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Rowdy session as Senate approves...

Rowdy session as Senate approves 2026 electoral...

National Assembly reconvenes, may shift...

National Assembly reconvenes, may shift 2027 Presidential...

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over the session, Senate President Godswill Akpabio initially indicated that the request for division had been withdrawn.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...
Okafor Vivian Nkiruka -
National Assembly

Senate uncovers N13bn...

Senate uncovers N13bn illegal salary increase in NSPMC In a significant revelation, the Senate has uncovered how the Board of Directors of the Nigerian Security...
Salim Sani -
Nation

Senate confirms Aliyu...

The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Malam Musa Aliyu as the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
Maryam Umar -
Politics

Lawmakers propose bills...

Lawmakers propose bills to ban CBN governor, deputies from politics The Senate is considering two bills that would ban the Governor of the Central Bank...
Gift Luckson -
Nation

Senate President appoints...

The Senate has a new Deputy Leader, as announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
Maryam Umar -
Nation

Ministerial nominee revived...

A ministerial nominee from Kaduna State, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, who was at a Senate screening on Wednesday, reportedly slumped and had to be revived.
Maryam Umar -
Nation

Balarabe Lawal, Kaduna’s...

During the Senate screening of ministerial nominees on Wednesday, Alhaji Balarabe Lawal, the Kaduna State representative, collapsed after reading his resume and while awaiting questions from the senators.
Maryam Umar -
Nation

Senate to screen...

The Nigerian Senate is set to screen three new ministerial candidates nominated by President Bola Tinubu as plenary resumes today.
Maryam Umar -
Nation

Senate screens new...

The Senate has commenced screening Dr. Olayemi Cardoso for the position of Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Maryam Umar -
Nation

Meet the 10th...

In the corridors of the Nigerian Senate, the wheels of governance are set in motion by a dedicated team of leaders, each steering a distinct committee responsible for vital aspects of the nation's progress.
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