Senate
Declare jailed Orji Kalu’s seat vacant, protesters tell Senate President
Hundreds of protesters on Tuesday massed at the National Assembly, demanding that the seat of the Senate Majority Whip, jailed Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu,...
Buhari seeks Senate’s nod for 42 ambassador-nominees
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm his 42 ambassador-nominees. He also wants approval for nominees into the board of...
Letter to Sen Ike Ekweremadu @58 : Those Who Fear And Worship Him Will Always Emerge Victorious.
By Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia. Your Excellency, I wish to use this medium to congratulate you as you gradually climb to meet...
Buhari gets Senate’s nod for another N850bn loan to fund 2020 budget
President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to obtain a fresh loan of N850 billion as additional funding for some projects in the 2020...
Again, Nigerian Senate loses Senator Rose Oko
Senator Rose Oko of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Cross River State, has been reported dead. Oko, 63 years old, who was...
Bill to give repentant terrorists foreign education makes mockery of victims’ pain – SERAP
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan, urging him to...
Certificate Forgery: Finally Senator Ifeanyi Ubah Sacked
…court orders INEC to issue Certificate Of Return to Obinna Uzoh For forging the National Examination Council (NECO) Secondary School certificate, the Senator representing...
DSS invasion of courtroom: Senate joins House of Reps to launch investigation
Joining forces with the House of Representatives, the Senate has begun probe of the invasion of a Federal High Court, Abuja, by...
Road maintenance: Senate to investigate PPPRA over non-remittance of N800bn to FERMA
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said the Senate will investigate the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), over the “whereabouts...
Ex-VP Atiku makes surprise appearance in Senate
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, ex-Vice President and 2019 Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday sauntered into the Senate in Abuja....
BREAKING: Senate Passes 2020 Budget
The senate, on Thursday, passed the 2020 Appropriation bill after the adoption of the reports submitted by the Committees on Appropriation, of both...
Smart Adeyemi kicks out Dino Melaye from senate, wins Kogi West senatorial rerun
The broom has swept away entire 16 senators, Adams mocks Dino A one-time senator, Smart Adeyemi of the All progressives Congress (APC)...
President Buhari Seeks Senate Approval For $30 Billion Economic Stimulus Infrastructure Fund
President Buhari informed the Senate that the borrowed funds will fund 39 emergency projects in the Power, Agriculture, Transport & Mining sectors of...
Death penalty hate speech bill: UN, UK react
The United Nations and the United Kingdom have reacted to the death penalty clause being proposed by the Senate’s Hate Speech Bill....
Senate President overrules opposition, passes bill raising VAT from 5 per cent to 7.5 per cent
…it ‘ll further inflict pains on Nigerians — opposition senators A Finance Bill which raised Value-Added Tax (VAT) from five per...
Kogi 2019 poll: Again, INEC declares Dino Melaye’s Kogi West Senatorial election “inconclusive’’
Again, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kogi West Senatorial election involving PDP’s Sen. Dino Melaye and Mr Smart...
