Nigerian Senate
Breaking: Enraged Sen. Ndume walks out on Senate President Akpabio during Tuesday’s plenary session
A drama played out on Tuesday during the plenary session at the Senate as the Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, stormed out of the...
Sacked Sen. Abbo’s claims are uninformed, unbecoming of a Senator – Akpabio’s aide
The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Senate President, Eseme Eyiboh, has described the claims of sacked Sen. Elisha Abbo as...
Just In: Ministerial nominee slumps during Senate screening
One of the newly appointed ministerial nominees by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday collapsed during screening by the Senate. The nominee, Balarebe Abbas...
Breaking: Senate confirms Wike, Keyamo, Oyetola, others as ministers, rejects El-Rufai, two others
The Senate has confirmed 45 ministerial nominees presented to it for screening by President Bola Tinubu with former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir...
Breaking: Dead on arrival: Senate rejects Tinubu’s request to deploy Nigerian troops to beleaguered Niger Republic
For once, the Nigerian Senate spurned President Bola Tinubu’s request to send Nigerian soldiers to Niger Republic in a bid to restore constitutional...
Breaking: Tinubu to Senate: Confirm Umahi, Edun, El-rufai, 11 others as ministers
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has requested the Senate to confirm some of his ministerial nominees ahead of their screening today. The ministerial nominees...
Ministerial screening: Controversy over age rocks Benue nominee
One of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominees, Prof. Joseph Utsev (Benue State), was grilled by the Senate at the ministerial screening on Monday,...
Taking a bow does not mean confirmation, Akpabio tells ministerial nominees
Senate President Godswill Akpabio said on Monday at the ongoing screening of ministerial nominees in the Senate that taking a bow by some...
Just in: Ministerial nominations: Senate clears Wike, Momoh
The Senate on Monday cleared the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and Mr Abubakar Momoh (Edo State) in the ongoing...
Just in: Pres. Tinubu Forwards Ministerial List To Senate
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday sent the list of his ministerial nominees to the nation’s upper chamber, the Senate. Persecondnews gathered that the...
Tinubu seeks Senate’s approval for $800 million World Bank loan
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday submitted a request to the Senate for a $800 million World Bank loan approval. The request is...
Just In: Senate set to screen Service Chiefs
The Senate is set to screen the Service Chiefs. The Upper Chamber has suspended its rules to allow the Service Chiefs enter into...
Just in: APC leadership rejects principal officers announced for NASS, slams Akpabio, Abbas for disrespecting party
Crisis is brewing among the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the National Assembly as the party’s National Chairman, Sen. Abdullahi...
Jibrin elected Deputy Senate President
Sen. Jibrin Barau, representing Kano South Senatorial District, was on Tuesday the Deputy Senate President. Barau was nominated by the former Ebonyi Gov....
