Senate

The Senate has given the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulari, 3 weeks to respond to queries raised in audit reports covering 2017 to 2023, over the alleged unaccounted sum of N210trn. The directive was recently issued by the Senate Committee on Public ...

The Senate has come out to say that about 85 per cent of the N1.48 trillion 2025 budget submitted by the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), was originally drafted by suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The Senate recently revealed that the current administrator only drafted the ...

The Senate has come out to condemn the killings of 16 personnel of the Nigerian Army by armed groups during a peace mission to the Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. The Senate recently had its say through its spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, and Nigerians have ...

The Senate has come out to say that its decision to vote in favour of the direct primary clause in the 2010 Electoral Act (amendment) Bill 2021 was not to spite governors. The Spokesperson for the Senate, Ajibola Basiru recently revealed this to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. ...

The Senate has come out to beg the Federal Government to ensure the safety of electoral officials and election materials during elections. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion, ‘Election Violence in Ekiti and Need to Eschew Restraint’, at the plenary today, and it was sponsored by Sen. Biodun ...

The Senate has come out to say that it supports the suspension of AZMAN Airline by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA. The NCAA Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Smart Adeyemi recently revealed this while speaking in Abuja, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the decision of ...

The Senate has come out to query the Ministry of Environment on how over 55 vehicles got missing from the Ministry. Senator Matthew Urhoghide, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo South led Senate Committee on Public Accounts recently revealed this via a statement, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, ...

The Nigerian Senate has come out to say that the recent problems of insecurity caused by the incessant clashes between herders and farmers across the country will be thoroughly debated. Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, All Progressives Congress, APC, Kebbi North recently revealed this to the press. According to him, ...

The Senate has come out to say that banning the movement of cattle from the North to other parts of the country is not constitutional. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Ajibola Basiru (APC, Osun Central), recently revealed this to the press. According to him, Ganduje ...

Nigeria’s senate president, Senator Ahmad Lawan has come out to say that the Senate Chamber will soon be made up by fifty percent of female representation. He revealed this at Plenary as part of moves to commemorate the 2020 International Day of the Girl Child. According to him, Nigeria is ...

The Senate has insisted that the present crop of service chiefs have to step aside for new ideas to come in. Ali Ndume recently revealed that this is necessary for the battle against insecurity in Nigeria. According to him, there are several reports on the number of casualties among the ...

The Senate has come out to hail the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on his 58th birthday celebration. Senate spokesperson, Sen. Ajibola Basiru revealed this in a recent statement today. According to him, Femi Gbajabiamila is an anchor of democracy, and his thoughtful, focused, and determined ...

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has welcomed the Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, All Progressives Congress, APC, Abia North back to the Hallowed Chamber. The senator who resumed regular legislative duties at the National Assembly complex on Tuesday, arrived at the Senate wing of the nation’s parliament at exactly 9:00 ...

The Senate has aimed a dig at the Executive Director, Projects of the Interim Management Committee, IMC of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, warning that the National Assembly will not succumb to cheap blackmail from him or anyone else. The senate recently revealed that it is ...

The Senate has come out to say that no senator in the 9th Senate has tested positive of Coronavirus, COVID-19. Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe revealed that any report saying otherwise is false because it is just not true. According to him, the Nigerian Center for Disease ...

The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has described the security architecture in Nigeria as a failed system that has to be overhauled and reconstructed. Lawan believes that for things to go well in Nigeria, restructuring the security architecture is highly compulsory because it is currently in a very bad state. According ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has begged young Nigerians to seek advice from responsible and exemplary people, as he congratulated Dr. Ahmed Lawan on his son’s marriage. Ibrahim, Dr. Ahmed’s son got married to Ammani in Kano recently. Speaking at the event, PMB urged the newly-wedded couple to emulate the life of ...

The Nigerian Senate wants adequate funding of the Nigerian Navy to aid the Force to procure required vessels to clear the over 150 vessel deficit. According to the Senate, the funding will go a long way in helping the navy to carry out its constitutional responsibilities without relying on Private ...

The Senate has begged the Federal Ministry of Aviation and other important authorities to upgrade the Ibadan Domestic Airport Alakia to the status of an international airport. The resolutions came after the presentation of the motion sponsored by Sen. Balogun Ademola (PDP-Oyo South) during plenary on “The need to upgrade ...

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Senate to consider the NDDC budget for 2019/2020. The Senate has received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the consideration and passage of the 2019/2020 budget estimates for the Nigerian Delta Development Commission (NDDC). According to him, a delayed budget might ...