•Nigerian Senate The Senate leadership is expected to hold a high-level meeting with officials from the International Monetary Fund to discuss the country’s economic outlook and ongoing reform programmes under the administration of Bola Tinubu. The engagement forms part of the IMF’s Article IV Consultation with Nigeria, a routine assessment of...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate yesterday witnessed a dramatic session as nine senators announced their defection from various political parties to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe’s move triggered a constitutional debate on the floor of the chamber. The defecting lawmakers and their former political parties are Ami...
•Senator Abaribe The Senate has stopped Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe from defecting to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Senator Abaribe was voted into power on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), reports Daily Independent. The lawmaker had attempted to join seven other senators who defected to other political parties,...
•Taiwo Oyedele taking a bow before Senators after his screening as a ministerial nominee The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Taiwo Oyedele as a minister-designate under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, announced the confirmation after lawmakers cleared the nominee through a vo...
•Taiwo Oyedele The Senate today screened Taiwo Oyedele for the position of Minister of State for Finance following his nomination by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The screening came after the president wrote to the upper legislative chamber requesting confirmation of Oyedele to replace Doris Uzoka-Anite in the role, reports The Nation. Presiden...
•Tinubu (right), Disu and his wife, Olufunmilola, during the decoration of the new police boss at the Presidential Villa, Abuja President Bola Tinubu will tomorrow formally swear in IGP Tunji Disu as the substantive Inspector-General of Police at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled to hold during the weekly mee...
•Ireti Kingibe and Nyesom Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has maintained that Ireti Kingibe will not secure re-election to the Senate in 2027, arguing that her record lacks tangible projects to support a return. Kingibe, who represents the FCT in the National Assembly and was elected to the Senate [&helli...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has dismissed fresh calls by opposition leaders seeking another amendment to the 2026 Electoral Act, insisting that any proposed changes must follow laid down legislative procedures within the National Assembly. The position of the upper chamber followed a press conference in Abuja by leaders of opposition parties, ...
•Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday night formally urged the Senate to begin the process of amending the 1999 Constitution to provide for the establishment of state police, declaring that Nigeria must urgently restructure its security architecture to confront terrorism, banditry and insurgency. Speaking at an interfaith breaking o...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund yesterday met with officials of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), raising concerns over examination charges, system failures, and access to tertiary education, particularly for students in rural communities. During the session, Senator Amos Yohanna (...
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