Senate on Wednesday mandated its Committee on Police Affairs to investigate claims that President Bola Tinubu’s directive on the withdrawal of police escorts from VIPs is being enforced selectively. The decision came after Senator Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central) took the floor during plenary, raising a point of order under...
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Nigerian Senate has given President Bola Tinubu the green light to deploy troops to the Republic of Benin, endorsing a regional security move aimed at stabilising the neighbouring country after last weekend’s attempted coup. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the approval during Tuesday’s plenary, following deliberations on the President’s...
Senate on Thursday demanded full transparency from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over an alleged failure to remit ₦1.44 trillion in operating surplus—an inquiry that came just as the apex bank declared that the Nigerian economy had entered its most stable period in more than ten years. During...
In a move that could reshape Nigeria’s diplomatic landscape, President Bola Tinubu has submitted a fresh list of 65 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. The roster includes 34 career diplomats and 31 non-career nominees, signalling a blend of experience, political influence, and strategic appointments. Senate President Godswill...
The Senate has confirmed the former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, as the Minister of Defence. The Senate confirmed Musa on Wednesday via a voice vote after a rigorous screening session in which lawmakers asked him many questions. Musa, who retired barely 40 days ago, was nominated...
Senate Ad Hoc Committee on the National Security Summit in partnership with the Plateau State Government on Thursday held the North Central Zonal Public Hearing on National Security in Jos, a development many participants described as a critical turning point in Nigeria’s search for lasting security reforms. The engagement...
Senate on Thursday confirmed Mrs Ayo Omidiran as the Executive Chairman of Federal Character Commission (FCC) and 37 commissioners representing the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the confirmation followed the adoption of the screening report presented by Chairman...
Senate has called on the Federal Government to urgently recruit at least 100,000 additional military personnel as part of measures to confront Nigeria’s escalating security challenges. The resolution followed a motion raised on Tuesday on the killing of a vice-principal and the abduction of 25 students of Government Girls...
Nigerian Senate has opened an investigation into how stamp duty revenues are being generated, managed, and spent across the country — a move lawmakers say is crucial to tightening financial accountability and closing revenue leakages. Addressing journalists in Abuja, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Aliyu...
Senate, on Wednesday, acted swiftly to dispel circulating rumours suggesting plans to impeach the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, describing such claims as unfounded and deliberately misleading. Taking the floor during plenary, the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, clarified that the reports had been “quoted out of context,” stressing that no...
Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow ₦1.15 trillion from the domestic debt market to fund part of the deficit in the 2025 budget. The decision was reached during Wednesday’s plenary after lawmakers adopted the report of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, presented by...
Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, has accused a group he described as a “syndicate of pull-Ned-down” of exploiting his wife, actress Regina Daniels, amid reports of marital tension between them. In a statement released by his Communication and Technical Action Team in Abuja on Monday, Nwoko...
Sen. Ned Nwoko has said that his embattled wife and mother of two, Regina Daniels must go through rehabilitation for drug reasons to safeguard her life and be in the right mind to raise her children. He stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Bayelsa, Dr Sylbriks Obriki has sent a notice that the next Senator that would represent Bayelsa West Senatorial District in 2027, must as a matter of right, come from Ekeremor. Obriki gave this...
Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Dr. Kingsley Udeh as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Udeh’s confirmation came after his screening by the Committee of the Whole during plenary. Dr. Udeh, who currently serves as the Attorney-General...
Nigerian Senate has approved a bill prescribing up to 14 years in prison for lecturers and educators found guilty of sexually harassing students in tertiary institutions. The passage of the bill follows growing reports of lecturers demanding sexual favours in exchange for grades, admissions, or other academic advantages. The...
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Idris Ibikunle Olorunnimbe (representing South West) as Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This followed a successful screening carried out by the Senate Committee on Communications, according to a statement by the Head, Public Affairs of the...
President Bola Tinubu has urged the Senate to confirm Dr Kingsley Udeh for appointment as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Tinubu’s request was conveyed in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio and read at plenary on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to approve a new ₦1.15 trillion loan from the domestic debt market to help cover the deficit in the 2025 national budget. The President’s appeal was contained in a letter presented during Tuesday’s plenary session and read aloud by the Senate...