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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over the session, Senate President Godswill Akpabio initially indicated that the request for division had been withdrawn.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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Nation

Domestic Loan Request:...

Domestic Loan Request: Senate approves N819.54 billion for Buhari The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for an N819.54 billion domestic loan aimed at...
Maryam Umar -
Nation

Senators kick against...

Senators kick against PMB's approval for N23.7 trillion extra-budgetary spending The Senate, on Wednesday, December 28, went into a rowdy session after some senators kicked...
Maryam Umar -
Finance

Nigeria’s House of...

Nigeria's House of Reps to investigate online loan apps threatening debtors The House of Representatives has commenced investigations into the activities of illegal financial technology...
Gift Luckson -
House of Representatives

Buhari writes reps,...

Buhari writes reps, seeks approval of N1trn emergency funding from CBN President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday wrote the House of Representatives to seek approval for...
Maryam Umar -
Nation

Senate confirms Onochie’s...

Senate confirms Onochie’s appointment as Substantive NDDC board chair On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed the appointment of the President’s Special Assistant on New Media, Lauretta...
Maryam Umar -
Nation

Senate confirms reappointment...

Senate confirms reappointment of two CBN deputy governors The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Aishah Ahmad and Edward Adamu for a second term...
Maryam Umar -
House of Representatives

Reps summon Emefiele,...

Reps summon Emefiele, call for suspension of new cash withdrawal policy The House of Representatives has summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin...
Maryam Umar -
Nation

Senate rejects CBN’s...

Senate rejects CBN's policy of N100,000 withdrawal per week, threatens 100 agencies with zero budgetary allocation The Senate has rejected the Central Bank of Nigeria's...
Maryam Umar -
Finance

PMB forwards 2023...

PMB forwards 2023 FCT budget to House of Reps President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) has sent the 2023 proposed budget of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)...
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