The Senate on Tuesday referred Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi) to its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions over alleged disorderly conduct during a recent plenary session. The committee, chaired by Sen. Neda Imaseun (LP, Edo), was mandated to turn in its findings in two weeks. The upper chamber’s...
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The Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Ways and Means Advance has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of frustrating its investigation into the N30 trillion Ways and Means Advance and the Anchor Borrowers’ programme under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The committee made the accusation after receiving an interim...
The Senate has urged the National Judicial Council (NJC) to resolve the purported removal of Benue Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambese, in line with constitutional provisions. It also urged its Committee on Judiciary and Human Rights to investigate the matter and report back in two weeks. The News Agency...
The Senate will begin a two-day public hearing on the four tax reform bills presented by President Bola Tinubu to improve the nation’s tax administration. Chairman of Senate Committee on Finance, Sen. Sani Musa, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. Sani after a closed session...
The Senate has summoned the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, to provide a briefing on the alleged funding of Boko Haram by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Also invited are the heads of National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the Department of...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has urged the Senate to make the conduct of investigation on the alleged missing firearms a closed session for security reasons. Egbetokun stated this in a letter addressed to President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Thursday. He commended...
The Senate Public Accounts Committee has raised serious concerns over multiple issues related to the Nigeria Police Force, including financial irregularities and missing firearms. During a review of the Auditor-General’s report, lawmakers were informed of eight infractions recorded against the police including contract irregularities totalling ₦1.136 billion, as well...
The Senate through its Committee on Capital Market, on Tuesday, asked the Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun, to approve N10 billion special funding to finance literacy development in the capital market. Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Osita Izunaso, made the appeal when Edun and the Director-General, Securities and...
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has announced that the budget defense report for the N54.2 trillion 2025 budget will be presented to the Senate in plenary. He confirmed that members of the Committee on Appropriations will present the report either Wednesday or Thursday this week. Akpabio made this statement on...
The Senate has mandated its committees on National Security, Intelligence and Foreign Affairs to investigate the allegations by Niger Republic’s Head of State, Brig. Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, against Nigeria. The investigation, which is to be conducted within four weeks, is aimed at using diplomatic and security measures to restore...
The Senate has launched an urgent intervention following a catastrophic fire outbreak and oil spillage from Manifold Well 8/BUG 008 in OML 18, located in Bukuma (Agum), Rivers. The incident has caused severe environmental damage, displaced families, and sparked health crises across affected communities. The intervention followed a motion...
Sen. Ned Nwoko on Wednesday at plenary officially notified the senate of his defection from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Party (APC). Nwoko’s notification is contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Wednesday. Nwoko in the letter titled:...
The Senate on Wednesday at plenary paid glowing tribute to late Sen. Jeremiah Useni, who died on January 23 at the age of 82, following a prolonged illness. Useni was born on Feb 16, 1943 in Langtang, Plateau state. Useni came to national limelight in Nigeria when he was...
The Senate has expressed concern over consistent failure of some critical revenue generating agencies to respond to expenditure queries raised by Office of Auditor-General for the Federation, (OAGF). It also vowed to report and recommend sack of the chief executives of such agencies to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Uwokwu Movement for Abba Moro (UMA) has congratulated the Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, Distinguished Senator Abba Moro on signing into law on Tuesday by President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the Establishment of North Central Development Commission (NCDC) and Federal College...
The Senate Committee on Capital Market, on Thursday, rejected the 2025 budget proposal of Investments and Securities Tribunal due to errors in the figures and items it presented. After a motion moved by Sen. Seriake Dickson (PDP-Bayelsa) and seconded by Sen. Aliyu Wadada (SDP-Nasarawa), Chairman of the committee, Sen....
The Senate has confirmed all the nominees for the Governing Board of the South East Development Commission (SEDC). Also confirmed by the Upper Chamber are nominees of the North West Development Commission (NWDC). The Senate gave its final confirmation after the Ad hoc Committee on Regional Development Commissions led...
The National Assembly has set Jan. 31 as the tentative date for passage of the N49.7 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill presented to its joint session by President Bola Tinubu on Dec. 18, 2024. Chairman of Senate Committee on Appropriations, Sen. Solomon Adeola, stated this on Monday in Abuja at...
UNIABUJA crisis: Governing Council members boycott meeting as chairman set to appoint substantive VC
UNIABUJA crisis: Governing Council members boycott meeting as chairman set to appoint substantive VC
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The controversy surrounding the appointment of a substantive Vice -Chancellor for the University of Abuja, UniAbuja, took a new turn on Tuesday as the external Governing Council Members boycotted a meeting with the Chairman of Governing Council, Air Vice Marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita, retd....
The President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has commended President Bola Tinubu for doubling aggregate government revenues to over N18.32 trillion. Akpabio gave the commendation on Wednesday, when Tinubu presented the 2025 Appropriation Bill before a Joint Session of the National Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...