•Some female candidates A total of 1,303 candidates are seeking election to Nigeria’s 109 senatorial seats in the 2027 general elections, with women accounting for just 123 of the candidates, compared with 1,180 men. Out of the 123, Akwa Ibom State has the highest number of 10 female candidates. The figures are contained in the […]
The two leading opposition parties – the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and African Democratic Congress (ADC) – are unable to match the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)’s capacity to field candidates for National Assembly seats in the January 16, 2027 elections. This is according to the final lists of candidates released on Saturday b...
A bill seeking to compel non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to disclose funds and humanitarian aid received from foreign donors has pitted the Senate against civil society organisations. While lawmakers said the bill aims to promote accountability and protect national security, NGOs fear it could hamper humanitarian operations and further s...
•Nigerian Senate, Super Eagles and Super Falcons The Senate yesterday is launched a fresh assault on the country’s football administration, expressing deep anger over the string of embarrassing failures suffered by Nigeria’s national teams and demanding urgent explanations from the National Sports Commission (NSC) and Nigeria Football Federat...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has given Seplat Energy, Network E&P Nigeria Limited and two other oil companies a 48-hour ultimatum to appear before it and respond to queries contained in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 audit reports of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). The committee, c...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has explained that the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja was excluded from the proposed state police arrangement because it does not have a governor or a State House of Assembly. According to the Senate, the FCT remains directly under the administration of the federal government. The Chairman of the Senate Committee ...
•Late President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigerian Senate The Senate’s sweeping investigation into Nigeria’s oil and gas finances deepened yesterday after startling revelations showed that the country spent a staggering N1.16 trillion on fuel subsidy in 2021 during the Administration of late President Muhammadu Buhari, while lawmakers threatened to...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has launched one of its most expansive investigations into Nigeria’s petroleum industry, summoning the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), key regulatory agencies, and dozens of multinational and indigenous oil firms to account for issues arising from the Nigeria E...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate yesterday dismissed claims that the ongoing amendment to the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Act seeks to ban street preaching, clarifying that the legislation only retains existing provisions prohibiting preaching and hawking inside commercial vehicles in the interest of public safety. The clarification follo...
The Senate today issued its strongest warning yet to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and Government-Owned Enterprises (GOEs), threatening constitutional sanctions, including the withholding of budgetary allocations, over what lawmakers described as the persistent disregard for invitations extended by its committees. The warning, wh...
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