Senate

The Senate at an extended plenary on Tuesday debated the killings by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State and other parts of Nigeria. The lawmakers said their resolutions, which were later  conveyed to President Muhammadu Buhari…

The Senate on Wednesday resolved to wade into the arrest of the Chairman of Innoson Motors, Innocent Chukwuma, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Mr. Chukwuma was arrested at his residence in Enugu at about 9:00…

Nigerians may not have heard the last about the passage of the 2018 budget presented to a joint session of the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on November 7. Senators in plenary Tuesday threatened to dump the fiscal…

The 8th national assembly passed the Second Reading of the 2018 Appropriation Bill On Tuesday, December 5, 2017. The Bill has been forwarded to the Committee on Appropriations and its various sub-committees for further consideration and…

On Wednesday 4th of May 2016, the Nigerian Senate resolved to make a law that prescribes death penalty for kidnappers in Nigeria. The law was proposed by Senator Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), who spoke extensively against kidnapping and…

The Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution reducing the registration fee of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to N2, 500 from N5,650 that was paid this year by students. The resolution was taken following the…

The Senate yesterday said it will investigate Multichoice Nigeria, a subsidiary of South African-based Multichoice Africa, owners of DSTV over alleged unwholesome practices, unreasonable subscription hikes across their various bouquets,…

According to Sahara Reporters, Senate Minority Leader for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Goodwill Akpabio, was sacked yesterday Dec 10, 2015. Mr. Akpabio is a Senator representing Akwa Ibom State, and is the former two term…

The Senate President Dr.Bukola Saraki yesterday said there was no anti-social media bill before the senate.

The Supreme Court has ordered the Code of Conduct Bureau to put the trial of the President of the Senate, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, by the Code of Conduct Tribunal on hold. The Justice John Fabiyi-led five-man panel of the apex court…