Senate extends implementation of 2023 supplementary appropriation
The Senate has extended the implementation of the 2023 budget and the Supplementary Appropriation till June 30, 2024. This was…
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Oyo Senator pushes for renaming of Senate Committee room after late Olubadan of Ibadan
Senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District, Alli Sharafadeen Abiodun on Tuesday called on the upper legislative Chamber to name one…
Soldiers killing in Okuoma, assault on N/Delta region – Ex-Senate President
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defence, Senator Ahmad Lawan, says the killing of at least sixteen military personnel in…
Senate seeks justice for officers, soldiers killed in Delta
The Senate has called for justice for the officers and soldiers killed by unknown gunmen during a peace mission to…
Budget padding controversy: ‘Ningi’s suspension rushed’ – ACF to Senate
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has condemned the suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi over his revelation of alleged padding of…
Senators, Reps to relocate to main chambers next month
As construction works are almost complete in the main hallowed chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives after…
N1.1trn FCT 2024 Appropriation Bill passes second reading at Senate
The Senate has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to authorize issuance of N1.1trillon from the Federal Capital Territory…
Senate mulls review of CAMA Act to protect shareholders
The Senate through its Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, has promised to review the Companies and Allied…
‘Civilian coup’: Senate Majority Leader alleges plots to impeach Akpabio
The Majority Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, has claimed that some senators were planning to impeach Senate President Godswill…
Budget Padding: ‘I dare Senate to allow Ningi talk’ – Arise TV host, Rufai Oseni
Famous Nigerian journalist, Rufai Oseni, has dared the Senate to allow Senator Abdul Ningi talk freely about his allegations over…
BREAKING: Budget Padding: Senate in rowdy session as Akpabio asks Ningi to apologize
The Senate is currently in a rowdy session over the budget padding allegation levelled against it. Recall that Bauchi Central…
N3.7 Budget Padding: You’ve damaged the image of Senate – Akpabio attacks Ningi
Senate President Goodwill Akpabio on Tuesday accused Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ningi, of damaging the image of the Senate. Akpabio…
Ajaokuta Steel, Iron Ore: Ohanaeze youths back Senate probe panel
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has faulted traditional rulers in Kogi State for kicking against the…
Senate Leader mourns Ekiti APC chairman, Omotoso
The Leader of the Senate, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, has described the death of the Chairman of All Progressives Congress…
Senate recognises Kogi as oil producing state
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday recognized Kogi State as an oil producing State. The recognition followed a matter of personal…
Senate plans six-year tenure for CBN Gov, N1trn recapitalization for banks
The Senate has set machinery in motion for amendment of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) Act, 2007, which will…
Senate probes Ajaokuta Steel Company, NIOMCO over alleged unlawful $496m payment
Worried by the alleged incidences of corruption and inefficiency at the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited and the National Iron Ore…
Senate confirms Hafsat Bakari as Director Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Hafsat Bakari as Director of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU. The…
Reps Deputy Speaker, Kalu hails Senate passage of South East Development Commission Bill
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has expressed gratitude to the Senate for…
Senate confirms 12 to serve as members of CBN Monetary Policy Committee
The Senate on Thursday confirmed 12 persons to serve as members of the Central Bank of Nigeria Monetary Policy Committee.…
Senate to probe hike in cement, building materials prices
The Senate on Wednesday resolved to probe the increase in the prices of cement and other building materials in the…
Senate confirms Tinubu’s nominees for NHIA, NAHCON
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed nominees appointed by President Bola Tinubu to serve as the Director General of the National…
Senate confirms 17 Commissioners for National Population Commission
The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, confirmed the nomination of 17 out of 19 persons transmitted to the Senate by President…
Allow Nigerian medical graduands from Ukraine, Sudan sit for exam – Senate to MDCN
The Senate has asked the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) to allow Nigerian medical graduates from Ukraine and…
CIBN seeks Senate passage of Act Bill
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has sought the Senate Passage of its proposed Act Bill. President and…
Bill to establish North West Development Commission passes second reading at Senate
The Senate has set machinery in motion to approve the establishment of the North West Development Commission, NWDC and National…
Tinubu seeks Senate approval of CBN’s Monetary Policy Committee
President Bola Tinubu has sought the Senate confirmation for the appointment of a chairman and members for the Central Bank…
Senate will review Customs revenue target — Senator Isah
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Customs and Excise Duties, Senator Jibrin Isah, has disclosed that the 2024 revenue target…
BREAKING: ADP, LP win Senate, Reps rerun elections in Plateau
The candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Daniel Asama, has been declared winner of the House of Representatives rerun election…
BREAKING: Senate summons security chiefs as insecurity worsens in Nigeria
The Nigerian Senate has summoned security chiefs for an interaction, following the escalating insecurity in the country, with a specific…
Senate gives nod to FG’s 2022-2024 external borrowing plan
The Senate has okayed President Bola Tinubu’s request on the 2022-2024 external borrowing rolling plan of 7.4 billion dollars and…
My sack from Senate still surprising – LP’s Nwokocha
A former Senator, who represented Abia Central district, Darlington Nwokocha has again cried out about the judgement of the Appeal…
Senate passes 2024 Appropriation Bill, increases budget by N1.2trillion
The Senate has passed the 2024 Appropriation Bill, increasing the budget from the N27.5 trillion presented by President Bola Tinubu…
Nigeria’s National Assembly to pass 2024 budget Dec 30
The Nigerian Senate has scheduled a plenary session for Saturday, December 30, 2023, to pass the 2024 Appropriation Bill. DAILY…
Ex-Senate President Lawan mourns Akeredolu, Na’Abba
President of the Ninth Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has mourned the demise of the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu and former…
Senate President Akpabio pledges NASS support for Renewed Hope Agenda
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has pledged the support of the National Assembly for the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola…
BREAKING: Senate confirms 11 Justices for Supreme Court
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of 11 new Justices of the Supreme Court. Their confirmation followed the consideration…
BREAKING: IGP mandated to bring CAC Registrar General before Senate committee
The Senate Committee on Finance has mandated the Inspector General of Police to compel the appearance of the Registrar General…
FCT: It’s N17bn – Wike begs Senate to pass budget
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has appealed to the National Assembly to approve the N17bn appropriated…
CAF Awards: Senate canvasses more investments in sports development
The Senate has asked the Federal Government to increase investments in sports development throughout the country. The announcement followed the…
Senate frowns at non-completion of road projects by contractors
The Senate on Monday frowned at the non-completion of road projects by contractors across the country. The chairman of the…
Senate urges Nigerian govt to commit 10% of budget to agriculture
The Nigerian Senate has urged the executive to ensure the allocation of at least 10 per cent of total annual…
Kaduna bombing: Senators donate December salaries to victims
All the 109 senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria have donated their December salaries to the victims of the…
2024 Budget: NNPCL rejects Senate’s move to increase crude production benchmark
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, on Friday, rejected the move by…
We’ll prioritize bills on people with disability – Senate
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has stated that the National Assembly will prioritize bills and laws about persons with disabilities to…
Budget defense: Senate warns MDAs against sabotage
The Nigerian Senate has stated that it will not tolerate weak attitudes toward defense submissions from government workers in Ministries,…
LGAs motion: Abba Moro distorting truth, misleading Senate – Onjeh
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State and the party’s 2023 senatorial candidate for Benue South,…
Tinubu seeks Senate’s approval for $8.69bn, €100m external loan
President Bola Tinubu has urged the Senate to consider and approve his request to obtain a loan of $8,699,168,559 and…
Senate calls for national collaboration to tackle violence against women in Nigeria
The Senate Committee on Women Affairs (SCOWAS) has called for national collaboration to eradicate violence against women and girls in…
Senate seeks Nigeria’s inclusion in $147bn global bitumen market
The Senate in Abuja made a legislative move to include Nigeria in the $147 billion global bitumen market with the…