Senate

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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Senate on Wednesday,  promised to expose violators of the federal character system of recruiting into Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Sen. Allwell Onyesoh ( PDP- Rivers ) said this at an investigative hearing on Violation…
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The Senate has confirmed the appointment of five resident electoral commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The confirmation followed the adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on INEC during…
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Three senators from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The three defecting senators are all from Kebbi State. They are Adamu Aliero, representing Kebbi Central…
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Yesterday, I had cause to write a damning article on Senator Sani Musa, the Senator representing the Niger East Senatorial district of Niger State, in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The article was written pursuant to a…
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President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking the confirmation of the appointments of 19 persons as Chairman, Managing Director/CEO and Members of the Board of the North-Central Development Commission (NCDC). The News Agency…
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The Senator representing Kano South Senatorial District under the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Sen. Kawu Sumaila, has defected from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC). President of the Senate,…
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The Senate has constituted an 18-member committee tasked with overseeing the activities of the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), in a bid to strengthen transparency and accountability in the state’s…
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The senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed a N5 billion suit against her colleague, Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, who represents the Ebonyi North Central Senatorial District, over alleged defamation. The…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the petition to recall Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the Senate has yet to meet the constitutional requirement. The commission stated this in a short notice posted on its X…
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