Senate on Wednesday confirmed Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe and Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye as ministers following their screening during plenary at the Committee of the Whole. President Bola Tinubu had forwarded their names to the Red Chamber a day earlier, requesting speedy confirmation in line with Section 147(2) of the 1999...
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Former Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has stepped down from the 2027 race for the Cross River North Senatorial seat, citing a directive from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Ayade made the disclosure in an emotional statement released on Monday, revealing that his decision followed a recent high-level...
The viral claim that ₦210 trillion vanished from NNPCL between 2017 and 2023 doesn’t pass the market-woman test, a youth accountability group says. Now they’re asking the Senate to prove it — or pull it. In a statement Friday, signed by Mr Johnson Momodu for the Fiscal Accountability Committee...
Deputy Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Hon. Engr. Abdullahi Musa Askira, has announced his withdrawal from the race for the Borno South Senatorial seat ahead of the 2027 general elections, throwing his weight behind the incumbent senator, Mohammed Ali Ndume. Askira made the announcement on Thursday...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warmly congratulated Distinguished Senator Tony Nwoye on his emergence as the Minority Whip of the Senate. A statement issued on Friday by tge National Publicity Secretary of ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, said this well-deserved recognition is a testament to Senator Nwoye’s consistency, courage, and commitment...
Former Benue State Governor and ex-Senator, Gabriel Suswam, has officially declared his intention to contest the Benue North-East Senatorial seat in the 2027 general elections under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Suswam made the declaration during an interview on Arise Television, where he explained that his...
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike on Saturday joined other top national leaders and dignitaries at the burial ceremony of the former Chairman, Senate Committee on Works, Senator Barinada Barry Mpigi, PhD, held in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State. The event was marked by solemnity and deep respect,...
A Senatorial Aspirant for Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Ambassador Yerima Shettima, has reaffirmed his determination to contest the 2027 Senate election, dismissing rumours of an “anointed candidate” as sponsored and malicious. Speaking at a press conference held at his office in Kaduna, Shettima, who is also the convener of...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio to ensure full transparency in the ongoing investigation into allegations that about ₦200 trillion is missing or unaccounted for from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). In a statement posted on its official X (formerly...
A fresh wave of political realignment swept through Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber on Thursday as nine senators formally defected from their respective parties to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The lawmakers, who previously belonged to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance...
Senate has confirmed the appointment of Taiwo Oyedele as a minister-designate under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, announced the confirmation after lawmakers cleared the nominee through a voice vote at the Committee of the Whole. Oyedele is expected to replace Mrs Doris...
Nigerian Senate on Tuesday suspended its plenary session in honour of the late lawmaker, Barinada Mpigi, who represented Rivers South-East Senatorial District until his death. The decision followed a tribute during the sitting presided over by Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio, after lawmakers observed a minute of silence in...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday asked the Senate to screen and confirm Mr Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, replacing Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite. The President also urged the upper chamber to confirm former Rivers South-East senator, Magnus Abe, as chairman of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission....
Senate Committee on Public Accounts has summoned former Mele Kyari to explain an alleged ₦210 trillion flagged as not properly accounted for in audit reports of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) between 2017 and 2023. Kyari was invited alongside former Chief Financial Officer Umar Ajia Isa and...
Senate Committee on Finance has today rescinded its earlier decision to pass a resolution calling for the removal of the Registrar-General/CEO of the Corporate Affairs Commission, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN. The decision followed a successful explanation and apology tendered by the Registrar General during the Committee’s sitting today at...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday appealed to the leadership of the 10th Senate to amend the constitution to provide a legal framework for the establishment of State Police to tackle insecurity nationwide. President Tinubu made the appeal during an interfaith breakfast with senators at the Presidential Villa in Abuja....
Coalition of stakeholders from Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area and Agidi Development Area, have added their voices to popular calls on Hon. Labaran Maku, to contest the Nasarawa North Senatorial by-election, citing his leadership experience. This is coming barely a week after opinion leaders from Akun Development Area, called...
Nigerian Senate has been thrown into mourning following the death of Senator Barinada Mpigi, who represented Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the 10th Assembly. He was 64 years old. Until his passing, Mpigi served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Works, where he played a key role in...
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) involved in election observation and civic advocacy have described the day the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill was signed into law by President Bola Tinubu as the the darkest day in the history of democracy in Nigeria and missed opportunity. This is even as they called...
The anti-democratic stance of the Senate and the sudden somersault by the House of Representatives on the amendment of the Electoral Act 2022, specifically on the mandatory electronic transmission of election results from the polling units is an act of treachery against the Nigerian electorate. National Publicity Secretary of...