Senate spokesman, Yemi Adaramodu, today, faulted the action of his colleague, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over a seating arrangement row in the hallowed chamber. Natasha, who represents Kogi Central under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had, yesterday, refused to use the seat allocated to her, citing Order 10 of the Senate Standing Rules, whic...
Tensions flared during plenary on Monday as a dispute over seating arrangements led to a heated exchange between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and the senate leadership. The controversy began when Senator Natasha’s seat was relocated upon resumption of the session, but she refused to comply with the change, reports Channels TV. The Chief Whi...
•Nigerian Senate After many weeks of delay, the Senate announced yesterday it would open public hearings on the controversial tax reform bills forwarded to the National Assembly in October 2024 by President Bola Tinubu, next week. The four bills, Nigeria Tax Bill; the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill; the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment)...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has asked the heads of the National Security Adviser, the National Intelligence Agency and Defence Intelligence Agency to appear before it, over allegations of funding of terrorist group Boko Haram by the USAID. The call for an urgent investigation into allegations that international organisations, including the Uni...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has identified and corrected errors in the 2025 Appropriations Bill, which was passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives last Thursday. The discrepancies were discovered during the final cleaning and realignment process by the Joint Committee on Appropriations, reports Channels TV. The corrections p...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate today, called on the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), to immediately investigate the cause of the fire outbreak and oil spill from Manifold Well 8/ BUG 008 in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 18, Bukuma (Agum) in Rivers State. It tasked the agency to submit a detailed report to […]
•Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan The Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations has expressed concern over the growing trend of Nigerians migrating abroad in search of better opportunities, commonly referred to as the “Japa” syndrome. The committee, chaired by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi), has vowed to addre...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has officially terminated the appointments of three Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) following a request from President Bola Tinubu, invoking Section 157(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The affected officials as read by the Senate Majority leader are Dr. Nura Ali (Sokoto State REC), Barrister Hudu Y...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun The Senate has issued a stern warning to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; the Chief Executive of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji; the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL); and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), among others, threatening them with ar...
•Nigerian Senate The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, today expressed satisfaction with the just-concluded budget defence sessions, commending lawmakers for their dedication in scrutinising the 2025 budget to ensure a workable financial plan for the year. The Senate President made the comment when he presided over the resumption of p...
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