President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday, sought the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate for the confirmation of Dr Kelechi Ohiri’s appointment as the Director-General, National Health...
Following rising concerns about security challenges across the nation, the Nigerian Senate has met with heads of security agencies and the economic team on Tuesday. The...
The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Financial Institutions on Friday, held an interactive session with Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso,...
The Nigerian Senate has revealed the discovery of $400 million in intervention funds lying dormant in banks and financial institutions for several years. This revelation, made...
The planned interface between the Senate and service chiefs was stalled on Wednesday following the absence of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, the Chief...
Following the delisting of several companies from the equities market, the Senate Committee on Capital Market on Wednesday resolved to increase listing of quoted companies on...
The Senate will meet the service chiefs on the country’s security challenges on Wednesday. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial...
In a bid to ramp up the earnings of the federal government, indications have emerged that the Senate will jerk up the N5.079tr revenue target of...
The Senate on Wednesday summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, over the plunge of the naira in the foreign exchange...
The Senate on Tuesday summoned the service chiefs over the escalating insecurity in the country. This followed a motion on the security situation in the country...
The Senate on Tuesday adjourned plenary till February 6 over the bye-elections in some states across the country. The upper legislative chamber resumed after a one-month...
The Senator Representing the Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe, on Sunday, said the Senate will summon the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, over the rising rate...
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has justified an increase in the 2024 budget signed into law by President Bola Tinubu on Monday with an additional N1.2 trillion...
The Senate on Saturday approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow $ 7.8 billion and €100 million from multilateral lenders. This followed the adoption of the...
The House of Representatives on Saturday passed the 2024 appropriation bill of N28.7 trillion. This followed the adoption of the House Committee on Appropriation presented by...
The Nigerian Senate is expected to pass the 2024 budget during an extraordinary plenary session on Saturday, December 30, by 1pm. The Upper Legislative chamber had,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released the timetable and schedule of activities for next year’s rerun and bye-elections in some states across the country. The...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the timetable and schedule of activities for next year’s bye-elections into the National and State House of Assemblies. The...
The Senate on Thursday passed an amendment bill seeking the extension of the 2023 appropriation and supplementary budget to March 31, 2024. This followed the suspension...
The Nigerian Senate, on Thursday, confirmed the appointment of 11 Supreme Court justices, whose nomination were forwarded to the lawmakers by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to...
The Senate Committee on Finance on Wednesday directed the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to compel the appearance of the Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission...
President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate confirmation of the 11 Supreme Court justices. The president made the request in a letter addressed to the Senate...
There was mild drama in the Senate during plenary on Tuesday as the Committee on Appropriations discovered that there was no provision for the population and...
Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Doris Nkiruka-Anite Uzoka, on Tuesday, came under fire during her defence of the ministry’s 2024 Budget before the Senate Committee...
The Senate Committee on Information on Tuesday decried the meagre allocation to the Ministry of Information and National Orientation in the 2024 budget. The chairman of...
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Sani Musa, said on Monday the Red Chamber would amend the Fiscal Responsibility Act (2007) to make it...
The Senate on Friday urged the Federal Government to withhold statutory allocations of local government councils whose officials were not democratically elected. This followed the adoption...
The 2024 budget scaled the second reading in the Senate on Friday. President Bola Tinubu presented the 2024 budget estimate of N27.5 trillion to the joint...
The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, said on Thursday the N9.9 trillion set aside as recurrent expenditure in the 2024 budget was too high. Bamidele stated this...
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has promised that the upper legislative chamber will be meticulous in the scrutiny of 2024 budget estimates presented by President Bola Tinubu....
The Senate on Wednesday approved the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) presented by President Bola Tinubu. This followed the adoption...
A former Minister of Interior under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan and four-time Senator, Abba Moro, has emerged the Senate Minority Leader. Moro’s appointment...
The leadership style of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio was on Tuesday called to question again, as the upper legislative chamber announced the names of minority...
The Senate on Thursday summoned the service chiefs over the country’s security challenges. This followed the adoption of a motion moved by Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua at...
The Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to upgrade the Eastern Rail Line from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri from narrow to standard gauge. This followed...
The Senate on Wednesday urged the organised labour to suspend the ongoing strike in the interest of the country. This followed the adoption of a motion...
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Sani Musa, said on Tuesday the Red Chamber would consider the privatization of the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST)...
The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, said on Monday the Red Chamber would reconsider the Diaspora Voting Bill this week. He stated this during a dialogue organised...
The administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari has continued to receive negative reviews, as the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, on Thursday, claimed that...
The Senate has resolved to investigate allegations of admission racketeering in universities across the country. This followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by the Senator...
The Senate has declared that it will look into the circumstances behind the N5 billion presidential boat purchase. The Senate Committee on Navy, chaired by Senator...
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has warned civil servants and Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) who refuse to comply with Senate resolutions and laws, threatening to mete...
Senator Neda Imasuen, elected on the platform of the Labour Party, has declared that it was unfair for Nigerians to criticise Labour Party lawmakers for not...
The Senate on Monday urged the police to investigate the circumstances leading to the death of a toddler, Master David Udo, at a nursery school in...
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of three additional Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioners nominated by President Bola Tinubu. The Senate confirmed...
The President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has sworn in Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as Senator representing Kogi Central. Ripples Nigeria reports that the election of Akpoti-Uduaghan,...
Senate on Wednesday approved seven out of the 10 persons nominated by President Bola Tinubu for appointment as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral...
The Senate has queried the Board of Directors of Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company Plc (NSPMC) following the discovery of an illegal N14 billion salary...
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume, has claimed superiority over the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio when it comes to legislative experience. Ndume, who...
The Nigerian Senate has resolved to summon the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) as well as representatives of the federal government to explain the paucity...
