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Nigeria Senate

14 Feb
President Bola Tinubu has urged the Senate to confirm the appointment of Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The president also requested the red chamber to confirm four deputy governors of the bank to include; Mohammed Abdullahi, Bala Bello, Emem Usoro, and Philip…
30 Dec
The Senate has confirmed that the massacre of scores of Nigerians in Plateau on the eve of Christmas was due to failing of intelligence. It expressed disappointment that, security of lives and property, which is the most important constitutional responsibility of government, is suffering serious threats. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed at a…
30 Dec
The Senate on Saturday observed a minute silence in honour of the memory of the late Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN). Akeredolu died at the early hours of Wednesday this week at ages 67 Motion for a minute silence for Late Ondo State Governor, was sponsored by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim ( APC Ondo…
26 Dec
Chairman, Senate Committee on Social Warfare and Poverty Alleviation, David Jimkuta, has raised an alarm over the rise in killings in Taraba state. The Senator who is representing Taraba South Senatorial district, said over 700 persons have been killed in Ussa and Takum Local Government councils of the State within a mere three-month period. Addressing…
20 Dec
Former Minister of Labour Employment and Productivity, Simon Lalong, has been sworn in as a member of the 10th Senate. Lalong, the immediate past Governor of Plateau State, was sworn in on Wednesday at the plenary presided over by the President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio. The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, had on…
20 Dec
Simon Lalong has resigned as the Minister of Labour and Employment to assume his elected position as the Senator representing the Plateau South Senatorial District. Lalong's spokesperson, Dr. Makut Simon Macham announced his resignation for the Senate following a Court of Appeal declaration and consultation for the "Renewed Hope agenda" of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.…
13 Dec
The Senate Committee on Trade and Industry has questioned the Ministry of Trade and Investment for allegedly allocating the sum of N1 billion for a foreign trip to Geneva, Switzerland. Members of the Senate Committee knocked back the allocation during a budget defense session. The panel in its condemnation expressed deep worries about the excessive…
28 Nov
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to give him the authorization to borrow $8,699,168,559 and €100 million to carry out critical projects across the country. The president's request was contained in a letter read at the commencement of plenary on Tuesday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Tinubu, in the letter, explained that the…
8 Nov
One month after the Israel-Hamas war, the Senate has asked the Federal Government to collaborate with other countries and the United Nations (UN) in calling for a ceasefire in conflict. The Nigerian government is yet to take a position on the war between Israel and Palestine.
24 Oct
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to construct the Dasin Hausa Dam to serve as a permanent solution to the annual flooding of River Benue. The upper chamber also urged the Federal Government to intervene, through the Ecological Fund Office, to construct some of the flood prevention structures such as embankments at key points…
24 Oct
Apparently piqued by the coordinated bank robberies that led to the loss of several lives in Otukpo, Benue State, last weekend, the Senate on Tuesday charged security agencies to immediately swing into action to investigate the incident This came following a motion moved by Senator Aba Moro (PDP, Benue South), who blamed the attack on…
18 Oct
Senator Lola Ashiru has emerged as the new Deputy Leader of the Senate after replacing David Umahi who was appointed as the Minister of Works by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the emergence of Ashiru in his new position during plenary on Wednesday. Ashiru, who represents Kwara North in the…

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An equitable energy transition is critical to realisation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), OPEC Governor for Nigeria, Ambassador Gabriel Aduda, has stressed.
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Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN) has exonerated the current administration from the pervasive hardship in the country, noting that the development is a cumulative effect of poor policies over the years.
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As inflation shaves off savings of many low and middle-income class Nigerians amid rising construction costs, homeownership plans are being deferred as untamed food prices continue to bite deeply into household incomes. 
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A faction of Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, cautioned President Bola Tinubu on the handling of security challenges in the country.
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Nigeria’s electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) may have spent an average of N670,000 to purchase each prepaid meter and other accessories through a N273.3 billion facility obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
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The Court of Appeal, yesterday, upheld the judgment of a Federal High Court that the Federal Road Safety Commission’s (FRSC) officials can operate on all roads in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
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Former two-term member of the House of Representatives for Ikwuano/Umuahia Constituency, Sam Onuigbo, has said that non-Northeasterners also benefit from the North East Development Commission’s (NEDC) activities and projects.
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Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to save the image of Nigeria by avoiding being used as a weapon of political battles. 
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, fixed April 18 for the hearing of a N1 billion suit filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government and Department of State Services (DSS).
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Administrative activities were, yesterday, paralysed at University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), as Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational Associated Institutions (NASU) joined their counterparts in a seven-day nationwide warning strike.