The Supreme Court on Friday sacked David Umoru, senator representing Niger-East from the senate. The apex court took the decision after dismissing an appeal by Umoru to affirm him as the senator-elect of Niger East […]
Mohammed Sani Musa has bee declared the winner of the last election for the Senate held in the Niger-East Senatorial District of Niger State by the Supreme Court. Musa will now replace Senator David Umaru […]
Immediate past governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, was vehemently prevented from participating in the inauguration of the 9th national assembly. Okorocha thereafter returned to his private residence located around Maitama in Abuja. The ex-governor […]
Senator Ahmed Lawan of the All Progressives Congress (APC), representing Yobe North has been elected and sworn-in as President of the Senate of the 9th National Assembly. Lawan defeated his main opponent, Ali Ndume to […]
Barely 24 hours to inauguration of the ninth National Assembly, the candidacy of Senator Ahmad Lawan for Senate presidency Sunday received a boost with no fewer than 37 senators belonging to the opposition Peoples Democratic […]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has nullified the emergence of Ned Nwoko as the senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, few days to the inauguration of the ninth National Assembly. The court in a […]
Recently, the Nigerian Senate passed a new establishment act for the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), which provides a framework for the domestication of the NFF and FIFA statutes. This Bill also provides an enabling environment […]
Signs of possible breakout of violence among senators-elect over method of voting to be adopted for election of the two presiding officers- i.e Senate President and Deputy Senate President, during inauguration of the ninth Senate […]
The Senate Thursday, confirmed renewal of appointment of Dr Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN) for another five-year tenure in office. Senate’s confirmation of Emefiele’s reappointment as CBN governor […]
The Senate Committee on Youths and Sports on Tuesday threatened to ask the National Lottery Commission to seal the offices of a betting firm, Bet9ja, if the company fails to honour its invitation the second […]
A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the senate to make public theitheirr investigations carried out on the […]
Since the return of democratic governance about twenty years ago, the problem of delays in yearly budget passage has been a recurring decimal, regardless of the party in power, with attendant negative effects. This has […]
Serious crisis brews in the Senate as move for consideration of report of Ad-hoc committee set up to investigate the Mace theft incident of April 18, 2018 is already tearing senators apart . While Senator […]
Signs that the eight Senate may end up in crisis has emerged in Abuja with the call by Senator Isah Hamma Misau (PDP Bauchi Central), that report of Ad-hoc committee that carried out investigation on […]
Four months after presentation by President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Assembly Tuesday passed the 2019 budget, increasing its projected aggregate expenditure size by N90billion. Consequently, the new figure appropriated for the 2019 fiscal year stands […]
The senate has finally passed a sum of N8.916 trillion as the budget for the 2019 fiscal year. President Muhammadu Buhari had proposed N8.83 trillion. Details loading…
The people of Bade emirate in Yobe, on Saturday appealed to Senators Ali Ndume and Danjuma Goje, to step down and support the endorsement of Senator Ahmad Lawan for the President of the ninth senate. […]
All Progressives Congress (APC) youths in Yobe have called on the newly elected Senators to support the candidature of Senator Ahmed Lawan, currently the majority leader who is gunning for the position of Senate President […]
The Senate Thursday summoned acting inspector general of police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, to appear before it next week over rising wave of kidnap in the country, particularly in the North. The summon came as name […]
A year after the invasion of the Senate by hoodlums who carted away the mace before it was recovered by the Police, the two chambers of the National Assembly are set to take final steps […]
The Senate may in plenary on Wednesday pass for third reading , the N8.83 trillion 2019 Appropriation Bill presented to the joint sitting of the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on the 19th of […]
A North Central group under the auspices of North Central Alliance for Danjuma Goje has thrown its weight behind Senator Danjuma Goje for the Senate President in the 9th Assembly. Chairman of the group, Comrade […]
The Senate on Wednesday rejected the Bill for an Act to phase out petrol vehicles by 2035 and introduce electric cars. This followed observations by lawmakers on the impossibility of mandating Nigerians to stop the […]
The Nigeria’s Senate has just passed the much-talked about Police Reform Bill, 2019 during Wednesday plenary.
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