Nigerian Senate has opened an investigation into how stamp duty revenues are being generated, managed, and spent across the country — a move lawmakers say is crucial to tightening financial accountability and closing revenue leakages. Addressing journalists in Abuja, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Aliyu...
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Senate, on Wednesday, acted swiftly to dispel circulating rumours suggesting plans to impeach the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, describing such claims as unfounded and deliberately misleading. Taking the floor during plenary, the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, clarified that the reports had been “quoted out of context,” stressing that no...
Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow ₦1.15 trillion from the domestic debt market to fund part of the deficit in the 2025 budget. The decision was reached during Wednesday’s plenary after lawmakers adopted the report of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, presented by...
Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, has accused a group he described as a “syndicate of pull-Ned-down” of exploiting his wife, actress Regina Daniels, amid reports of marital tension between them. In a statement released by his Communication and Technical Action Team in Abuja on Monday, Nwoko...
Sen. Ned Nwoko has said that his embattled wife and mother of two, Regina Daniels must go through rehabilitation for drug reasons to safeguard her life and be in the right mind to raise her children. He stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Bayelsa, Dr Sylbriks Obriki has sent a notice that the next Senator that would represent Bayelsa West Senatorial District in 2027, must as a matter of right, come from Ekeremor. Obriki gave this...
Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Dr. Kingsley Udeh as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Udeh’s confirmation came after his screening by the Committee of the Whole during plenary. Dr. Udeh, who currently serves as the Attorney-General...
Nigerian Senate has approved a bill prescribing up to 14 years in prison for lecturers and educators found guilty of sexually harassing students in tertiary institutions. The passage of the bill follows growing reports of lecturers demanding sexual favours in exchange for grades, admissions, or other academic advantages. The...
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Idris Ibikunle Olorunnimbe (representing South West) as Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This followed a successful screening carried out by the Senate Committee on Communications, according to a statement by the Head, Public Affairs of the...
President Bola Tinubu has urged the Senate to confirm Dr Kingsley Udeh for appointment as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Tinubu’s request was conveyed in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio and read at plenary on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to approve a new ₦1.15 trillion loan from the domestic debt market to help cover the deficit in the 2025 national budget. The President’s appeal was contained in a letter presented during Tuesday’s plenary session and read aloud by the Senate...
Officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) at Abuja airport have reportedly seized the international passport of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central in the National Assembly. In a live Facebook broadcast on Tuesday morning, the senator revealed that the seizure was allegedly carried out on the orders...
Senate at plenary on Thursday confirmed the nomination of Dr Bernard Doro for appointment as Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the confirmation followed the screening of the nominee by the Committee of the Whole. Doro, while responding to questions...
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Basheer Lado, has commended the Senate leadership and lawmakers for the prompt confirmation of the newly appointed Service Chiefs. Lado, in a statement released on Wednesday in Abuja, expressed satisfaction with the smooth and efficient screening process...
Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointments of Nigeria’s new Service Chiefs, following their nomination by President Bola Tinubu. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), those confirmed include General Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General Waheedi Shaibu as Chief of Army Staff, Air Vice Marshal Kennedy...
Nigerian Senate is poised to confirm the newly appointed Service Chiefs on Wednesday, according to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Akpabio made the announcement during Tuesday’s plenary session after reading a letter from President Bola Tinubu requesting the Senate’s approval for the appointments. Emphasizing the urgency of the process, Akpabio...
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Dr. Bernard Doro for a ministerial position, urging the Senate to confirm the appointment without delay. This request was formally communicated in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, which was read aloud during Wednesday’s plenary session. “I am pleased to forward to...
Several Nigerian senators have pushed for a significant shift in the country’s electoral process, advocating that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) bear full responsibility for proving the legitimacy of election results during legal disputes. This call was made during Wednesday’s Senate plenary as lawmakers resumed discussions on a...
Senate on Tuesday has approved two significant bills earlier passed by the House of Representatives — the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Act (Amendment) Bill and the Dietitians Council of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill. During plenary, Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC–Ekiti), moved the motion for concurrence, which was...
Senate has officially confirmed the appointment of Dr. Aminu Yusuf as Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), along with Kigbun Haruna and Tonga Bularafa as commissioners. Dr. Yusuf will represent Niger State on the commission’s board, while Haruna and Bularafa will serve as representatives of Nasarawa and Yobe...