Senate
Nigeria news : CJN tells Senate to amend ‘obsolete’ Supreme Court jurisdiction
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad has asked the Nigerian Senate to amend the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme...
Nigeria news : Senate imposes tax on GSM, cable TV subscribers
The Bill for an Act to establish the Communication Service Tax, on Wednesday, passed its first reading at the Senate The bill, which...
Breaking news: One deadly week reveals where the immigration crisis begins — and where it ends
Leer en español SAN LUIS RÍO COLORADO, Mexico – The sun still hides beyond the desert’s dark horizon as Jaime Escalante Galvez, his wife Leydi...
Senate moves to scrap government agencies, others
Nigeria Senate on Thursday in Abuja said some agencies and parastatals of government among over 700 of them would be scrapped for effective...
Ekiti APC rejects tribunal’s sack of Senate Spokesman, begins fresh moves
The All Progressives Congress(APC) in Ekiti State, has rejected the tribunal’s verdict that sacked the Senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial district, Prince Dayo...
Why I wept at Senate – Dino Melaye recalls two remarkable events
Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District and the gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dino Melaye has recounted his...
Senator Gaya warns APC ahead of Senate presidency, deputy election
Sen. Kabiru Gaya, has advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) to zone the Deputy Senate President of the 9th Senate to the North...
Anti graft: Senate passes new bill to strengthen office of Auditor-General
The Senate has passed a bill for the establishment of Federal Audit Service Commission. This is aimed at strengthening the Office of Auditor-General...
IGP Adamu briefs Senate in closed-door session over lingering insecurity
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Muhammed Adamu,Tuesday appeared before the Senate in response to an invitation extended to him by the upper...
Osun West: Adeleke reacts to suit seeking his sack from Senate, reveals ‘sponsor’
The Senator representing Osun West senatorial district, Ademola Adeleke has dismissed as laughable and an abuse of court process a suit seeking his...
Senate passes bill prohibiting gas flaring
The Senate, on Wednesday passed a bill for an Act to Prohibit Gas Flaring in Nigeria. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Bassey Akpan...
BREAKING: Senate adjourns sitting over lack of quorum
The Senate on Tuesday adjourned plenary to Wednesday after about ten minutes of sitting over lack of quorum. Tuesday’s sitting was attended by...
South West Development Commission bill passes first reading at Senate
A bill seeking to establish the South West Development Commission on Wednesday passed first reading at the Senate. The Bill was initiated by...
New minimum wage: Senate takes stand on N30,000 proposal
Majority Leader of the Senate, Bala Na’Allah, has restated that the National Assembly will give the new national minimum wage bill speedy hearing...
Explain why you advised Buhari to decline assent to 17 bills – Senate asks Justice Onnoghen
A Technical Committee set up by the Senate has asked the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, to explain why he...
