Nigeria Senate

Just In: Senate Confirms Rabiu Umar as NMDPRA Chief Executive

By Samuel Akpan In a major push to fortify Nigeria’s fuel supply chain and accelerate petroleum reforms, the Senate has confirmed Rabiu Umar...

Showdown at Senate: Oshiomhole, Akpabio Lock Horns Over Revised Rules

Chaos erupted in the Senate for over 15 minutes on Wednesday as Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Adams Oshiomhole (Edo North) locked...

₦210 Trillion Claim Fails ‘Market-Woman Test’ — FACT Tells Senate to Show Its Work

The viral claim that ₦210 trillion vanished from NNPCL between 2017 and 2023 doesn’t pass the market-woman test, a youth accountability group says....

Senate Moves to Repeal Police Trust Fund Act as New Bill Passes Second Reading

The bill seeking to repeal the Nigeria Police Trust Fund Act, 2019 and establish a new legal framework for sustainable financing of the...

State Police: IGP Disu Submits 75-Page Implementation Framework to Senate

In a major step toward decentralizing Nigeria’s security architecture, Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Rilwan Disu has submitted a comprehensive 75-page framework for the...

Akpabio tacitly backs Ijebu-Remo state, urged Remo to work with Ijebu

In what looks like throwing his weight behind the move, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has called on the people of Remoland to foster...

Ambassadors: Senate Confirms Jimoh Ibrahim, ex-Rivers Administrator Ibas, INEC’s Yakubu, Reno, 60 Others

The Senate on Thursday, December 18, confirmed 64 ambassadorial and high commissioner designates following the consideration of a report by the Committee on...

Ambassadorial screening: Senate Adopts ‘Bow and Go’ for Veteran Nominees

Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele has defended the use of the ‘take a bow and go’ procedure during Thursday’s ambassadorial screening, stating that the...

Senate Gets Pres. Tinubu’s 2026-2028 Budget Framework

President Bola Tinubu submitted the 2026–2028 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) to the Senate on Thursday, an action...

“Trump Is On Our Neck”: Akpabio Alerts Senate

Senate President Godswill Akpabio openly declared the intense pressure Nigerian leaders and lawmakers are facing due to the country’s escalating security crisis particularly...

Senate Swings into Action: Begins Screening of Gen. Musa as Defence Minister

The Senate on Wednesday commenced the screening of former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, following his nomination by President Bola Tinubu...

Senate in Uproar: Sen. Goje Slams Akpabio for Unparliamentary Conduct

A rowdy session erupted in the Senate on Tuesday, causing plenary to be suspended for over thirty minutes, after Sen. Danjuma Goje (APC,...

Senate Reconstitutes Standing Committees

The Senate Selection Committee has announced the reconstitution of several standing committees of the 10th Senate. The Chairman of the committee and President...

Senate Backs Death Sentence for Kidnapping Offenses, Urges Firearms Act Overhaul

Following a motion on the “Urgent Need to Address Escalating Insecurity in Kwara, Kebbi and Niger States,” the Nigerian Senate called for immediate,...

Just In: Senate Confirms Bernard Doro As Minister

THE Senate has confirmed Dr. Bernard Doro as a minister in a brief screening session that lasted less than 30 minutes on Thursday....

Alleged Sexual Harassment Against Akpabio Not Under Senate Investigation – Spokesperson

As Nigerians eagerly await the Senate’s response to the sexual harassment scandal involving Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Senate spokesperson, Sen. Yemi Adaramodu, said...