•Nigerian Senate There was commotion on the floor of the Senate following the submission and consideration of the ad-hoc committee report on the emergency rule in Rivers State, particularly regarding the screening and approval of the Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). The session became contentious after law...
•Ibas (second-right) at the Senate ad-hoc committee hearing today The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has arrived at the Senate for the hearing on the ₦1.48 trillion budget of the state. Ibas was accompanied by other key officials, including members of the economic team to appear before Senate Ad-Hoc Com...
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts, chaired by Aliyu Wadada, has raised serious alarm over discrepancies involving trillions of naira in the audited financial statements of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), describing the revelations as mind-boggling and worrisome. During the investigative session yesterday, where th...
•Tinubu and Nigerian Senate A political storm is quietly gathering in Rivers State as the Senate begins screening President Bola Tinubu’s nominees for key commissions under the emergency rule imposed in the state. At the centre of the controversy is the nomination of Dr. Michael Ekpai Odey, a Cross River State indigene, to serve as […]...
•Benue mayhem and Senate The Senate has expressed deep concern over the recent wave of killings in Benue State, stating that the legislature is fully engaged in efforts to address the escalating insecurity in the region. Speaking during a briefing at the Senate today, the Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, underscored the need for urgent, co...
•Nigerian Senate Conflicting data from two top Senate officials have cast doubt over the official legislative record of the Nigerian Senate’s activities during its first two years in office. At the 2025 Democracy Day joint session of the National Assembly held last Thursday, Senate President Godswill Akpabio stated that the upper chamber had i...
•Nigerian Senate The Nigerian Senate is considering a legislative proposal that would increase the number of Supreme Court Justices from the current 21 to 30 in a bid to tackle the mounting backlog of cases and improve the efficiency of the apex court. Senator Osita Izunaso (Imo West), who is sponsoring the bill, disclosed this […]
•House of Representatives The gale of defections from opposition parties in the National Assembly has increased the membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to 68 in the Senate and about 207 in the House of Representatives, barely two years into the life of the 10th National Assembly. With Senator Neda Imasuen of the […]...
•Nigerian Senate In a decisive move against persistent defiance by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the federal government, the Senate has announced a tough crackdown on institutions that continue to ignore legislative summons, warning of immediate sanctions and sweeping repercussions. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public ...
The Senate has raised alarm over the growing use of dangerous chemicals particularly calcium carbide by fruit vendors to artificially ripen fruits, resolving to amend existing laws to criminalise such practice. Describing use of hazardous substances for fruit ripening as a major public health threat to consumers across the country, the lawmake...
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