Tag: Senate
Senate Divided Over Appointment Of Non-Indigene As Rivers Electoral Commission Chair
There was commotion on the floor of the Senate following the submission and consideration of the ad-hoc committee report on the emergency ...‘I refused to be intimidated’, Natasha denies apology to Senate
The suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has debunked reports that she apologised to the Senate over the dispute that led ...Natasha was suspended for gross misconduct, not because of her allegation, Senate tells IPU
The Chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on Women Affair, Kafilat Ogbara, read the official reaction of the Senate sent in ...IGP writes senate on missing firearms, requests ‘closed-door’ probe
Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has asked the senate to conduct the investigation into the missing 3,907 firearms behind “closed ...Senate approves Tinubu’s request to sack 3 RECs
The Senate on Wednesday adopted President Bola Tinubu’s request to sack the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of Sokoto, Abia and Adamawa ...Edun, Bagudu grilled as Senate opens 2025 budget defence
Some ministers and Directors-General of federal government agencies yesterday appeared before various standing committees of the Senate for their 2025 budget defence. ...Don’t expect passage of 2025 budget before Jan 31 – Senate
The Senate yesterday said Nigerians should not expect the passage of the N49.7 trillion budget for the 2025 fiscal year before January ...Senate proposes foreign currency ban for local transactions
The Senate, on Tuesday, passed for first reading a bill to ban the use of foreign currencies for payments and transactions within ...Ireti Kingibe storms out of senate after Akpabio blocked motion on FCT demolitions
Ireti Kingibe, senator representing the federal capital territory (FCT), on Thursday walked out of the senate chamber after Senate President Godswill Akpabio ...Drama in Senate over tax reform bills
There was a mild drama on Wednesday over move to suspend the Senate standing rules to allow members of the President Bola ...














