Tag: senate

The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has announced plans to introduce a bill that would replace Nigeria's current two-term presidential and ...

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket for Akwa Ibom North-West after recording ...

Nigeria’s Senate has ruled out economic retaliation against South Africa, opting instead for diplomatic engagement over recent xenophobic attacks targeting ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally asked the Nigerian Senate to approve a new external borrowing request of $516.3 million ...

The Nigerian Senate has initiated moves to increase funding for the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the 2027 general ...

The Senate on Wednesday faulted the envelope budgeting system applied to Nigeria’s security and intelligence agencies, warning that the funding ...

The Nigerian Senate has welcomed the ruling of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which upheld the authority of the ...

The Obidient Movement has warned that the alleged irregularities and “criminality” that characterised Nigeria’s 2023 general election will not be ...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the Nigerian Senate over its reported rejection of real-time electronic transmission of election ...

The Senate has begun formal consideration of a bill seeking to repeal and re-enact the Electoral Act 2022, marking a ...

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday confirmed retired General Christopher Musa as the country's new Minister of Defence following an intensive ...

The Nigerian Senate has passed a resolution to reclassify kidnapping as an act of terrorism, with lawmakers demanding amendments to ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Professor Joash Amupitan as the new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), following ...

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, representing Abia South in the National Assembly, has declared that Nigeria's electoral challenges are rooted not in ...