•Shehu Sani The former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has announced his intention to contest for re-election in the 2027 general elections. Sani decided to stage a come-back to contest the position he occupied during the defunct 8th National Assembly, reports The Guardian. He made the declaration yesterday while delivering his Eid-el-Fitr...
•Late Professor Humphrey Nwosu The South-East Caucus of the Senate has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to honor Professor Humphrey Nwosu by immortalising him for his pivotal role in ensuring that the historic June 12, 1993, presidential elections held and also put the elections in the consciousness of Nigerians. Expressing disappointment aft...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate today asked the federal ministry of telecommunications and digital economy to engage with telecom operators with a view to addressing the recent increase in the cost of data and other services. This was sequel to a motion sponsored by Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong (APC, Cross River South) during plenary, reports Daily Tr...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate today passed a bill mandating the compulsory registration of citizens, aiming to overhaul Nigeria’s identity management system through the repeal and reenactment of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act. The passage followed the submission and consideration of a report by the Committee on National I...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate, today, rejected a motion seeking to immortalise the late Humphrey Nwosu, former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission, now Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC). Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe (APGA-Abia South) had moved the motion under Senate Orders 41 and 51 but faced opposition, reports Vanguard. Th...
•Dr Oby Ezekwesili The lawmaker representing Ebonyi North, Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi, and a former minister of education, Oby Ezekwesili, today, engaged in a heated argument at the National Assembly. The clash occurred at the ethics committee hearing on the sexual harassment allegations levelled against the President of the Senate, Godswill A...
•Natasha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that the petition seeking to recall the senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan lacks essential contact details and does not meet the necessary requirements for further processing. According to a statement made available today by INE...
•Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Victor Giwa, one of the lawyers representing Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has accused the Kogi State Government of sponsoring the recall of the suspended female lawmaker as senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District. Giwa, who was a guest on Channels Television today, said the state government,...
The Senate is set to pass the tax reform bills forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly today (Tuesday). This development was confirmed by two prominent senators who requested anonymity, as they were not authorised to speak on the matter, reports The PUNCH. “This should have been done last week had the Rivers […]
•Senator Ireti Kingibe Federal Capital Territory (FCT) senator, Ireti Kingibe, has opposed the use of voice vote by the Senate in approving President Bola Tinubu’s state of emergency proclamation in Rivers State. Her opposition came 24 hours after the Senate had approved the emergency rule proclamation earlier yesterday, reports Nigerian Tribu...
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