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Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District,  Ali Ndume, has expressed surprise at a bill in the US Congress that is proposing sanctions against the ex-Kano Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, describing it as surprising and out of place.…
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The Senate has set up an ad hoc committee to galvanise and distil all the opinions of Senators on the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Enactment) Bill. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, made the announcement on Thursday after a…
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The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill proposing a 10-year international passport ban for Nigerians convicted of crimes abroad. The bill, sponsored by Senator Abubakar Bello (Niger North), seeks to amend the Passport (Miscellaneous…
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The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has opposed the proposed legislation to make the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar the Permanent Co-chairmen of National Council for Traditional Rulers of Nigeria. In a statement signed by MBF…
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President Bola Tinubu has declined assent to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Amendment Bill, 2025, recently passed by the National Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bill proposes granting the…
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The Senate is considering a bill to raise the number of Supreme Court justices from 21 to 30. Senator representing Imo West, Osita Izunaso, spoke about the proposal during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, to mark his second year in…
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The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for assenting to the bill converting the Federal Polytechnic Kabo to Federal University of Science and Technology, Kabo, Kano State. …
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A bill seeking the establishment of the National Rice Development Council to drive the comprehensive development of Nigeria’s rice sector has successfully passed its second reading in the Senate. The proposed legislation, titled “A Bill…
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to strip the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of its powers to register and regulate…
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A Civil Society Organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “to immediately withdraw the oppressive…
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