The Senate has resolved to investigate the cause of a rockslide that killed more than 20 people in Shiroro local government area of Niger State. At...
A contentious bill aimed at establishing the National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission has sparked heated debate in the Senate. The bill, sponsored by Senator Titus...
Nigeria’s Senate passed a bill on Wednesday granting a 300% pay rise for the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and all other judicial officers in the...
Senator Abdul Ningi, representing Bauchi North Senatorial District, resumed his duties in the Senate on Tuesday, marking the end of his three-month suspension. The Senate had...
The Senate on Tuesday in what is seen as speedy work, passed a Bill to revert the country to the use of the old national anthem,...
The Senate on Thursday set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the number of abandoned projects in the country. This followed the adoption of a...
The Senate has resolved to convene a national summit on farmer/herdsmen conflicts in Nigeria. This followed the adoption of a motion on a matter of urgent...
Nigeria’s Senate, on Wednesday, launched a scathing attack on state governors, accusing them of crippling local governments across the country. In a heated debate, senators argued...
The Senate has resolved to enact a law prescribing stiffer sanctions to stem job racketeering and disregard for the federal character principles in employment. The Chairman,...
The Senate on Thursday approved death sentence as penalty for drug trafficking and other substances in Nigeria. This followed the passage of the National Drug Law...
The Senate expressed its discontent on Tuesday over the recurring instances of jailbreaks across the country in recent years. Senate President Godswill Akpabio criticized the frequent...
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume, alleged yesterday that the upper legislative chamber was poorly renovated. Recall that the National Assembly had undergone...
The Senate has resolved to investigate factors impeding the completion of the Abuja Centenary City project after 10 years. This followed the adoption of a motion...
The Senate on Tuesday adjourned plenary till May 7 to allow for further refurbishment of its chamber. The Red Chamber resumed on Tuesday after the Easter...
Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele has predicted a significant fall in the rate of inflation in the country by the middle of 2024, citing current economic indices....
The Senate has hinted at a possible recall of Senator Abdul Ningi from his three-month suspension. This was revealed on Friday by the President of the...
The Northern Senators’ Forum, last week, decried the never-ending insecurity in the northern region of the country. Two other stories from the National Assembly (NASS), were...
With a total monthly package of N5.39 million for the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) the House of Representatives has passed a Bill for an Act...
The Senate has passed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024. The passage of the Act followed the outcome of...
The Senate Ad-hoc Committee has concluded plans to summon the current Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso over 13 infractions noted in the N30tn Ways and...
The Nigerian Senate, on Monday, condemned the killings of 16 personnel of the Nigerian Army by armed groups during a peace mission to the Okuama Community...
The Senate, on Sunday, condoled with the military over the killing of the commanding officer of the 181 Battalion, two Army Majors, and 13 soldiers. The...
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), on Saturday, condemned the suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi over the alleged padding of the 2024 budget to the tune of...
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election Atiku Abubakar, has called for a comprehensive investigation into allegations...
Nigerians may witness some relief as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Mele Kyari, on Thursday, told the...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday forwarded a letter to the Senate, seeking a repeal , and re-enactment of the Access to Higher Education Act, 2023, otherwise...
The dust raised by allegation of budget padding by suspended Senator Abdul Ningi does not appear to settle any time soon. As the Peoples Democratic Party...
Abdul Ningi, the senator representing Bauchi Central, has resigned from his position as the chairman of the Northern Senators Forum. Ripples Nigeria reports that Ningi was...
The President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, met with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa after the suspension of Senator...
The Senate, was on Tuesday, plunged into a rowdy session, as the Point of Order raised by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Olamilekan Adeola,...
In a move likely to raise eyebrows across the political landscape, the Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday, suspended Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP – Bauchi Central) for a...
The Senate on Saturday dismissed reports on the padding of the 2024 budget by over N4 trillion. The Senate passed the 2024 budget of N28.7 trillion...
The Senate on Thursday asked the Police Service Commission (PSC) to recruit at least 10 candidates from each of the 774 Local Government Areas in the...
The Senate has passed a bill for an extension of the service year for staff of the National Assembly to 65 years. The House of Representatives...
The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, declined a proposal to include Anambra State within the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The bill, championed by Senator Tony Nwoye,...
The Senate on Wednesday called for the recruitment of more police personnel to check kidnappings and other crimes in the country. This followed the adoption of...
The Senate on Wednesday summoned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and the Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igwe, over the killings and...
The Senate has approved the sack of Mr. Babatunde Irukera as Chief Executive/Vice-Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). President Bola Tinubu had...
The Senate is considering sweeping reforms in the administration and function of the Central Bank of Nigeria by amending the CBN Act, 2007. Some of the...
The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to introduce food stamps programme as a temporary solution to current hardship in the country. This followed the...
The Senate on Thursday threatened to stop the budget of the Federal College of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (FEDCAM) of Nigeria over non-productivity. The Chairperson of...
Ahead of the maiden Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting slated for February 26-27, 2024, the Senate has confirmed the appointment of 12 persons as members of...
The Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution will complete the process in 24 months. The Chairman of the Committee, Barau Jibrin, said this...
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Kelechi Ohiri as the Director-General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). This followed the adoption of the report of...
In the face of the economic hardship experienced by many Nigerians, the Nigerian Senate has warned the Federal Government to desist from hiking electricity tariff under...
The Nigerian Senate has initiated an investigation into the N30 trillion Ways and Means loan obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by the administration...
Senator Ekong Sampson, representing Akwa Ibom South senatorial district at the National Assembly, has alleged that the activities of illegal miners are fueling serious security threats...
Following the N17 trillion loss incurred by the country on tax waivers within the last five years, the Senate, through its Committee on Finance on Monday...
The Senate has approved a 2024 budget of N5.079 trillion for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate...
The Senate on Wednesday constituted the 1999 Constitution Amendment Committee. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the composition of the committee at the plenary in Abuja....
