The Senate today confirmed Mr. Agbaje Opeyemi Olukayode representing South West Zone as the new Chairman of National Pension Commission, PENCOM. Those who have their appointments approved alongside Agbaje include Hafiz Ibrahim (North West) as Commissioner, Technical; Samuel Uwandu (South East), Commissioner, Inspectorate; Charles Efe Emukwhate...
•Chairman Allen Onyema and Air Peace aircraft The Senate has absolved the nations largest carrier, Air Peace, of allegations of negligence and pilot drug use in connection with the July 13, 2024 runway overrun incident at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Port Harcourt. The decision followed a one-day investigative hearing conducted by ...
•Sachet alcohol and Nigerian Senate The Senate has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and other relevant regulatory bodies to strictly enforce the ban on the packaging of high-strength alcoholic beverages in sachet formats beginning next month, December 2025. The lawmakers further resolved that n...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate yesterday raised concern over crude oil losses estimated at more than $300 billion the nation allegedly incurred through decades of theft, collusion, and poor oversight in the Niger Delta region. This was contained in the interim report of its Ad Hoc Committee on Crude Oil Theft, chaired by Senator Ned Nwoko [&helli...
•Kingsley Udeh, SAN The Senate today suspended the confirmation of Kingsley Udeh (SAN) as minister following the absence of a mandatory security clearance. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who presided over the plenary, announced that the confirmation could not hold until the chamber received the required security report on the nominee, repo...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has passed through third reading a bill seeking to prevent and prohibit sexual harassment of students in educational institutions and other places across the country. The bill which is a concurrent legislation from the House of Reps, aims to protect students from all forms of sexual misconduct and abuse within acade...
•Late former President Buhari and train The Senate has set up an ad hoc committee to conduct a full-scale probe of all railway projects exeÂcuted during President MuhamÂmadu Buhari led administration, focusing on project financing, implementation standards, and maintenance practices. The investigation is to cover the quality of engineering, su...
•Akpabio and Trump The Senate has announced plans to debate recent comments attributed to former U.S. President Donald Trump alleging a Christian genocide in Nigeria. Speaking during plenary, Senate President Godswill Akpabio said he would await the federal government’s official response before making any comment on the issue, reports Channels...
•Senator Ali Ndume Former Chief Whip and current Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has blamed the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration and the Senate for the tagging of Nigeria by the United States President, Donald Trump, as ‘Country of Particular Concern’. Ndume, in a statement yesterday in Abuja, accused both the executive ...
•The new service chiefs The Senate today confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s nominees for the positions of service chiefs. Those confirmed are Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff, Wahidi Shaibu as Chief of Army staff, Idi Abbas as Chief of Naval staff, and Kennedy Aneke as Chief of Air Staff. The confirmation followed a two-hour […]...
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