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Rowdy session as Senate approves...

Rowdy session as Senate approves 2026 electoral...

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over the session, Senate President Godswill Akpabio initially indicated that the request for division had been withdrawn.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

Tinubu swears in Gen. Musa as new defence minister President Bola Tinubu on Thursday officially swore in former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa,...
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Bill prescribing death...

Bill prescribing death penalty for kidnapping passes second reading in Senate A bill proposing the death penalty for kidnapping passed the second reading in the...
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Police Withdrawal from...

Police Withdrawal from VIPs: Our lives in danger – lawmakers Several Nigerian lawmakers have expressed deep concern over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to withdraw...
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Senate prescribes death...

Senate prescribes death penalty for kidnappers The Senate on Wednesday took a decisive position on Nigeria’s growing insecurity, classifying kidnapping as an act of terrorism...
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Tinubu forwards three...

Tinubu forwards three ambassadorial nominees to Senate for confirmation President Bola Tinubu has submitted the names of three non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for...
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Senate in heated...

Senate in heated debate over Nigeria’s growing security crisis The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday engaged in a tense and emotionally charged debate over the country’s...
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Senate greenlights ₦1.15...

Senate greenlights ₦1.15 trillion domestic loan to bridge 2025 budget The Nigerian Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to raise ₦1.15 trillion from the...
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Senate passes 14-year...

Senate passes 14-year jail term bill for lecturers who harass students Nigeria’s Senate has passed a historic law imposing severe penalties — including up to...
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Senator Natasha returns...

Senator Natasha returns to NASS complex after 6-month suspension Suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has formally resumed duties at the National Assembly complex following...
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