Senate

After initially being prevented from entering the National Assembly complex, some senators have been allowed in by security agents. Operatives of the Department of State Security had earlier turned back the Senators claiming to be…

Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, has asked Senate President Bukola Saraki to reconvene plenary. The senator frowned at the closure of the senate, saying there are “critical matters of urgent national importance” to be…

The Senate has declared vacant the seats of two deceased lawmakers. The senators are Mustapha Bukar of Katsina North senatorial district who died on April 4, 2018,  and Ali Wakili of Bauchi South senatorial district who died on March 17,…

The Senate yesterday passed a resolution, urging the Federal Government to provide low interest loans to herders for the establishment of ranches. The resolution is a way to address the clashes between farmers and herdsmen in the…

The Senate delegation will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday (today) over an allegation by Senator Bukola Saraki against the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. The Senate President, Saraki, had on Wednesday alleged…

Men of the Nigeria Police force have arrested Senator Ovie Omo-Agege. The lawmaker who was suspended by the Senate for 90 days last week was arrested after a plenary session which despite the suspension he attended today. READ…

The Nigerian Senate has resumed plenary after the mace, the official symbol of authority, was forcefully taken away by suspected thugs earlier on Wednesday morning. The commencement of the plenary was preceded by an executive session…

There was great pandemonium at the senate on Wednesday morning, after Ovie Omo-Agege, a suspended Senator from Delta state stormed the house with 'strange men' suspected to be thugs, carting away senate's symbol of authority-the mace.…

The Senate yesterday expressed dissatisfaction with the implementation of the Federal Government’s N1.5 trillion National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) and described it as a failure. It lamented that the programme has not made…

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday directed Ministries, Agencies and Departments (MDAs) yet to defend their 2018 budget proposal before the National Assembly (NASS) to do so without delay.The directive is to fasttrack the…

The Senate on Wednesday rejected a bill proposing the option of wearing of skirts by female members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). This followed the presentation of the lead debate on the general principles of the bill…

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has said that those sponsoring hate speech bill are those in power but afraid of Nigerians telling them the bitter truth.He urged those who cannot stand to hear the truth from…

The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has claimed that the Senate refused to confirm him because he is carrying out his duties judiciously. The Upper Chambers…

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has restrained the House of Representatives from conducting the planned public hearing on the Hijab wearing controversy between the Nigerian Law School and Ms Firdrusa Abdulsalam. Justice Anwuli Chikere…

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, yesterday invited 9-year-old popular Nigerian comedienne, Emmanuella Samuel aka Emmanuella to the senate after landing a role in an upcoming Disney Hollywood film. Emmanuela had made the big…