Sen. Bassey Otu, Governor, Cross River State By Ita Akpan Efforts to assess the impact of development interventions in Cross River State gained momentum on Monday as Governor Bassey Edet Otu received a joint National Assembly Committee overseeing the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Calabar. The lawmakers, drawn from both the Senate and the…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Nigerian Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for external loans totalling $6 billion, just hours after the proposal was presented during Tuesday’s plenary. The approval followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, chaired by Senator Aliyu Wamakko. According to…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Nine Senators from across three political parties have notified the 10th Senate of their defection to the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Senators Victor Umeh, Tony Nwoye and Ireti Kingibe moved from the Labour Party to ADC. Five others, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Binos Yaroe, Lawal Adamu Usman, Mohammed Ogoshi Onawo…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Four senators have resigned their membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and aligned with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Their defection was conveyed in letters read by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, during plenary, on Wednesday, March 11. READ ALSO: Governor distributes 17 new vehicles…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has refuted allegations of discrepancies in his participation in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and Nigerian Law School, dismissing claims by a coalition of civil society groups as unproven and politically motivated. In a statement, the Deputy…
By Itam Offor CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA) recently held a public hearing on a bill seeking to repeal the existing law establishing the College of Health Technology and replace it with a new legal framework for the proposed College of Health Sciences, Management and Technology. The public hearing…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi has clashed with Sen. Adams Oshiomhole, Senator representing Edo North Senatorial District. Converseer reports that Umahi and Oshiomhole clashed on Wednesday during the Ministry of Works’ defence of the 2026 budget. During the defence, the minister could be heard confronting Oshiomhole, saying,…
By Frank Ulom ABUOCHICHE (CONVERSEER) – Hon. Peter Akpanke, Member Representing Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, has shown that politics in Nigeria is local. The Lawmaker shocked the people when he stopped by the popular Abuochiche Junction, Headquarters of Bekwarra Local Government Area, to eat with the people. The gesture occurred shortly after…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Nigeria’s Senate on Wednesday debated the December 25 United States airstrikes on terrorist enclaves in Sokoto State, following concerns raised by Senator Abdul Ningi over how the operation was conducted. Ningi, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, faulted the strikes, describing them as a…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The National Assembly (NASS) has released the four Tax Reform Acts duly signed into law by President Bola Tinubu for public record, verification and reference. House Spokesman Akin Rotimi said Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House of Representatives Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, directed the immediate release of the Certified True…
