Tag: Senate

The Senate on Wednesday invoked section 157 (1), officially removing Yakubu Umar as the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal. He was sacked ...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has accused the Senator representing Kwara South senatorial district of abhorring drug takers at his residences ...

Senator Ali Ndume has broken the silence on his removal as the Chief Whip of the Senate, saying, having reviewed the conversation that ...

By Kayode Abdul The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele has justified the call for decentralisation of the Police in Nigeria, noting ...

By Anietie Ekong On his inauguration on June 13, 2023 as the President of the 10th Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio had left no ...

Henceforth, the Chief Justice of the Federation, CJN is to receive a total package of N5.39 million monthly as salaries and allowances. This ...

The Senate has asked the Federal Government to immediately compensate the families of the 17 murdered soldiers. The request was made during a ...

The Senator representing Delta North, Ned Nwoko, has disclosed that he attracted N1 billion for constituency projects. Nwoko disclosed this during a chat ...

The Nigerian Senate today Tuesday suspended Senator Abdul Ningi for three months over allegations of 2024 budget padding. Ningi was suspended after a ...

Senate at plenary on Thursday passed a Bill for an Act to establish the South East Development Commission charged with the responsibility among ...

The Senate on Wednesday, made a resounding plea to the Federal Government, urging it to refrain from eliminating the electricity subsidy, particularly in ...

The Senate is considering an upward review of the N5.079 billion revenue target of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) from the second half ...

Amid its fresh moves to stabilise the nation’s volatile exchange rate, the Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered Deposit Money Banks to sell ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released its timetable and schedule of activities for the February 3, 2024 by-elections. The APC timetable released ...

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has been urged not to approve an alleged plan by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike to build a ...

Minister of Information and National Orientation Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi , has urged members of the Senate to review outdated laws in the ...

The Senate has revealed a plan to make the uploading of election results online by the  Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) mandatory. The announcement ...

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, has disclosed that the country cannot rely on borrowing to fund ...

The Senate has approved the appointment of seven of the nominees of President Tinubu as Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral ...

As controversy continues to trail the planned purchase of luxury vehicles by federal lawmakers with many Nigerians criticising the idea, the Chairman of ...

The Senate has justified the planned purchase of luxury vehicles for lawmakers in spite of dissenting voices in the last few days. Briefing ...

The brewing crisis in the Senate came to a head, yesterday, as the Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume, stormed out during plenary to ...

The Court of Appeal Abuja has sacked the lawmaker representing Adamawa North, Senator Elisha Abbo. Delivering judgement, the three-member panel presided over by Justice C.E. ...

The Senate has confirmed three ministerial nominees, Jamila Ibrahim (Kwara State); Balarabe Lawal (Kaduna State); and Ayodele Olawande (Ondo State), in addition to ...

The Senate has amended its standing orders to stop first-term Senators from vying for the position of Senate President and Deputy Senate President. ...

President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a letter to the Senate, seeking for the confirmation of three more ministerial nominees.  Senate President Godswill Akpabio ...

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Yemi Cardoso as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor and four others as deputy governors ...

The Senate on Monday cleared 45 out of the 48 ministerial nominees sent to it by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

The Senate yesterday said it would revisit the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act to address governance gaps in its structure. Senate President ...

The Senate Tuesday directed the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service ( NCS) and the National Security Adviser (NSA) to lift the ...

The screening of at least three ministerial nominees was put on hold for reasons of age forgery and age falsification, among others, as ...

Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said President Bola Tinubu would not regret nominating him as a minister in his cabinet. ...

The Nigerian Senate has expressed concern over the proposed nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), stating that it poses a significant ...

The Senate has rejected a motion to release from the detention the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The ...

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Jibrin Barau (APC Kano North), has announced appointments of  senior aides among whom were Mudashir Ismail ...

The Senate has made clarifications on N70billion appropriated to the National Assembly from the recently passed N819billion amended 2022 supplementary budget. Some national dailies ...

The Senate Wednesday urged the Federal Ministry of Water Resources to revisit the proposed construction of Dasin Hausa Dam and any other dam ...

The Senate has announced that it would adjourn plenary next week so that legislators can participate fully in election campaigning. On December 28, ...

The National Assembly on Wednesday passed the 2023 appropriation bill at N21.83 trillion. This shows an increase of N1.32 trillion from the N20.51 ...

The Senate has endorsed the Federal Government’s N48 billion oil pipeline surveillance contract to Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo. The ex-Niger Delta ...

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The confirmation followed his screening ...

Senators across party lines on Wednesday called for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari over worsening insecurity in the country. Some set of ...

The Senate today resolved to send a powerful delegation to the United Kingdom, UK over the current predicament of the former Deputy Senate ...

The Senate today Tuesday insisted that it would go ahead with the probe of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Tanko Muhammad. ...

By Admin Senate Committee Chairman on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Senator Ayo Akinyelure has indicted Tony Elumelu former Managing Directors of United ...