•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 […]...
•Nigerian Senate chamber The Senate has dissolved into a Committee of the Whole to commence screening of the newly appointed service chiefs about two hours after they arrived the National Assembly complex. At the start of proceedings, the report of the Commitee on Local and Foreign Debts on New External Borrowing in the 2025 Appropriation [&he...
•New service chiefs Barring any last-minute change, the Senate will today screen and confirm the nominations of new Service Chiefs submitted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Tinubu had, in a letter transmitted to the Senate, asked the lawmakers to confirm the service chiefs. The presidential letter was read during yesterday’s plenary by Senate ...
•Tinubu, service chiefs and the Senate The Senate has brought forward the screening of newly appointed service chiefs to tomorrow, Wednesday, October 29, reversing its earlier decision to conduct the exercise next week. The announcement came shortly after Senate President, Godwill Akpabio, read a separate correspondence from President Bola Tin...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking the screening and subsequent confirmation of the newly appointed service chiefs. The president’s letter was read today by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio. According to the letter, the Service Chiefs are Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede; Chief ...
•Nigerian Senate chamber In attempts to strengthen Nigeria’s electoral process, the Senate has passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2025 through second reading, proposing a shift that would place the burden of proof on INEC in election petition cases. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the passage during today’s plenary after...
•Nigerian Senate chamber The Senate has unanimously passed a groundbreaking bill that mandates life imprisonment for anyone found guilty of defiling a minor, with no option for fines. This decisive move marks a significant step towards protecting the rights and safety of children across the nation, reports Channels TV. The proposal which is pa...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Aminu Yusuf, as Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), along with two other nominees as Federal Commissioners. The confirmation followed the presentation and consideration of the report by the Senate Committee on National Identity and National Population during ple...
•Nigerian Senate The Nigerian Senate has expressed deep concern over the growing safety lapses in the country’s aviation sector, citing a recent incident involving an Air Peace aircraft at the Port Harcourt International Airport. It was earlier reported how an Air Peace aircraft, on a Sunday morning of July 13, had a runway excursion after [&h...
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