The Senate has suspended the lawmaker representing Bauchi Central in the National Assembly, Senator Abdul Ningi, for three months from all legislative duties. Ningi, a chieftain of...
Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole on Tuesday decried the budget padding allegation rocking the Senate. Oshiomhole lamented that the Senate has been striped naked in the...
The Senate was thrown into a rowdy session following revelation of uneven distribution of federal government’s palliatives to senators for onward disbursement to their constituents. The...
The Senate has been thrown into a rowdy session following revelation of uneven distribution of federal government’s palliatives to senators for onward disbursement to their constituents. ...
Senators, on Tuesday afternoon, exchanged words over a claim by Senator Abdul Ningi, representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District of Bauchi State, that the 2024 Budget was...
Senators Isa Jibrin (Kogi West), Sahabi Ya’u Alhaji (Zamfara), Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central) are among lawmakers that will unravel the mystery behind the spending of the...
A member of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF) and chairman of the Senate Services Committee, Senator Sunday Karimi has berated Senator Abdul Ningi over claims that...
A member of the Senate Appropriation Committee and representative of Ondo South Senatorial District, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, has vehemently disputed claims made by his colleague Senator...
The Senate on Monday inaugurated an ad-hoc committee to probe how the N30 trillion Ways and Means loans of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was...
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has faulted traditional rulers in Kogi State for kicking against the Senate probe panel on Ajaokuta Steel...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has expressed his views on the alleged padding of the 2024 budget with N3 trillion....
Three All Progressives Congress (APC) Senators have disagreed with Senator Abdul Ningi, representing Bauchi Central, that the 2024 budget was padded with N3 trillion. Naija News...
The Nigerian Senate has denied a claim made by Senator Abdul Ningi, representing Bauchi Central, that the 2024 budget was padded with N3 trillion. Recall that...
The Nigerian Senate on Saturday denied reports from some media platforms that it padded the 2024 appropriation budget by well over N4 trillion. Reacting in a...
In an effort to address the delay in the delivery of 100 megawatts of energy to towns in the Delta North Senatorial District, the Senate on...
The Leader of the Senate, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, has described the death of the Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Paul Omotoso,...
The Senate, on Wednesday, resolved that the leadership of the National Assembly will meet with President Bola Tinubu over the worsening insecurity in the country. This...
The Senate has officially approved the nominations of Amidu Raheem and Fasuwa Abayomi as Commissioners for the National Population Commission (NPC). Naija News reports that the...
The Nigerian Senate has said the sudden power outage experienced on the floor of the chamber was caused by a faulty generator that provides electricity to...
A bill establishing the Federal University of Education, Numan in Adamawa State passed a second reading in the Senate on Tuesday. Sponsor of the bill, Senator...
A video has surfaced on the internet showing the moment Senators were forced to wait for the Abuja Electricity Distribution PLC (Disco) to reinstate the electricity supply...
The Senate on Thursday passed for third reading, a bill seeking the extension of years of service and age of retirement of National Assembly staff. The...
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday recognized Kogi State as an oil producing State. The recognition followed a matter of personal explanation relating to the oil producing...
The Senate has passed a bill for extension of service for employees of the National Assembly from 60 to 65 years. The bill, which had been...
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a Bill to include Anambra State in the newly constituted Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board. The...
The Senate has called for more recruitment of police personnel to bolster security forces’ capacity to combat kidnappings and other criminal activities. This followed the adoption...
The Senate on Wednesday summoned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and the Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igwe, to appear before it...
The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for the removal of Babatunde Irukera as Chief Executive/Vice-Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer protection Commission, FCCPC....
The Nigerian senate has invited the minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Nyesom Wike and the commissioner of Police, Benneth Igwe over the high rate...
The Senate on Wednesday summoned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike and the Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igwe, over the ruse in...
The Senate has approved the request of President Bola Tinubu to sack the Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde...
The Senate has asked the federal government to introduce a food stamps programme as an interim measure to cushion the effect of hunger and food crisis...
The Senate has set machinery in motion for amendment of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) Act, 2007, which will among others, make tenureship of Governor...
In a proposed legislation, the National Assembly is seeking to make the tenure of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor a six-year non-renewable term. The ongoing...
The Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading a bill seeking to amend the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act to provide for single non-renewal term...
The Senate has confirmed Hafsat Bakare as the Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). The resolution of the red chamber followed its...
Concerned about the high level of hunger in the country, the Senate has urged the Federal Government to introduce food stamps programme as an interim measure...
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Hafsat Bakari as Director of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU. The confirmation followed a report submitted to...
The Senate on Thursday rejected a bill seeking the extension of retirement age for National Assembly staff to 65 years. The bill seeks an extension of...
Almost two months after its passage by the House of Representatives, a bill seeking to create the South East Development Commission was passed by the Senate...
Ahead of Monday’s meeting of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, the Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of the apex bank’s governor,...
The Senate on Thursday confirmed 12 persons to serve as members of the Central Bank of Nigeria Monetary Policy Committee. The confirmation followed a report submitted...
The Senate, on Thursday, confirmed the nominations of 12 members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) following the consideration of a report by the Committee on Banking,...
The Nigerian Senate plans to investigate the recent surge in cement prices in Nigeria. During plenary on Wednesday, Deputy Senate Leader, Lola Ashiru raised concerns about...
The Senate Wednesday confirmed presidential nominees to serve as the Director General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), commissioners for the National Population Commission, NPC;...
The bill establishing the North Central Development Commission (NCDC), sponsored by Senate minority leader, Senator Abba Moro has scaled its second reading on the floor of...
The bill seeking the establishment of North Central Development Commission (NCDC), being sponsored by the senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade...
The Senate voted on Wednesday to look into the country’s rising prices of cement and other building supplies, and it also urged the federal government to...
The Senate on Wednesday urged the federal government to stop the planned withdrawal of electricity subsidy. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, had last week said...
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed nominees appointed by President Bola Tinubu to serve as the Director General of the National Health Insurance Authority, NHIA; commissioners for...
The Senate has asked the Federal Government to stand down the idea of an increase in electricity tariff by withdrawing subsidy. The lawmakers have also resolved...
The Nigerian Senate has warned the Federal Government not to hike electricity tariff under any guise, noting that doing so would worsen the plight of Nigerians....
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the appointment of Jala Arabi as the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The appointment of Arabi and...
The Senate has confirmed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointment of 17 persons as Commissioners for the National Population Commission (NPC). Naija News recalls that President Tinubu,...
The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, confirmed the nomination of 17 out of 19 persons transmitted to the Senate by President Bola Tinubu to serve as Commissioners...
The Senate on Tuesday resolved to look into the N30 trillion in ways and means that the Federal Government under former President, Muhammadu Buhari allegedly spent...
There was a mild drama on Tuesday as the Senate resolved to revisit the N30 trillion Ways and Means it approved for the Federal Government under...