The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has given the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) a three-week deadline to respond to 19 audit queries relating to N210 trillion in unaccounted funds covering the financial years 2017 to 2023. The audit queries, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), stem from reports issued by the…
The Nigerian Senate has urged President Bola Tinubu to honour the memory of former President Muhammadu Buhari by naming a national monument after him, describing the late statesman as a pillar of integrity, discipline, and democratic commitment. The appeal was made during Wednesday’s plenary, following a motion tabled by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central),…
The political landscape in Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber has shifted further in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), following the defection of four senators from the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the letters of defection during Wednesday’s plenary session, officially confirming the lawmakers’ switch in allegiance. The defecting…
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to establish the Federal Oil and Gas Hospital in Benikrukru, Delta. This followed the presentation of the report by the Senate Committee on Health, chaired by Sen. Banigo Ipalibo Harry (PDP-Rivers). Harry noted that the bill was sponsored by Sen. Joel Thomas (APC-Delta). She explained that the bill…
The Senate on Tuesday approved the 2025-2026 external borrowing plan of 21.5 billion dollars presented by President Bola Tinubu for consideration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the senate’s approval, followed presentation of the report of Committee on Local and Foreign Debts at plenary by Chairman of the committee, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto)….
Suspended Nigerian lawmaker Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has issued a formal demand to resume her seat in the Senate, citing a Federal High Court decision that declared her suspension illegal and ordered her reinstatement. The demand was made in a 16 July letter from her legal counsel, Michael Jonathan, addressed to Charles Yoila, Director of Litigation…
The Senate has said that it cannot reinstate Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan until it considers the contents of the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the court judgement in the case involving her and the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Sen. Yemi Adaramodu, stated this in an interview with…
The Senate Committee Chairman on Youth Development, Sen. Yemi Adaramodu (APC-Ekiti), has reaffirmed the senate’s commitment to ensuring a better future for Nigerian youths. Adaramodu made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. The lawmaker, who is also the Senate spokesperson and Chairman, Senate Committee on…
Nigeria’s Senate has taken a significant step to overhaul the country’s struggling electricity sector by passing the second reading of the Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025. During Wednesday’s plenary session, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (APGA–Abia), who sponsored the bill, outlined its key aims: to resolve regulatory conflicts between national and state authorities, strengthen financial support for…
The House of Representatives on Wednesday stepped down all the bills transmitted from the Senate for concurrence in the House. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the resolution was taken after heated debates on what was termed undue delay of bills transmitted to the senate for concurrence. Consequently, the house stepped down two…
