By Tennyson Sampson THE former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and Minority leader in the eight Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has […]
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Senate President congratulates Gbajabiamila, Hadejia, Akume over appointments
THE President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan has congratulated the Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, on […]
Senate passes bills to extend implementation of 2022 budget
THE Senate on Tuesday at plenary passed two bills seeking to extend the implementation of capital components of the 2022 […]
Senate approves 10 additional National Parks for Nigeria
THE Senate on Tuesday approved the establishment of 10 additional National Parks in the country. This followed the adoption of […]
Senate resumes plenary March 21
THE Senate is to resume plenary on Tuesday (March 21), the Clerk of the Senate, Mr Chinedu Akubueze, has said. […]
Election results: Senate urges Nigerians to be peaceful
THE Senate has urged Nigerians to remain peaceful and support the processes leading to the collation and announcement of the […]
Senate calls for suspension of Zungeru power project
THE Senate yesterday urged the National Council in Privatisation (NCP) and all those involved in the process of concession of […]
Senate threatens to arrest Finance Ministry Perm Sec over missing JAMB’s N113m
THE Senate has threatened the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning with a warrant of arrest if […]
Senate threatens to withhold 2023 capital budget of 100 MDAs
THE Senate has threatened to withhold the 2023 Capital Budget of 100 Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies until they answer […]
Withdrawal limits: Senate raises concerns, to debate new CBN policy on Tuesday
THE Senate has raised concerns about the latest Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy on cash withdrawals. Senate Minority Leader […]
PDP BoT Chairman, Jibrin resigns
THE Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Board of Trustees (BoT), Sen. Walid Jibrin, has resigned from his position. Jibrin, who […]
Senate, IGP agree on modalities for Amotekun, others
THE Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) codenamed Operation Amotekun got a major boost on Wednesday as …
Senate, Saraki have hatred, contempt for me, says IG
THE Inspector-General of Police, IG, Ibrahim Idris, has begun a legal action to have the Federal High Court in Abuja to quash …
Senate, Reps hold joint executive session
SENATORS and members of the House of Representatives are right now holding a joint executive session at the National Assembly …
Senate, House consult as Buhari rejects elections reordering
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has withheld his assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, which seeks to re-order the sequence …
Ministers, governors, traditional rulers should go for drug test – Sanusi
THE Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called for a law that will compel public …
Alleged Corruption: Dickson tells Misau, Idris to stop Embarassing Police, Senate
GOVERNOR Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has condemned the ongoing …
Saraki welcomes Buhari, says: “President’ll Resume With Greater Vigour”
ABUBAKAR Bukola Saraki, president of the Senate, has welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari back to Nigeria. Saraki, in a statement signed […]
Late Passage of Budget Killing Economy – Obaseki
GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State today Tuesday, July 18, condemned the late …
TETFUND Probe Not Responsible for Halt in Melaye’s Recall Process
CONTRARY to insinuations, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, did not …
282 Vessels Disappear from Port – Senate
THE Senate has alleged that 282 vessels disappeared from terminals of the Nigeria Ports …
Presidency Seeks Supreme Court’s Interpretation on Magu’s Tenure
AFTER being brushed by the Senate over a suggestion that it is not mandatory for it to …
Budget 2017: Fashola Should Stop Spreading Half-Truths – Senate
THE Senate has cautioned Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, to stop spreading wrong information and half-truth about […]
Osinbajo Seeks Senate Approval for $1.5bn Loan
ACTING President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday asked the Senate to approve $1.5bn loan …
Names of 15 out of 27 RECs Confirmed By Senate
THE Nigerian Senate has approved 15 out of the 27 resident electoral commissioners …
Senate’s New Bill scrapes Customs board
THE Senate has passed a new bill subjecting the appointment of the comptroller general of …
PDP Rues Resignation of Ndoma-Egba
THE People Democratic Party, PDP, has described the resignation of Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, former leader of the Senate, from the party as a big loss. …
APC’s National Assembly Brouhaha
Despite many peace moves, warring parties in the ruling All Progressives Congress have stuck to their guns on leadership crisis rocking the National Assembly …
Senate Beyond the Noise
IT IS just three weeks since the Eight Senate was inaugurated on the proclamation prepared by President Muhammadu Buhari. Since then, a lot has happened within the institution which under normal circumstances should have attracted positive attention from members of the public, including …
APC Crisis: Divided They Stand
There is impasse in the ruling All Progressives Congress as members are still divided over the sharing of leadership positions at the National Assembly …
How APC Can Get Ekweremadu Out
Senators belonging to the All progressives Congress will have to rethink their strategy of replacing Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, with a member of their party because he will simply not heed their call on him to resign …
APC in Leadership Crisis Again
JUST as the crisis which rocked the All Progressives Congress, APC, over the election of National Assembly leaders is settling, another crisis appears to raising its ugly head. Sources close to the party said that the APC national officers were now at loggerheads with the National Assembly over the …
National Assembly Leadership Race: Who Wins?
As the seventh National Assembly wounds down its activities on June 6, there is need for the incoming legislators to elect leaders who will shepherd the affairs of the legislature for another four years. Many candidates are already scheming to get the posts but they all have to test their popularity in …
Jonathan Passes National Confab Recommendations to Senate
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday, May 27, forwarded the recommendations of the 2014 National Conference to the Senate for necessary legislative action. …
Senate Investigates Causes of Fuel Scarcity
The Senate is to look into the causes of the current lingering fuel crisis …