Nigerian Senate
Just in: Sen. Godswill Akpabio is 10th Senate President
Akwa Ibom Senator, ex-Gov. Godswill Akpabio has emerged the 10th President of the Senate. Akpabio also a former Senator Minority Leader of the...
Breaking: Senate approves Pres. Tinubu’s request for 20 special advisers
The Senate on Tuesday endorsed the request of President Bola Tinubu to appoint 20 special advisers. Persecondnews reports that the request of the...
Five days to go: Buhari seeks Senate’s approval for N545bn
With barely five days to the end of his administration, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday requested the approval of the Senate for over...
Principal officers elections: We will revolt on June 13 at NASS inauguration — Sen. Kalu, other senators
"Hold the fire until the last word is heard from us. Yes, there was no sufficient or adequate consultations with you that are...
10th NASS: Akpabio, Abass nominated by APC as Senate President, Reps Speaker
Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced its nominations for principal officers that...
With 26 days to go, Senate approves retroactively Buhari’s N22.7trn extra-budgetary expenditure
The Senate has approved the request of President Muhammadu Buhari for the sum of N22.7 trillion spent by the executive arm without the...
Senate probes NIS over corruption, delayed issuance, renewal of international passports
The Senate has directed its Committee on Interior to investigate the delay in the issuance and renewal of passports by the Nigeria Immigration...
Senate confirms Lauretta Onochie, others as NDDC chairman, members
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Lauretta Onochie, the ex-Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media as the Chairman, Board of the...
Senate passes bill banning payment of ransom to kidnappers
The Senate on Wednesday passed the amendment of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2013, prohibiting the payment of ransom to kidnappers in the country....
ln a blast of anger, Senate throws out Buhari’s bill to amend week-old 2022 Electoral Act
In a rare display of pluck and grit, Nigeria’s Upper legislative chamber, the Senate on Wednesday rose to the occasion and rejected a...
Senate to empower FG to seize “illegally-acquired” assets as bill scales second reading
A law that will empower the Federal Government to confiscate assets of corrupt public officers, terrorism financiers and others is at...
Incessant jailbreaks: Senate invites Justice, Interior Ministers, Nigerian Correctional Service boss
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Worried by incessant jailbreaks across the country, the Senate has invited the Attorney-General of the Federation and Justice...
NNPC GMD, Kyari gives reasons why cross-border petrol smuggling remains intractable
“The activities of smugglers had made it difficult for Nigeria to determine the actual consumption figures for petrol, pointing out that the...
BREAKING: At last, Nigerian Senate passes Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB)
After a decade-long log-rolling and politicisation of the bill, the Senate on Thursday passed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The bill had gotten...
