Nigeria Senate
Senate Increases FCT 2024 Budget To ₦1.3trn
The Senate has increased the 2024 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) budget to about ₦1.3 trillion after the bill scaled third reading. Persecondnews reports...
Senate’s integrity totally damaged by Ningi’s interview – Akpabio
Sen. Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Senate, has criticized Senator Abdul Ningi’s interview with the BBC Hausa Service, alleging that the National...
Power outage “sacks” senators, Senate President apologizes
The Nigerian Senate was forced to postpone its sitting on Tuesday as power outage hit the National Assembly complex. The senators had to...
Just in: Senate grants Tinubu’s request to sack FCCP boss
The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to sack the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s Executive Vice-Chair, Mr. Babatunde Irukera. Senate...
Senate to FG: Discard electricity subsidy removal for now
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to refrain from removing the electricity subsidy amid the ongoing hardships in the country. The Senate’s...
Kaduna drone attack: 109 Senators donate December salaries to victims
In demonstration of their grief over the accidental bombing by the military of a community in Kaduna on December 2, all the nation’s...
Court gives nod for Sen. Bulkachuwa’s arrest for allegedly influencing wife’s judgments
“The answer is simple, he influenced his wife adding that this is an act of corruption.The lawmaker is a confession of an irregular...
Ministerial screening: Nothing wrong with “Take a bow-and-go’, says Sen. Yari
Amid criticisms by the public of Senate’s “take a bow-and-go’ tradition of screening of ministerial nominees, a former Zamfara State Governor, Sen. Abdul’aziz...
10th Senate : Ekiti’s Bamidele, ex-Ebonyi Gov. Umahi Emerge Majority Leader, Deputy Majority Leader
Ekiti Senator Opeyemi Bamidele has emerged the Majority Leader of the 10th Senate. Also, Sen. Dave Umahi, immediate past governor of Ebonyi, is...
Just in: ln a split judgment, Supreme Court affirms Lawan as authentic Yobe North APC candidate for Feb. 25 poll
The Supreme Court on Monday in Abuja affirmed Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for...
Senate probes N5trn disbursed to State House, FG’s agencies from 2017 to 2021
In its quest to unearth how about N5 trillion was spent by some federal government agencies, the Senate on Wednesday summoned the Budget...
Sen. Adeola’s Ogun West Senatorial ambition: Yewa political warlords spoil for war
Sen. Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (Lagos West) a.k.a Yayi might be walking a political tightope in his bid to relocate from Lagos to Ogun...
Controversial Gombe FMC Bill: House of Reps suspends action, awaiting Senate’s concurrence
The House of Representatives says it has suspended action on a bill seeking to establish a Federal Medical Centre in Deba...
BREAKING: Senate Passes 2022 Appropriation Bill
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Senate has passed the 2022 budget of N17.126 trillion, upped from the N16.391 trillion presented by...
Without fail, Nigeria Senate approves Buhari’s $16bn, €1bn loan requests
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Nigeria Senate on Wednesday finally approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s $16.2 billion and €1.02 billion loan requests. The upper...
