The Senate on Tuesday, extended the implementation of the 2021 budget to May 31 from the earlier projected date of March 31. The extension followed the...
The Senate on Wednesday passed the Witness Protection and Management Bill, 2022. The followed the adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human...
The Senate has recieved the National Senior Education Commission Bill transmitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. The bill was accompanied with a letter...
Two bills to establish the Nigerian Council on Economic Diversification and National Tax Crimes Commission, have passed second reading at the Senate. While the former titled...
The contentious Section 84 has continued to divide opinions amongst political observers as the Senate on Tuesday passed a motion to appeal the judgement of the...
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to amend Section 84 of the Electoral Act, which makes it mandatory for political appointees...
The Senate has reiterated the importance of separation of powers amongst the three tiers of government regarding the amendment of the Electoral Act. This was contained...
After months of speculations, Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has finally told his people his next political moves which is to run for the Senate in...
A Bill seeking to amend the 2022 Budget scaled second reading in the Senate on Wednesday. The bill which is sponsored by the Senate Leader, Yahaya...
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday voted on 68 Bills relating to the amendment of sections of the 1999 constitution. Below are all 68 Bills and how...
The Senate on Tuesday failed to pass a bill seeking approval for virtual court hearings in the country. This was the aftermath of the electronic voting...
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to establish the Nigerian Maritime Security Trust Fund. The passage of the bill followed the adoption of the...
Wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, on Wednesday made history as the first wife of a sitting president in Nigeria to visit the Senate chambers. She...
The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to immediately declare a state of emergency on federal roads across the country. The Senate resolutions followed a...
The Senate has commenced investigations into the abandoned N400 billion National Primary HealthCentre Project to determine the status of the project funds warehoused with the then...
The Senate Committee on Power on Monday dismissed a petition against a Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) nominee, Yusuf Ali. The Chairman of the Committee, Gabriel...
The Senate has commenced investigations into an alleged N100 billion contract scam in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Chairman of the Senate Committee on...
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Prof. Ayo Omotayo as the Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru,...
The Senate on Wednesday charged the Federal Government to undertake a holistic reform of the Nigerian Police Force. This was one of the recommendations of the...
A bill on the establishment of a commission to take care of poor, aged and vulnerable Nigerians scaled second reading in the Senate on Wednesday. The...
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the National Commissioners and Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President Muhammadu Buhari forwarded the list...
A bill seeking to make payment of collection of annual rent by house owners illegal scaled the second reading in the Senate on Tuesday. The Senator...
The Senate on Monday threatened to sanction Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) over secret and lopsided recruitments. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Federal Character...
The Senate has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited over alleged failure to compensate 73 host communities in Rivers State with...
The Senate on Wednesday succumbed to President Muhammadu Buhari’s request, and has reversed itself on the use of indirect mode of primaries for for political parties...
The Senate on Wednesday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for a $5.8 billion loan under the 2018-2020 External Borrowing (Rolling) plan. The approval followed the consideration...
The Senate on Wednesday declared its intention to amend the Standing Rules adopted in 2015. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, who disclosed this at the plenary,...
The Nigerian Senate has called for the urgent reversal of the United Kingdom’s decision to add Nigeria to its Coronavirus (COVID-19) red list. This decision was...
The Senate on Monday pledged to ensure adequate budgetary allocation in order to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic for the 2022 fiscal year. This was contained in...
The lawmaker representing Ekiti South constituency under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sen Biodun Olujimi has warned stakeholders against focusing on gender ahead of the state’s...
The Senate Committee on National Population and National Identity has disclosed that over N190 billion had been reserved for the conduct of the national census in...
The Senate Committee on Sports has advocated an increase in the daily feeding allowance paid to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members. This stance was advanced...
The Senate Committee on the Environment has uncovered the sum of N16 billion allegedly smuggled into the 2022 budget of the Ministry of Environment. The Chairman...
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to provide the legal framework for the administration of Nigerian territorial sea and offshore activities. The passage of...
The Senate Committee on States and Local Government Administration, has expressed worry over the increasing poverty index in the country, noting that the development is putting...
The Senate said on Friday absolved the Federal Ministry of Finance of any wrongdoing on the alleged non-release of funds to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs)...
The bill seeking the inclusion of Anambra and Lagos among others in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) scaled second reading in the Senate on Wednesday....
The Senate on Wednesday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to take $16,230,077,718 and €1,020,000,000 from multilateral lenders to fund its legacy projects. The President had in...
The Nigerian Senate has given a one-week ultimatum to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), who are yet to appear before relevant Committees to defend their 2022...
The Senate has criticised the impeachment of the Speaker of Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon. Ayuba Abok, and called for the decision to be overturned....
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Abdulazeez King and Mohammed Baba as Federal Commissioners in the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation, and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). This...
The Senate on Tuesday at plenary approved the report of the conference committee report on amendment bill of the Electoral Act. It also approved that all...
The Senate on Tuesday during plenary urged the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba to publicise the outcome of the investigation regarding the invasion of the...
The Senate, on Thursday, argued for the need to increase the budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. This argument was put forward on...
The Senate, on Tuesday, questioned a plan by the Federal Government to solicit a $200 million loan for the purchase of mosquito nets in 13 out...
The former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, said last week that the South-East Senate Caucus was silently working behind the scene to secure the release of...
The Senate on Monday issued an ultimatum to its various committees to submit their reports to its Appropriation Department on or before November 24. This mandate...
The talk on power shift has ebbed and flowed in recent weeks despite efforts by the government and concerned Nigerians to shift focus from the 2023...
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has lauded the Senate’s passage of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 empowering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to...
The Senate on Tuesday began a debate on the 2022 Budget. This followed the presentation of the lead debate on the general principles of the bill...
