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From Bills to Impact: How Akpabio Is Advancing the Renewed Hope Agenda
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By 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. Under Akpabio’s leadership, the Senate has focused on passing reforms aimed at economic recovery, institutional strengthening, education, investment, social welfare and governance.
Rather than maintaining an adversarial relationship with the Executive, the 10th Senate has pursued what Akpabio describes as constructive legislative engagement—supporting government reforms while exercising its constitutional oversight responsibilities. This approach has allowed several key reforms to move from policy proposals into enforceable laws.
## Economic Reform Through Legislative Backing
One of the strongest pillars of the Renewed Hope Agenda is economic transformation. Recognising that policy reforms require legal support, the Senate under Akpabio has prioritised legislation designed to improve fiscal management, attract investments and modernise Nigeria’s financial system.
Among the notable legislative achievements are tax reform measures, the Investments and Securities Act, insurance reforms and revenue administration legislation intended to simplify taxation, strengthen capital markets and improve investor confidence. These laws provide the institutional backbone for the Federal Government’s economic reforms.
## Expanding Access to Education
The Senate has also supported the administration’s human capital development agenda by strengthening legislation that expands educational opportunities.
The Student Loan framework, implemented through NELFUND, represents one of the landmark legislative interventions of the 10th Senate. By providing legal backing for student financing, the Senate has helped remove financial barriers that previously prevented many young Nigerians from accessing tertiary education.
## Supporting Workers and Social Welfare
Another significant contribution has been legislation supporting improved welfare for Nigerian workers.
The Senate approved amendments relating to the National Minimum Wage, providing the legal basis for improved worker remuneration while introducing tax relief measures aimed at cushioning economic pressures. These legislative actions align with the Renewed Hope Agenda’s objective of improving citizens’ living standards.
The National Social Investment Programmes Act has also given statutory backing to government social intervention programmes, helping ensure continuity, accountability and sustainability beyond individual administrations.
## Strengthening Democratic Institutions
Beyond economic legislation, Akpabio has consistently argued that sustainable development depends on stronger institutions.
The Senate has continued work on constitutional amendments, electoral reforms and governance legislation designed to improve accountability, transparency and democratic stability. Constitutional review efforts have examined issues relating to governance, security and institutional effectiveness, reflecting the Senate’s long-term focus on nation-building.
## Legislative Productivity
Perhaps the most measurable indicator of the Senate’s performance under Akpabio is its legislative output.
According to official legislative records, the 10th Senate has processed more than one thousand bills through first reading, over four hundred through second reading, while more than one hundred have been passed. Reports from the Senate leadership also indicate that dozens of these bills have already received presidential assent, making the current Senate one of the most productive since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999.
## Promoting Transparency and Public Engagement
Akpabio has also attempted to improve public understanding of legislative work through initiatives such as the National Assembly Open Week.
The initiative seeks to make parliamentary activities more transparent by allowing citizens, civil society organisations and stakeholders to engage directly with lawmakers and better understand the legislative process. Akpabio has argued that many criticisms of the legislature arise from limited public awareness of how laws are made and how legislative oversight functions.
## Balancing Cooperation with Constitutional Responsibility
Supporters of Akpabio argue that the Senate has demonstrated that cooperation with the Executive does not necessarily undermine legislative independence. While critics have occasionally accused the National Assembly of being too supportive of the Presidency, the Senate leadership maintains that its role is to facilitate reforms that benefit Nigerians while retaining oversight powers over government agencies.
This philosophy reflects a model of governance where legislation serves as a catalyst for policy implementation rather than a barrier to development.
## Conclusion
As President Bola Tinubu pursues the Renewed Hope Agenda, the 10th Senate under Godswill Akpabio has emerged as a significant legislative partner. Through economic reforms, education financing, social welfare legislation, institutional strengthening and constitutional reforms, the Senate has sought to provide the legal foundation for many of the administration’s policy objectives.
Whether measured by legislative output, reform-oriented bills or efforts to strengthen democratic institutions, the 10th Senate has made lawmaking a central instrument in advancing national development. Ultimately, the long-term impact of these laws will depend not only on their passage but also on effective implementation, oversight and the tangible benefits they deliver to Nigerians.
The Federal Government will begin blacklisting schools, authors, and publishing houses that use or distribute unapproved instructional materials starting this September.
This harsh sanction coincides with the resumption of the 2026/2027 academic session in two weeks, marking the official enforcement of an aggressive new national textbook ranking policy.
Under the new directive, standard licensing from the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) no longer guarantees a textbook’s entry into classrooms.
Every instructional resource from primary to senior secondary school must now pass a rigorous national evaluation, securing a minimum score of 70% to qualify for the official national ranking.
Speaking recently with education stakeholders—including state commissioners, private school owners, and administrators—the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, emphasized that the policy is central to making Nigeria’s education sector globally competitive.
According to the policy statement obtained by Nigerian Tribune, the government is capping the final approved list to a maximum of six to 10 titles per subject to prevent an overcrowded market.
Once a textbook makes this elite list, it will remain standard for a minimum lifespan of three years to ensure educational stability.
While unranked textbooks are strictly banned in all public primary and secondary schools nationwide, the Federal Government strongly recommends that private institutions adopt these exact standards to maintain uniform educational quality.
Ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has dumped All Progressives Congress (APC).
His resignation was contained in a letter dated August 31, 2026, addressed and electronically transmitted to the APC Chairman of Ward 4 in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
In the letter, Sylva accused the ruling party of abandoning the ideals on which it was founded, saying he could no longer remain in the party.
He also described the APC as a floundering ship whose fate appears irredeemable by the load of its iniquities.
The resignation letter were also sent to the National Chairman of the APC, the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Bayelsa State Chairman of the party.
The former Governor of Bayelsa State said his decision followed extensive consultations with his family, associates, colleagues and sympathisers.
“Having consulted widely with my family, associates, colleagues and sympathisers, I wish to formally tender my resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC), with immediate effect,” he stated.
Sylva, who described himself as a founding member of the APC, accused the current leadership of abandoning the ideals that initially attracted him and other Nigerians to the party.
He said their actions have shown that the basic standards of morality and decency have been abandoned by the leaders who now believe that ‘all is fair in politics.’
“As a founding member of the APC, and one who joined other well-meaning Nigerians in building the Party with sweat and money, it is deeply saddening to witness how the ideals we espoused have been so thoroughly and unrecognisably thwarted.
“Moreover, I cannot, in all good conscience, continue to belong to a Party whose leaders believe that ‘all is fair in politics,’ and have consistently demonstrated that belief in practice.
“All cannot be fair in any endeavour of life. The demands of basic decency and morality forbid it,” he said.
Sylva alleged that the current APC leadership and the federal government have disappointed a lot of Nigerians.
“The present Government, formed under the banner of the APC we once loved, has disappointed the vast majority of Nigerians. And I can see neither a credible attempt nor any possibility of a revamp.
“I am therefore left with no other choice than to jettison a floundering ship whose fate appears to have been sealed by its irredeemable load of iniquities,” he said.
The former Governor called on Nigerians to vote out the APC in the 2027 elections and free the country from a political stronghold.
“I have no doubt that, in the coming election, Nigerians will vote for Nigeria and free the Country from this stranglehold on our beautiful country,” he stated.
He also accused the EFCC of conducting itself like an arm of the APC rather than an independent institution of state.
Sylva acknowledged that his resignation could expose him and his associates to increased scrutiny or investigation by the anti-graft agencies and other security forces.
“I am deliberately putting the EFCC in copy of this letter because, of late, it has conducted itself more as an organ of the APC than as an institution of State.
“I am fully aware that this action of mine may invite a redoubled witch-hunt against me and my associates, but that is a risk I am willing to take,” he stated.
Unknown gunmen have struck in Awka, the Anambra State capital, killing popular comedian Isaac Nwosu, a.k.a Aiza, and one other person.
The ace comedian, who was gunned down with the other victim on Sunday, August 30, 2026, is widely known in Awka and its environs by both residents and politicians who hired him during campaigns to promote their candidacy.
He came to limelight in the political field of Anambra State in 2003 when he threw his weight behind former Governor Peter Obi during his battle in court to return to office.
The Anambra State Police Command has condemned yesterday’s killings in the strongest terms. The Command in a statement this Monday morning by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said it has intensified the ongoing manhunt for the perpetrators.
It called for the support and cooperation of members of the public to assist in bringing the suspects to justice.
According Ikenga, information gathered so far reveals that three unidentified persons, travelling in a silver-coloured Toyota Corolla, with registration number yet to be ascertained, reportedly shot two persons at separate locations within Awka.
He said: “Upon receipt of the distress information, Command operatives immediately mobilised patrol teams to the affected areas and commenced efforts to track down the assailants.
“Upon arrival at the scenes, the operatives recovered the bodies of the victims along Capital City Road, Amaenyi, and S.M. Okeke Street, Amaikwo, Awka, respectively. The victims were taken to a hospital, where they were subsequently confirmed dead by medical personnel.
“While one of the victims is yet to be identified, the second victim has been identified as Isaac Nwosu, male, also known as “Aiza.”
The operatives also recovered from the scenes the sum of N7,550, one Moniepoint ATM card and a pair of slippers”, the statement added.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, has condemned the dastardly act and described the killings as unacceptable and a direct affront to the peace and security of the State.
He further directed the transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Awka, for discreet and comprehensive investigation, even as security operatives have intensified patrols, surveillance and intelligence gathering across Awka and adjoining areas.
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