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US election: Republican wins back control of Senate
Republicans have won back control of the Senate after four years in the minority, Reuters reports. The development has positioned…
Insecurity: No investment in security, armed forces is too much – Senate
The Senate Committee on Defence, on Monday, declared that no investment in security and the Armed Forces of Nigeria will…
BREAKING: Senate begins screening of ministerial nominees
The Nigerian Senate has commenced the screening of ministerial nominees which were forwarded to the upper legislative chamber by President…
NDIC: Senate moves to safeguard depositors’ funds
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to amend the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC Act No. 33 of…
Senate knocks military over non-payment of benefits to families of dead personnel
The Senate, through its Committee on Code of Conduct, Ethics and Public Petitions, frowned on Tuesday at the Nigerian military…
Senate postpones screening of Bianca Ojukwu, other ministerial nominees
The Nigerian Senate has postponed the screening of President Bola Tinubu’s new ministerial nominees. This is to enable the nominees…
Senate committee uncovers illegal mining in Kogi, seeks urgent action
The Senate ad hoc committee investigating alleged corruption and inefficiency in Ajaokuta Steel Company and NIOMCO has uncovered illegal mining…
Senate seeks national summit over out-of-school-children
The Senate has called for a national summit after briefings with President Bola Tinubu in an attempt to resolve the…
Senate vows to address challenges confronting Steel Industry in Nigeria
The Nigerian Senate has vowed to address challenges confronting steel development, saying that there was a need to also call…
Dust over Senate’s drug test for politicians
Recently, the upper legislative chambers of the National Assembly, the Senate, was thrown into uproar following a bill seeking to…
BREAKING: PDP Senators caucus moves to resolve crisis rocking party
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Senate caucus on Thursday moved to resolve the crisis rocking the party. The development followed…
Senate confirms Tinubu’s 21 RMAFC commissioner nominees
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed all 21 nominees for federal commissioners of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC,…
Senate probes impeachment attempt, DSS invasion of NASS complex
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday mandated the Committee on Special Duties to investigate the alleged invasion…
Presidency urges HoSF, heads of MDAs to honour senate invitations
The Presidency has ordered the Head of Service of the Federation, HoSF, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, and the heads of…
Senate declares LG elections sham
The Senate on Thursday in Abuja strongly condemned the recent local government elections conducted in many states for chairmen and…
Oyo lawmaker reacts as Senate passes bill establishing FMC, Igboora
The lawmaker representing Oyo South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Barrister Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, has reacted to the passage…
Senate urges FG to declare state of emergency on girl child’s protection
The Senate on Wednesday asked the Federal Government to declare a State of Emergency on the protection and welfare of…
Brain drain: Senate seeks budgetary increase for universities
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday lamented the increase in the menace of brain drain rocking Nigerian universities and other critical…
Senate urges Nigerian govt to increase allocation to federal varsities in 2025 budget
The Nigerian senate has called on the Federal Government to increase budgetary allocation to federal universities in the 2025 budget…
Passage of South West Development Commission Bill, product of lobby – Senate Leader
Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele has said the passage of South West Development Commission Bill was a product of lobby.…
Benue LG poll a sham, insult to democracy – Senate Minority Leader Moro
The Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro has rejected the local government election conducted in Benue State on Saturday, 5th…
South South Development Commission bill passes second reading in Senate
A bill to establish the South South Development Commission passed second reading in the Nigerian Senate on Thursday. The proposed…
Senate gives quick consideration to Federal University of Agric, Tropical Studies
A bill seeking for the establishment of Federal University of Agriculture and Tropical Studies in Iragbiji, Osun State, was Wednesday…
Senate rejects bill on private investigators
The Senate on Wednesday stood down a bill for an act to prescribe standard and condition of licence for operation…
Senate summons Umahi over old Oyo-Ogbomosho Road
The Senate on Wednesday summoned the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, over the deplorable condition of the Old Oyo-Ogbomosho Road.…
Nigeria @64: Time to review federal structure is now — Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele
As Nigeria celebrates its 64th independence anniversary, the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has declared that “there is no better…
Constitution Review: Senators agree on LG autonomy, differ on state Police
Senators have unanimously agreed to include full autonomy for local governments in the nation’s constitution but disagreed on the establishment…
Constitution review: Senators prioritise LG autonomy, state police
Senators on Friday insisted that Local Government Council autonomy, State Police and Womens’ Rights should not be an option if…
Senate confirms appointment of Iyantan as NPC Commissioner
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the appointment of Mrs Olukemi Victoria Iyantan from Ondo State as one of the Commissioners…
South West Development Commission bill passed into law at Senate
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed into law a Bill establishing the South West Development Commission. The passage was the…
BREAKING: Nigerian Senate confirms Justice Kekere-Ekun as CJN
The Senate has confirmed Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN. Her confirmation comes after hours of…
Tinubu asks Senate to confirm Justice Kekere-Ekun as CJN
President Bola Tinubu has formally asked the Senate to approve Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria,…
Ex-Senate President Lawan congratulates Edo governor-elect, Okpebholo
President of the Ninth Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has congratulated Governor-Elect Monday Okpebholo on his victory at the just concluded…
Flood: Ex-Senate President, Lawan tasks NEMA on provision of relief materials to victims in Yobe
Ex-Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan has tasked the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide additional relief materials to flood…
Audit report: Senate committee reveals NNPCL, FIRS, Police others shun invitation
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts, led by Senator Ahmed Wadada Aliyu (SDP, Nasarawa West), has vowed to sustain queries…
Senate moves to boost security in border communities
The Senate has said it will work assiduously to ensure that insecurity around Nigeria’s border communities are addressed head-on. Chairman,…
Count us out of economic sabotage – NNPCL, NMDPRA, others tell Senate
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and other stakeholders in the…
Senate raises questions over $1.5bn expended on Port Harcourt Refinery
Amid pervasive allegations of sabotage in the petroleum industry, the Senate has raised questions over $1.5 billion approved in 2021…
Alleged Economic Sabotage: Opeyemi urges feuding stakeholders to cease fire for Senate investigation
Chairman of the Ad-hoc committee saddled with investigating alleged economic sabotage in the petroleum sector, Senator Michael Bamidele Opeyemi has…
Shelve protest – Senate begs Nigerians
The Senate on Wednesday appealed to Nigerians and promoters of the nationwide protest to shelve their plans in the interest…
Senate queries Ajaokuta Steel Company on N4.2bn personnel cost
The Senate on Tuesday frowned at the N4.2 billion appropriated in the 2024 budget as personnel costs for an unverifiable…
‘He will be sorely missed’ – Senate reacts to Ifeanyi Ubah’s death
The Senate on Saturday expressed sadness over the sudden death of its member, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah. DAILY POST reported that…
Alleged economic sabotage: Senate summons petroleum minister, NNPCL, CBN, NPA, others
The Senate through its ad hoc committee mandated to investigate alleged economic sabotage in the Nigerian petroleum industry, has summoned…
BREAKING: We’ll expose economic saboteurs in petroleum sector -Senate vows
The Nigerian Senate has vowed to expose saboteurs in the nation’s petroleum sector and those responsible for the importation of…
Constituents lament absence of Ondo lawmaker from Senate plenary
Constituents of Ondo East and West Federal Constituency have expressed deep concern over the prolonged absence of their representative, Abiola…
Senate approves Tunji Bello as FCCPC Boss
The Senate has approved the nomination of Dr Olatunji Bello for appointment as the chief executive officer/executive vice-chairman of the…
Senate passes Police Act amendment bill to extend IGP’s tenure
The Nigerian Senate has passed the Police Act Amendment Bill 2024, seeking to amend the Police Act of 2020. The…
BREAKING: Senate passes National Minimum Wage bill into law
The National Minimum Wage Amendment Act, which introduces a new N70,000 national minimum wage, has been passed into law by…
Discountenance Bill for LG Electoral Commission – Obono-Obla tells Senate
Former presidential aide, Okoi Obono-Obla has called on the Nigerian Senate to discountenance the bill proposed by Senator Sani Musa…