Nigerian Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to commemorate former President Muhammadu Buhari by naming a national monument in his honor. The proposal came through a motion presented by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele during the plenary session in Abuja. The Senate also praised the Federal Government for arranging...
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Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has failed to appear before the Senate Committee on Public Accounts for the fourth time, sparking outrage among lawmakers. The committee is investigating an alleged N210 trillion in unaccounted expenditures flagged in the Auditor-General’s reports...
Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, arrived at the National Assembly Complex on Tuesday to resume legislative duties, accompanied by supporters including prominent activist Aisha Yesufu. However, security personnel barred her from entering the main building, as reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Akpoti-Uduaghan, who had...
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has vowed to take her case to the appellate court to resolve the ongoing legal dispute over her suspension by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The embattled senator made the announcement on Tuesday in Abuja after security personnel barred her from entering the National...
Nigerian Senate on Tuesday approved a $21.5 billion external borrowing plan for 2025-2026, alongside a N757 billion Federal Government Bond to clear pension arrears under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) as of December 2023. The approvals, which also include a 15 billion Japanese Yen loan, a 65 million Euro...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Senate has advised suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to refrain from attending its proceedings, citing the absence of a court order mandating her recall. “There is no enforceable order directing her immediate return to the chamber”, Senate spokesman Yemi Adaramodu, said in a statement...
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central district, has reaffirmed her intention to resume her Senate duties onTuesday, July 22, 2025, in line with a court judgment. This decision comes despite an appeal filed by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Addressing newsmen in her Ihima hometown in Kogi State, Akpoti-Uduaghan...
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has lauded former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a disciplined leader who never misappropriated public resources. Speaking at a special Federal Executive Council (FEC) session held in Buhari’s honor at the State House in Abuja on Thursday, Akpabio highlighted the former president’s legacy of...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Forum of Commissioners of Power and Energy in Nigeria (FOCPEN) has vehemently rejected the Senate’s proposed Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill 2025, citing a lack of consultation and potential setbacks to the nation’s decentralized power framework. In a statement issued in Makurdi, FOCPEN Chairman, Prince Eka...
U.S. Senate voted 51-48 late Wednesday to approve a White House proposal to eliminate $9.4 billion in federal funding for foreign aid and public broadcasters NPR and PBS, according to CNN. The bill now heads to the House of Representatives, where final approval is anticipated by July 18, 2025....
Senate has said it cannot reinstate Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan until it considers the contents of the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the court judgement in the case involving her and Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Senate Spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, explained that the upper chamber has applied for the CTC and...
Senate has called on the Federal Government to assist the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in paying a compensation of N200 million to the family of a two-year-old boy killed by a stray bullet fired by NDLEA operatives in Asaba, Delta State. The Senate’s resolution followed the presentation...
Nigerian Senate has removed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as Chairperson of the Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations, replacing her with Senator Aniekan Bassey, who represents Akwa Ibom North East. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the change during Thursday’s plenary session, without providing any official reason for the decision. Background...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Senate has clarified that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has yet to account for N210 trillion in financial infractions raised against it in the 2017-2023 audit report. Contrary to media reports that the money had been stolen, Senator Aliyu Wadada, Chairman of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur, has received the senate committee on the Army led by the Chairman Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’Adua in the council Chamber of the Deputy Governor office. Senator Yar’Adua while delivering his remarks said they were in Maiduguri for their...
Human rights activist and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has called for a significant increase in the remuneration of Nigerian policemen. Sowore believes that policemen should earn a minimum of ₦500,000 per month, considering the average senator they protect earns ₦30 million monthly. *“Unfair...
Senate has assured that it will continue to consider concurrence bills sent from the House of Representatives, just as the Green Chamber also considers Senate bills. Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, made this assurance during plenary on Tuesday, reacting to a recent report from the House of Representatives. Bamidele emphasized...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Senate has acknowledged the court judgment on Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, but said it is yet to receive the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgment. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, stated this in a statement issued...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia- Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Nasarawa North Senatorial District have endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term and Governor Abdullahi Sule to vie for the Nasarawa North Senatorial seat in 2027. The decision was reached during an expanded stakeholders meeting on...
Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has concluded its public hearings and assured Nigerians that their voices have been heard. The committee’s Chairman, Deputy Senate President Sen. Jubrin Barau, said that the committee would report back to the Senate and take appropriate steps on all issues...