the lawmaker has sponsored four bills which are at different stages of hearing and raised five motions in two years alongside consistent “constituency outreach, community interventions, human capacity development and empowerment
“I will like to propose the discussion of the prayers that have been proposed by my friend and colleague, Senator Aniekan Bassey that we expand the scope of this motion which deals with just the mangrove islands, to disputed territories within the Cross River/Akwa Ibom region and Cameroon.”
By Emma Una The 2023 Election Petitions Tribunal for Cross River North Senate petition, EPT/CR/SEN/02/2023 brought before it by Senator Ben Ayade against the election of Senator Jarigbe Agom on Thursday reserved judgment on a date to be communicated to all the parties in the matter. This is sequel to the conclusion of proceedings on
By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian Senate this evening confirmed the appointments of the two ministerial nominees from Cross River State, Sen. John Owan-Enoh and Dr. Betta Edu. The duo were among the 28 nominated by President Bola Tinubu on July 27, 2023. Following their nominations, both were screened by the Senate on different days. While
By Ihuoma Chiedozie, The ICIR Amid rising unemployment in Nigeria, the Senate has resolved to abolish age limits set for job applicants by employers in the country. During plenary on Wednesday, July 19, the Senate urged the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment to restrain public and private employers from including age limits in job
Listen To The Article Two pernicious political scenarios are presently playing out in Nigeria, and if they are not strangled before noon, will inflict an incurable injury on Nigeria’s democracy, thereby compounding the woes of what has been a stunted democratic growth during the last 23 years. In Yobe Northern Senatorial District of Northern Nigeria,
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Senator representing Cross River Northern Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sen. Jarigbe Agom has been affirmed as the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, candidate. Agom who went unopposed was affirmed as the Senatorial candidate of the PDP for the February 2023 polls by a voiced vote of
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The Senator representing Cross River South in the Senate, Senator Gershom Bassey has thrown his weight behind the proposed Federal University of Agriculture, Ogoja. The Senator who spoke on the floor of the Senate said there was a need for Nigeria and Cross River to have an institution