Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as President Bola Tinubu prepares to flag off Sections 3 and 4, linking Cross River to Akwa Ibom.
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has announced that more than 30,000 Nigerian students have been selected to benefit from the student loan scheme introduced by President Bola Tinubu.
President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Anthem Bill 2024, restoring the old national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee.”
Godswill Akpabio has redirected Tinubu's request for confirmation of SEC DG, others to the Senate committee on Capital market.