Senate

Godswill Akpabio, senate president, says the resolution to suspend Abdul Ningi, senator representing Bauchi central, was not his sole decision. Akpabio said this in a letter issued by his counsel, Umeh Kalu, in response to a letter…

The Senate has passed the Student Loan Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024. The passage followed the consideration of a report of the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary Education Trust…

The Senate has asked the Federal Government to immediately compensate the families of the 17 murdered soldiers. The request was made during a session on Tuesday, as the senators observed a minute silence in honour of the military…

The Senate has stated that it would give priority to the state police and devolution of power bills in the course of the Constitution review exercise. This came to the fore on Wednesday during the committees’ inaugural meeting.…

The Senate has kicked against the plans by the Ministry of Power to increase electricity tariff. The Senate also rejected plans to remove subsidy from electricity given the present hardship in the country. The Senate then called…

The Senate has asked the Federal Government to withhold statutory allocations to any local government councils not democratically elected. The upper chamber unanimously resolved that this move would deter the dictatorial tendencies…

The Senate has expressed concerns over an annual loss of $500 million to various forms of cybercrime across the country. It warned that if the national cybersecurity programme was not effectively funded, the gains of the digital…

The Senate's decision to look into claims of admissions racketeering in colleges is welcomed, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The Senate began looking into claims of admission racketeering in various…

Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Senate, claims that among the three branches of government, lawmakers are the ones that Nigerians misunderstand and criticise the most. He claims that Nigerians hold parliamentarians accountable…

The Senate, on Tuesday, called on the Federal Government to lift the 20-kilometre ban on sales of petroleum products in border communities. This was as the Red Chamber indicted the Comptrollers of Customs in Kaduna, Katsina and Ogun…

Bills seeking to prevent the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and deputy governors of the apex bank from participating in politics have passed second reading in the Senate. The senate passed the bills on Wednesday after…

The Senate has given justification for the purchase of 360 Sports Utility Vehicles for its members. The Red Chamber did not disclose the real cost of each vehicle, but did say that its members favoured imported SUVs to those made…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Monday, nullified the election of the senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Elisha Abbo. The appellate court declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Amos Yohanna, as…

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity, Diket Plang, says the upper chamber will give the expected new minimum wage bill expeditious consideration. Mr Plang, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the…

Abbas Balarabe, the ministerial candidate for Kaduna State, passed out during the Senate's screening of him. As one of the Kaduna senators was congratulating Balarabe after he ended his speech to the lawmakers, he passed out.…