•Senate and Prof Joash Ojo Amupitan The Senate has confirmed Joash Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Amupitan, a professor of Law, was confirmed by the upper chamber after his screening this afternoon. … developing story
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has ordered a full-scale investigation into rising safety concerns within the aviation sector, following revelations from the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) about a runway overrun incident involving an Air Peace aircraft at Port Harcourt International Airport. The resolution was passed today after a mot...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate yesterday constituted a 12-man ad hoc committee to advise it on how to respond to growing international concerns over alleged state-backed persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The resolution of the Senate followed its deliberations during a closed-door session, where lawmakers debated on recent claims by the United...
•Prof Joash Ojo Amupitan and the Senate Barring any last-minute changes, the Senate will tomorrow screen and confirm Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This follows a request from President Bola Tinubu, who today transmitted a letter to the Senate seeking legislative ...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Nigerian Senate to shun partisan influence and rise to its constitutional responsibility as it begins the screening of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s nominee for Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The opposition party said the confirmation process must mirror th...
•Nigerian Senate chamber The Senate has issued a two-week ultimatum to the executive to submit a comprehensive, documented progress report on the implementation of the 2024 budget, as well as projections for the 2025 budget, before it will entertain the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Sena...
•Ezekwesili Former Minister of Education and Founder of Human Capital Africa, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has urged the Senate leadership to end all forms of harassment and intimidation against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In a memo to the Senate leadership, a copy of which she shared on her verified X handle today, Ezekwesili described Akpoti-Udu...
•Nigerian Senate chamber The Senate has asked the federal government to establish a permanent military base in the Kwara South Senatorial District. The senators particularly asked that the base be near the forest belts of the Ifelodun Local Government Area to serve as a rapid response hub against worsening insecurity in the region, reports Cha...
•Senate President Akpabio The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has once again assured Nigerians that the 10th Senate under his leadership will remain open, accountable and responsive. Akpabio gave the assurance today in his address to welcome his distinguished colleagues back in Plenary after about 10 weeks of annual recess. In the w...
•Senator Natasha Akpoti-Udauaghan After serving her six-month suspension, the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, is set to officially resume plenary sessions along with other lawmakers today (Tuesday). The assurance was given by one of her lawyers, Victor Giwa, in an interview with our correspondent. The upper chamber ...
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