Tag: Senate
Senate amends electoral act to accommodate electronic transmission of results with a caveat
The Senate on Tuesday rescinded its earlier decision on the Electoral Act amendment in which it had rejected the mandatory electronic transmission of [...]
Election results will be transmitted electronically to IReV, but not in real-time – Senator Umeh
Victor Umeh, senator representing Anambra central, says more than 85 percent of senators supported electronic transmission of election results during [...]
Akpabio/Akpoti-Uduaghan: Senate president slams N200bn defamation lawsuit on Natasha
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has slammed a fresh N200 billion defamation lawsuit on Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
Akpoti-Uduaghan represe [...]
Christopher Musa confirmed by senate as news Defence Minister after 5 hour screening
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence follow [...]
Seriake Dickson slam his colleagues for commending Tinubu despite worsening insecurity
Seriake Dickson, senator representing Bayelsa west, has condemned the senate’s commendation of President Bola Tinubu’s security efforts.
Dickson sa [...]
Again, Tinubu goes cap in hand to NASS for fresh N1.150trn loan approval, 6 days after securing $2.3bn external borrowing approval
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve a fresh N1.150 trillion loan programme as part of the resources to fund Nigeria’s 2025 budget.
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Again, senate approves Tinubu’s loan plan of $21bn
The senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s external borrowing plan of over $21 billion for the 2025–2026 fiscal cycle, paving the way for the ful [...]
Senate removes Akpoti-Uduaghan as committee chair
The Senate has removed embattled Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as Chairperson of the Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations, repl [...]
Court orders Senate to recall suspended Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Senate to recall the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Udua [...]
Akpabio/Akpoti: Abuja court grants embattled senator N50m bail, slates Sep 23 for trial
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama, has granted bail to the suspended Senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-U [...]