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Rowdy session as Senate approves...

Rowdy session as Senate approves 2026 electoral...

Reps stage walk out as...

Reps stage walk out as protest continues...

Rowdy session as Senate approves 2026 electoral act amendment

Rowdy session as Senate approves 2026 electoral act amendment The Senate of Nigeria on Tuesday passed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2026, after a tense and heated plenary marked by sharp disagreements over key provisions. Proceedings were briefly disrupted during clause-by-clause consideration of the bill when Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe demanded a division on Clause 60. Presiding over the session, Senate President Godswill Akpabio initially indicated that the request for division had been withdrawn. However, opposition lawmakers objected, insisting the matter was still valid. Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, citing Order...
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Law

Ike Ekweremadu: Nigerian...

Ike Ekweremadu: Nigerian Senate pleads with UK for clemency over conviction The Nigerian Senate has begged the United Kingdom authorities for clemency over the sentencing...
Maryam Umar -
House of Representatives

Senate approves restructuring...

Senate approves restructuring of N22.7 trillion loans to PMB The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari's request to restructure the N22.7 trillion loans extended to...
Maryam Umar -
Crime

Nigerian lawmakers request...

Nigerian lawmakers request UK clemency for Ekweremadu over organ trafficking charges The House of Representatives in Nigeria has passed a resolution urging the British government...
Maryam Umar -
House of Representatives

Majority leader of...

Majority leader of House of Reps joins speakership race The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Honourable Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has officially announced his...
Maryam Umar -
Nation

National Assembly names...

National Assembly names Tambuwal, Kamoru as Clerk, Deputy Clerk The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) has confirmed the appointment of Mr Sani Magaji Tambuwal as...
Maryam Umar -
2023 election

INEC releases names...

INEC releases names of newly elected senators The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the complete list of the 10th Senate’s incoming members who...
Gift Luckson -
House of Representatives

Banks will still...

Banks will still accept old notes after deadline, says Emefiele According to the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, Nigerians with old notes may continue to...
Jane AISO -
Nation

Senate confirms nomination...

Senate confirms nomination of ex-IGP as PSC Chairman The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of a former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase...
Maryam Umar -
Nation

Senate seeks extension...

Senate seeks extension of CBN deadline to phasing out old naira notes to June 31st, 2023 The Senate has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria...
Maryam Umar -
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