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2027: Ex-Delta gov Okowa moves to unseat Nwoko, declares intention to run for Senate
Politics

2027: Ex-Delta gov Okowa moves to unseat Nwoko, declares intention to run for Senate

Isaac Samuel Immediate past Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, has declared his intention to contest the Delta North Senatorial seat in the 2027 general elections, setting the stage for…

Senate Orders IGP Disu To Investigate Plateau Killings
From the States

Senate Orders IGP Disu To Investigate Plateau Killings

The Senate has directed the Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to launch a full investigation into the recent killings in Anguwan Rukuba, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau…

Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill
From the National Assembly

Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill

The Senate on Tuesday passed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026. Before the passage, the upper chamber resumed proceedings with a demand for division over Clause 60…

Reps back senate, approve electronic, manual transmission of results
From the National Assembly

Reps back senate, approve electronic, manual transmission of results

Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has aligned with the Senate in approving electronic transmission of election results, while also retaining manual collation as a safeguard in cases of technical…

Senate makes u-turn, approves e-transmission of results
From the National Assembly

Senate makes u-turn, approves e-transmission of results

…retains manual collation as backup Isaac Samuel Succumbing to series of protests, the Senate on Tuesday approved the electronic transmission of election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Result…

Senate and the Electoral Act Amendment
Opinion

Senate and the Electoral Act Amendment

By Reuben Abati The Senate returns from a two-week recess today to attend an emergency plenary session at noon to address the lingering and vexed matter of the ongoing amendment…

Appeal Court affirms Natasha’s suspension, says Senate Acted within law
From the National Assembly

Appeal Court affirms Natasha’s suspension, says Senate Acted within law

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Monday, affirmed the suspension of the Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Senate . The appellate court held that, the Senate has…

Obi leads protesters to NASS over Senate’s rejection of E-transmission
From the National Assembly

Obi leads protesters to NASS over Senate’s rejection of E-transmission

Isaac Samuel Former Anambra State governor and presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, on Monday led his supporters and members of the Civil Society Organisations on a protest to thee National Assembly…

Opposition, CSOs fault Senate over rejection of mandatory e-transmission of results
Politics

Opposition, CSOs fault Senate over rejection of mandatory e-transmission of results

Isaac Samuel Opposition parties and civil society organisations have criticised the Senate for rejecting a proposal that sought to make real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory in the ongoing…

Akpabio Tells 10th Senate To Fast-track Legislative Agenda As Plenary Resumes
From the National Assembly

Akpabio Tells 10th Senate To Fast-track Legislative Agenda As Plenary Resumes

…lauds military collaboration between Nigeria, United States …adjourns plenary in honour of Senator Akwashiki President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has charged members of the 10th National Assembly to…

President Tinubu nominates Board members for NMDPRA, NUPRC, seeks Senate Confirmation
Oil & Gas

President Tinubu nominates Board members for NMDPRA, NUPRC, seeks Senate Confirmation

 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written two letters to the Senate, seeking confirmation of 21 nominees for the boards of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and…

Senate Passes ₦43.5trn Revised 2024 Budget
From the National Assembly

Senate Passes ₦43.5trn Revised 2024 Budget

…Extends 2025 fiscal year to March 2026 The Senate has approved a revised ₦43.561 trillion 2024 Appropriation Act and a reworked 2025 budget framework, following the passage of the Appropriation…

MTEF: Reps differ with Senate, approve .85 oil benchmark for 2026
From the National Assembly

MTEF: Reps differ with Senate, approve $64.85 oil benchmark for 2026

Isaac Samuel, Abuja The House of Representatives on Thursday adopted the Federal Government’s proposed crude oil benchmark of $64.85 per barrel for 2026, diverging from the Senate, which earlier approved…

Senate Dissolves Air Force, National Security Committees, Orders Briefings Within One Week
From the National Assembly

Senate Dissolves Air Force, National Security Committees, Orders Briefings Within One Week

The Senate has dissolved its standing committees on Air Force, national security and intelligence with immediate effect. It also said that new committees would be reconstituted within one week. The…

Senate In Heated Debate Over Nigeria’s Growing Security Crisis
From the National Assembly

Senate In Heated Debate Over Nigeria’s Growing Security Crisis

The Senate has begun a heated debate on Nigeria’s worsening security situation, following a motion by Lola Ashiru from Kwara South, on the urgent need to address escalating insecurity in…

Kebbi Abduction: Senate Asks Tinubu To Recruit 100,000 Military Personnel
From the National Assembly

Kebbi Abduction: Senate Asks Tinubu To Recruit 100,000 Military Personnel

The Senate has asked President Bola Tinubu to direct the Nigerian Armed Forces to immediately recruit at least 100,000 additional personnel to strengthen the fight against worsening insecurity across the…

Senate confirms newly appointed Service Chiefs
From the National Assembly

Senate confirms newly appointed Service Chiefs

…Oluyede, Shuaibu, Aneke, Abbas pledge stronger military Isaac Samuel The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointments of the new service chiefs nominated by President Bola Tinubu, following hours of screening…

Senate ‘ll Remain Open, Accountable and Responsive – Akpabio assures Nigerians
From the National Assembly

Senate ‘ll Remain Open, Accountable and Responsive – Akpabio assures Nigerians

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has once again assured Nigerians that the 10th Senate under his leadership will remain open, accountable and responsive. Akpabio gave the assurance on…

Natasha absent from Senate despite vow to resume
From the National Assembly

Natasha absent from Senate despite vow to resume

Isaac Samuel Despite publicly declaring she would resume legislative duties on Tuesday, suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, failed to appear at Tuesday’s plenary which ended at about 3:00…

Court fixes June 27 to deliver judgement on Natasha’s suit against Akpabio, Senate
Crime & Justice

Court fixes June 27 to deliver judgement on Natasha’s suit against Akpabio, Senate

Comfort Isaac The ‎Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed June 27, 2025, to deliver judgment in a suit instituted against the National Assembly by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan challenging…

Development Commissions: Tinubu sends nine names to Senate for ratification
Presidency

Development Commissions: Tinubu sends nine names to Senate for ratification

Comfort Isaac President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent the names of nine appointees for the South West, North Central, and South South Development Commissions to the Senate for confirmation. This…

Senate Resumes Plenary after Eid-el-Fitr and Easter Recess
Politics

Senate Resumes Plenary after Eid-el-Fitr and Easter Recess

*** Sets up Committee on Rivers State The Nigerian Senate resumed plenary on May 6, 2025, after a month-long break to enable the Senators to celebrate Eid El-Fitr and Easter…

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