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over the session, Senate President Godswill Akpabio initially indicated that the request for division had been withdrawn.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

Godswill Akpabio beats...

Godswill Akpabio beats Yari to become Nigerian Senate President Senator Godswill Akpabio is the new Senate President, succeeding Ahmad Lawan. Akpabio was declared the winner of...
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Senate

Orji Kalu weeps...

Orji Kalu weeps at Senate valedictory session, recalls prison sentence in 2019 Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, broke down weeping on Saturday as he...
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Nation

Senate approves Tinubu’s...

Senate approves Tinubu's request to appoint 20 special advisers The outgoing Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request to appoint 20 Special Advisers. None...
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Nation

PMB seeks Senate...

PMB seeks Senate approval for N16 billion refund to Borno State President Muhammadu Buhari has called upon the Senate to approve a refund of N16...
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Local

Senate president acknowledges...

Senate president acknowledges Ekweremadu's birthday amidst incarceration The Nigerian Senate celebrated the 61st birthday of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, despite his current incarceration. During...
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Nation

Senate indicts AGF,...

Senate indicts AGF, NAFDAC, 45 other MDAs for financial infractions; orders NIMASA to refund $10m The Senate yesterday indicted the office of Accountant General of...
Maryam Umar -
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 -
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...
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