The lawmaker representing Ekiti South constituency under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sen Biodun Olujimi has warned stakeholders against focusing on gender ahead of the state’s...
The Senate Committee on National Population and National Identity has disclosed that over N190 billion had been reserved for the conduct of the national census in...
The Senate Committee on Sports has advocated an increase in the daily feeding allowance paid to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members. This stance was advanced...
The Senate Committee on the Environment has uncovered the sum of N16 billion allegedly smuggled into the 2022 budget of the Ministry of Environment. The Chairman...
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to provide the legal framework for the administration of Nigerian territorial sea and offshore activities. The passage of...
The Senate Committee on States and Local Government Administration, has expressed worry over the increasing poverty index in the country, noting that the development is putting...
The Senate said on Friday absolved the Federal Ministry of Finance of any wrongdoing on the alleged non-release of funds to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs)...
The bill seeking the inclusion of Anambra and Lagos among others in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) scaled second reading in the Senate on Wednesday....
The Senate on Wednesday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to take $16,230,077,718 and €1,020,000,000 from multilateral lenders to fund its legacy projects. The President had in...
The Nigerian Senate has given a one-week ultimatum to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), who are yet to appear before relevant Committees to defend their 2022...
The Senate has criticised the impeachment of the Speaker of Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon. Ayuba Abok, and called for the decision to be overturned....
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Abdulazeez King and Mohammed Baba as Federal Commissioners in the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation, and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). This...
The Senate on Tuesday at plenary approved the report of the conference committee report on amendment bill of the Electoral Act. It also approved that all...
The Senate on Tuesday during plenary urged the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba to publicise the outcome of the investigation regarding the invasion of the...
The Senate, on Thursday, argued for the need to increase the budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. This argument was put forward on...
The Senate, on Tuesday, questioned a plan by the Federal Government to solicit a $200 million loan for the purchase of mosquito nets in 13 out...
The former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, said last week that the South-East Senate Caucus was silently working behind the scene to secure the release of...
The Senate on Monday issued an ultimatum to its various committees to submit their reports to its Appropriation Department on or before November 24. This mandate...
The talk on power shift has ebbed and flowed in recent weeks despite efforts by the government and concerned Nigerians to shift focus from the 2023...
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has lauded the Senate’s passage of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 empowering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to...
The Senate on Tuesday began a debate on the 2022 Budget. This followed the presentation of the lead debate on the general principles of the bill...
The Senate on Tuesday did a U-turn by reversing itself on electronic transmission of election results, as it empowered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to...
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed nominees for the board of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This is even as one of the lawmakers noted...
President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the revised 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) to the Senate for consideration. The Deputy Senate...
President Muhammadu Buhari is slated for a presentation of the 2022 Appropriation Bill before a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives on Thursday....
The Senate on Wednesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits wreaking havoc in the North-West part of the country as terrorists. The call followed the...
The Nigerian Senate has called on the Federal Government to urgently consider an Emergency Intervention Fund of about N300 billion for critical roads in Niger State....
The Senate has passed the 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) of the Federal Government with no adjustments to the assumptions...
A Bill proposing for life imprisonment for the “offence of kidnapping or any form of abduction, wrongful restraint and confinement,” on Tuesday, passed the second reading...
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to control and manage sickle cell anaemia in Nigeria. The passage of the bill followed the adoption of...
A group known as the Atiku Abubakar’s Support Organisation on Monday condemned the recent move by President Muhammadu Buhari to get a fresh foreign loan. The...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sent a letter to the Senate, seeking its approval for additional external loans in addition to 2018 to 2021 borrowing plan....
The Senate has raised concern over the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) excessive staff expenses, directing the Director-General, Mr Lamido Yuguda, to act quickly to prevent...
Some Nigerian companies are said to be evading tax payment with change of office location as the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) can no longer trace...
The Senate on Monday urged the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to suspend the ongoing nationwide strike in the interest of Nigerians. The Federal Government...
President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan has stated that the National Assembly has approved extra-budgetary funding for modern equipment to enhance fire power and operational needs...
The Senate has refuted reports about the potential creation of 20 additional states. According to the upper chamber, their resolution was “grossly misrepresented” by sections of...
Claim: Viral video claims Nigerian Senate is calling for division of the country. Conclusion: False. The scene in the video in reference took place within the...
The Senate has halted its probe of an alleged assault on a security man, Clement Sargwak, at the Banex Plaza in Abuja, by the Chairman of...
The Senate has commenced the process of recovering N76 billion loans from some agencies via the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (AuGF). In order...
The National Assembly (NASS), last week, was nothing short of a theatre of commotion during the consideration of the Electoral Act (Repeal/Re-enactment) Bill, 2021. In a...
Embattled Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Danladi Umar, has instituted a suit against the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has contradicted the position of the National Assembly on the electronic transmission of election results, saying it has the capacity...
The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, on Friday described the decision of the Senate to curtail the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in...
The Senate on Thursday, passed the contentious Electoral Act Amendment Bill amidst a lot of rancour and heated debate, with 52 voting for it while 28...
The Senate on Thursday adjourned plenary till September 14 for its annual vacation. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, disclosed this after considering the votes and proceedings...
The National Assembly was plunged into a rowdy session on Thursday as plenary turned riotous over deliberations on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The bill seeks...
The Senate on Thursday approved the Federal Government’s 2018-2020 external borrowing rolling plan of $8.3 billion and 490 million euros. The fund was approved after the...
=Nigeria will henceforth deploy robots and artificial intelligence in fighting crime in the country. Consequently the Federal Government has established a centre where such initiatives would...
The Senate on Wednesday commenced proceedings on the Electoral Act Amendment bill ahead of the 2023 elections. This was presented by the Committee on INEC during...
