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Godswill Obot Akpabio

Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who has been serving as the 15th president of the Nigerian Senate since 2023. He was first elected as Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District in 2015, lost in the 2019 senatorial elections and won in the 2023 elections. He also served as minister for Niger Delta Affairs from 2019 up till 2022 when he resigned to seek re-election into the Nigerian senate. He had previously served as the Governor of Akwa Ibom State from 2007 to 2015.

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cameoplus · 2026-05-07
Sign formal agreement / bill passage in Abuja
Nigeria Senate passes 2026 Electoral Act Amendment Bill
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cameoplus · 2026-05-07
Demand meeting/negotiate in Abuja
Nigerian Senate summons DSTV over billing controversy
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cameoplus · 2026-05-06
Intent to cooperate (diplomatic) in Abuja
Nigeria’s Senate confirms Enikanolaiye and Tegbe as new ministers
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cameoplus · 2026-05-06
Ease administrative sanctions / eligibility restrictions in Abuja
Nigeria’s Senate amends rules, limits leadership roles to two-term senators
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cameoplus · 2026-04-30
Make a visit / consult (legislative deliberation and referral) in Abuja
Nigeria Senate proposes overhauling Police Trust Fund with new funding streams
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cameoplus · 2026-04-29
Grant diplomatic recognition in Abuja
Nigerian Senate confirms Lamido Yuguda as CBN deputy governor
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cameoplus · 2026-04-29
Sign formal agreement in Abuja
Nigeria Senate approves President Tinubu’s $516 million loan request
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cameoplus · 2026-04-29
Strategic transport infrastructure financing approval in Abuja
Nigerian Senate approves $516.3m loan for Sokoto–Badagry superhighway
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cameoplus · 2026-04-28
Make visit / consult in Abuja
Nigeria Senate advances Police Trust Fund bill to second reading
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cameoplus · 2026-04-27
Threaten non-force in Nasarawa State
SDP threatens legal action over Wadada’s move to APC in Nigeria
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cameoplus · 2026-04-25
Impose administrative sanctions in Esit Eket
APC suspends Akpabio's spokesperson for holding unapproved meeting
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cameoplus · 2026-04-24
Investigate crime/corruption in Cross River State
Nigerian lawmakers to probe new COVID-19 case involving Chinese national
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cameoplus · 2026-04-24
Criticize or denounce in Abuja
Atiku urges ‘stop reckless borrowing’ over Tinubu’s $516m Sokoto–Badagry loan
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cameoplus · 2026-04-24
Host a visit in Aso Villa, Abuja
President Tinubu holds closed-door talks with Speaker Abbas at Aso Villa
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cameoplus · 2026-04-24
Grant diplomatic recognition in Presidential Villa, Abuja
President Tinubu swears in Darma as Nigeria’s Housing Minister
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cameoplus · 2026-04-23
Accede to reform demands in Abuja
Nigeria Senate passes amendments to Pension and Health bills
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cameoplus · 2026-04-23
Strategic energy or transport infrastructure financing / buildout approval in Nigeria
Nigeria’s Tinubu seeks Senate approval for $516m Sokoto–Badagry superhighway loan
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cameoplus · 2026-04-22
Appeal for diplomatic cooperation in Abuja
Tinubu seeks Senate approval for minister and CBN deputy governor