Nigerian Senate

Senate Mulls Raise in Supreme Court Bench from 21 to 30

Nigeria’s Senate is proposing to increase the Supreme Court’s justices from 21 to 30 to clear case backlog and boost efficiency, according to...

Senate Introduces 844 Bills in Two Years, Akpabio Reports on Democracy Day

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, announced on Thursday that the 10th National Assembly has introduced a minimum of 844 bills since...

Senate Adopts Report on President Tinubu’s Tax Bills, Paves Way for Reform

The Senate on Wednesday adopted the harmonised version of the tax reform bills presented to both houses of the National Assembly by President...

Rivers N1.48trn 2025 budget scale second reading at Senate 

  The Rivers State 2025 budget of N1.48 trillion submitted to the Senate on Wednesday scaled the second reading. The budget was presented...

External Auditors Cite Legal Constraints for Senate Committee Absence, NNPCL, NAPIMS Not Implicated

The external auditors for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) declined to appear before...

Insecurity: Senate urges Tinubu to sign forest security bill into law

As insecurity persists in parts of the country, the Senate has called on President Bola Tinubu to assent to the Nigerian Forest Security...

Senate confirms 5 INEC RECs

The Senate has confirmed the appointments of five Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The newly confirmed RECs...

Updated: Tax Reform Bills to Transform Governance, Tax Collection in Nigeria – Akpabio

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has affirmed that the passage of the two Tax Reform bills will bring about a significant advancement in governance...

Breaking: Senate passes two tax reform bills, retains VAT at 7.5%

The Senate has approved two of the four major tax reform bills submitted by President Bola Tinubu. The lawmakers rejected the proposal to...

Just in: APC’s Senate Numbers Swell as Kano Senator Defects from NNPP

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Senate gained another member on Wednesday with the defection of Senator Kawu Sumaila, representing Kano South...

Just in: Reps backtrack on death penalty, immunity bills

In a stunning U-turn, the House of Representatives has reversed its stance on two bills that had passed their second reading just 24...

Just in: Senate throws out motion to rename INEC hq after Prof. Nwosu

The Senate has rejected a proposal to rename the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters, Abuja, after the late Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, a...

Motion to immortalize Prof. Nwosu “fails” in Senate

A motion to honour the late Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, the former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC) who organized the landmark June...

Attack on Ezekwesili highlights troubling pattern in Nigerian Senate – Tietie

As the heated verbal exchange between Sen. Onyekachi Nwaebonyi and former Minister of Education Oby Ezekwesili continues to generate reactions, a socio-political critic...

Natasha’s suspension: Sen. Nwaebonyi, Ezekwesili Engage in Heated Exchange at Senate Committee Hearing

…you are a hooligan – Ezekwesili A Senate hearing on a fresh petition submitted by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against the Senate President Godswill...

Low Attendance Forces National Assembly to Postpone Debate on Rivers State Emergency Rule Declaration

Despite assurances of swift debate by the House of Representatives spokesperson, Rep. Akin Rotimi, the House failed to discuss President Bola Tinubu’s state...