ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ken Harries Esq Democracies are built not only on elections but also on institutions. While elections provide legitimacy, institutions provide stability and growth. The strongest democracies are those that balance the need for accountability with the need for continuity, recognising that enduring reforms often require consistent leadership to move from legislation to implementation….
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Malachy Ukpong The inauguration of the 2026 National Assembly Open Week by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, has generated widespread discussion among political stakeholders, governance experts, civil society organisations, members of the diplomatic community, students and ordinary Nigerians. The initiative has been described by supporters as one of…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Olumide Bajulaiye Since the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June 2023, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has positioned the Senate as a critical partner in implementing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. While the Executive formulates and implements policies, the legislature provides the legal framework that enables those policies to succeed….
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Engr. Okon Nkpubre Unscrupulous consultants have, in no small measure, contributed to the underdevelopment of Nigeria and many other African countries. This is despite the continent’s enormous natural resources and vibrant human capital. Many of the strategic infrastructure projects that should have accelerated Nigeria’s industrial and economic transformation have either failed outright or…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Hon Eseme Eyiboh, mnipr When Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio assumed office as President of Nigeria’s 10th Senate in June 2023, expectations were understandably high. Nigeria was grappling with economic headwinds, persistent security challenges, and growing public demand for more responsive and effective democratic institutions. In such a climate, the National Assembly was expected…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Hon Eseme Eyiboh Let us begin with a confession. There is something unsettling about a politician who no longer appears to struggle. In the turbulent theatre of Nigerian politics, where noise is often mistaken for relevance, where primaries resemble wrestling contests and delegate management demands the instincts of a hostage negotiator, a man…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Rt Hon Eseme Eyiboh The controversy surrounding the recent amendment to the Senate Standing Rules has generated more heat than light. Unfortunately, much of the public conversation has been framed around personalities rather than principles, and emotions rather than institutional logic. Yet the real issue before the Senate is neither about Senator Godswill…
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ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Set to pursue political solutions Fresh developments have emerged in the protracted dispute over the ownership of 76 offshore oil wells between Akwa Ibom State and Cross River State, as the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has formally discarded the report of its Inter-Agency Technical Committee (IATC), effectively halting a process that…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy UduakAbàsi Ikpat There is a quiet but powerful culture in Nigeria’s South East that many parts of the country continue to admire and, increasingly, seek to emulate. It is the culture of enterprise embodied by the Igbo trader, the craftsman who begins with little but dreams big, the apprentice who learns the ropes…
