The Nigerian Senate has cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be wary of opinions of some Nigerians on the amendment of the Electoral Act...
Shehu Sani, the senator representing Kaduna Central, has provided reasons behind his recent disclosure of the long-concealed exact earnings of Nigerian senators. Sani had revealed in...
The Nigerian Senate has reacted to the revelation made by Shehu Sani, the senator representing Kaduna Central, that each senator received N13 million monthly as “running...
The Nigeria Customs Service said it has identified the importer of military wares which allegedly belong to the government of Kogi State. The customs also said...
A group of physically challenged persons on Tuesday stormed the National Assembly to advocate for better treatment. The group, Association of Physically Challenged Applicants, said they...
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, says the fact that he was yet to be confirmed by the Nigerian Senate...
Young Nigerians are on the cusp of history as twenty-four of the thirty-six states in the country have reportedly passed the Not Too Young to Run bill, thereby...
Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday, was in a closed door meeting with members of the joint Senate committee on Police and National Security....
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has identified the anti-open grazing law passed by some states as a major cause of the ongoing clashes between...
From Ajansii Mgbo Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has descended heavily on political parties in Nigeria, describing them as weak, deceitful and lacking...
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, Monday claimed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had continued to engaged in corrupt practices despite frantic efforts to...
Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, Friday stoked fresh controversy as she shared videos of senators criticising her husband’s government. Mrs Buhari, via her verified Instagram...
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has confirmed the shocking revelation that the works ministry did not execute a single capital project in 2017....
The Senate has reacted to an alleged claim by the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, that the National Assembly was responsible for the...
Senate President Bukola Saraki has offered yet another definition of the concept of restructuring as the debate on the controversial subject continues. Speaking Tuesday during the...
The Senate, on Tuesday, set up an adhoc committee to investigate the local content elements and cost variations related to the Egina Oil Field Project and...
The Senate, on Tuesday, instructed its adhoc committee on National Security Infrastructure to probe issues of human rights abuses carried out by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad...
Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has argued that restructuring Nigeria was inevitable, pointing to signs from the different regions showing increasing gravitation towards the concept. Ekweremadu...
The Senate was Wednesday thrown into commotion when Senator Biodun Olujimi accused President Muhammadu Buhari of not being in charge of affairs in the country while...
Some members of the Nigerian Senate under the umbrella of the Southern Senators Forum, “a consultative assembly of serving senators from the southern states of the...
An FCT High Court sitting in Jabi Thursday granted an interim order restraining the Nigerian Senate from investigating the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris. Justice...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has said that there is no law that prevents him from marrying a serving female police officer. He challenged...
Some members of the House of Representatives Thursday protested President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to present the 2018 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly....
The Senate, on Thursday, said it will soon begin a holistic investigation into issues surrounding the concession and privatisation of some government properties in the Federal...
Strong indications emerged Wednesday that the Senate may soon commence moves to scrap some “moribund departments and agencies” of the Federal Government. According to the Deputy...
Shocking revelations emerged Monday that many of the revenue-generating agencies of the Federal Government had shortchanged it to the tune of N1.7 trillion. This happened through...
The Senate Joint Committee on Customs, Excise and Tarrifs; and Marine Transport on Tuesday claimed that no less than N140 billion was recovered from banks and...
A sitting senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bukar Abba Ibrahim has said that he is going to continue to serve as a senator until...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has described as unfortunate the failure of the leadership of the Senate to give satisfactory answer over allegation that a Nigerian...
The Senate may have finally accepted to divulge the details of the salaries and allowances of its members as it has invited Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability...
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, on Wednesday reiterated the commission’s position that the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU)...
The Senate has condemned the action of the Nigeria Police in using force to disperse a group of protesters in Abuja campaigning against the medical vacation...
Former president of the Senate, Senator Ken Nnamani, has thrown his weight behind the calls for restructuring, stating that Nigeria must act fast to fully embrace...
Following widespread backlash over the failure of both houses of the National Assembly to pass some significant amendments which form part of the essence of a...
The Senate on Tuesday voted in support of alteration to the 1999 Constitution that will allow the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conduct local government elections...
Expectations by the people of Niger Delta that the on-going constitution review would address their demands for total resource control may have been dashed. Indications to...
Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe caused a stir at Senate plenary on Tuesday, when he argued before the red Chambers, that there was a vacuum in government of...
Some Civil Society Organisations have accused the National Assembly of a plot to legalise the appropriation of national oil and gas assets to some powerful private...
The chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) Prof Itse Sagay (SAN), is not taking the summons issued to him by the Senate lightly. He has...
The face-off between the Senate and the Presidency is set to escalate upon the Senate’s rebuff of the plea by Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami,...
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has appealed to the executive and legislative arms of government to immediately embrace peace and drop whatever is threatening their cohesion....
By Jiti Ogunye… Sadly since 1999, the National Assembly has continued to violate the principle of separation of powers embedded in the Constitution in the name...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the leadership of the Senate to without delay withdraw its summon of the chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee...
The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), says the Senate lacks the power to summon him. He, therefore, lambasted the...
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to adopt decisive measures and terminate what he described as “reign of impunity” in...
The Senate has protested against the retention of Mr. Ibrahim Magu as the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission despite the rejection of...
Senate has summoned top officials of President Muhammadu Buhari administration and four private companies to appear before it to explain an alleged multi-billion Naira fraud in...
The Senate on Wednesday raised the alarm that the failure of the executive to answer legislative summons would end democracy in the country. The Chairman, Senate...
Senate summon of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (retd.) has been branded illegal and not justified by the constitution. This...
Senate President Bukola Saraki has refuted the assumption that the reason the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, was rejected...