Senate

Members of the All Progressives Congress in the Senate on Thursday voted against electronic transmission of results. The Committee had, in the report, recommended in Section 52(3) that, INEC “may transmit results of elections by…

The Senate on Thursday passed the harmonised Petroleum Industry Bill which was produced by a conference committee of both chambers of the National Assembly last week. The harmonised version of the PIB was submitted for…

The Senate on Thursday started the screening of nominees for appointment as National Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission. The nominees, including one of the aides of President, Muhammadu Buhari,…

The Senate on Wednesday passed 2021 Supplementary Budget of N982, 729,695,343.00 representing an increase of N87billion of the request presented to it two weeks ago by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari had proposed…

By Monday Ikechukwu The Senate on Wednesday approved a loan request of $6.1 billion by President Muhammadu Buhari. The $6.1 billion which is about N2.343trillion was approved following the consideration of the report of the…

The Senate on Thursday passed the Petroleum Industry Bill and approved 3 per cent for the host communities The upper chamber passed the PIB, 2021 after the clause by clause consideration of the report of its joint committee on…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on the Nigerian Senate to immediately reject the nomination of Lauretta Onochie as national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, saying her nomination…

The management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund is expected to appear before the Senate Public Accounts Committee today (Tuesday) to answer more questions on the query issued to it by the Auditor General for the…

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has berated Senator Oluremi Tinubu for criticising Senator Smart Adeyemi who expressed passionate concerns over the worsening security situation in the country at the floor of the upper chamber…

Nigerian Senate on Tuesday began the probe of the Chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT for allegedly assaulting a security guard at the Bannex Plaza, Abuja. The Security guard in…