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Following a closed-door session lasting over one and a half hours, Nigerian Senate has removed the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, over alleged gross misconduct. Upon resumption of plenary, the Senate announced that more than 84 lawmakers supported the decision to remove the CCT chair. This decision was made pursuant […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement, Nigerian Senate has vehemently denied allegations suggesting it is involved in determining its salaries or receiving special fiscal packages from the Presidency. This claim, which reportedly emerged during a visit by members of the House of Representatives to former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Ogun State, has sparked widespread public debates. In the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate, on Wednesday, gave approval to a bill that grants a 300% salary increase for judicial officers at the federal and state levels, as presented by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters, chaired by Senator Mohammed Monguno (APC- Borno North). This follows the consideration and adoption of an executive bill […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate, on Tuesday, May 28, passed the National Anthem Bill 2024, which aims to reinstate the original national anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” which Nigeria adopted at independence in 1960, The bill had previously undergone first and second readings and was referred to the Senate’s Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters for […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate has approved the death sentence as a penalty for drug traffickers in the country, as the 2024 NDLEA Act (Amendment) Bill passes through the third reading. According to Channels TV, the proposal was adopted on Thursday when the Senate dissolved into a committee of the whole for a clause-by-clause consideration of a report […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate was plunged into a rowdy session on Tuesday as the Point of Order raised by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Olamilekan Adeola, was hijacked by an escalation by Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe representing Cross River North. Hot debate had ensued in the Senate after Senator Abdul Ningi had, at an interview […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate has suspended the Senator representing Bauchi Central, Senator Abdul Ningi for three months over his allegation that the 2024 federal budget was padded by his colleagues. Ningi was suspended after about three hours of debate over his interview in which he alleged that the National Assembly padded the 2024 N28.7tn budget. A member […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate, on Thursday, confirmed the appointment of Musa Aliyu as the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC). The red chamber also confirmed the appointments of Gadji Dantata and Saka Sulieman as members of the Federal Judicial Service Commission. The confirmation of the nominees was announced by the Deputy […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate has confirmed the nomination of Ola Olukoyede and Mohammed Hamajoda as the Chairman and Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), respectively. Confirmed also along with the duo was Halima Shehu, as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). Olukoyede was named acting chairman of […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu’s proposal for a military intervention to restore democratic rule in Niger Republic has been rejected by the Nigerian senate. This is coming after the Nigerian leader who is also the Chairman of regional bloc, Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) wrote the national assembly on Friday, August 4, seeking the lawmakers’ support […]
Continue ReadingAllies turned foes, former governor Nyesom Wike and former governor Aminu Tambuwal, have both lost out in the supremacy battle for the leadership of the minority caucus of the Nigerian senate. While Wike, who held a series of meetings with Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, pushing for a particular senator, Tambuwal made known his interest in […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate has confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of Mr. Solomon Arase as Chairman of Nigeria’s Police Service Commission (PSC). Arase’s confirmation by the Senate, which took place Wednesday, January 25, at plenary, was a sequel to the consideration of a report by the Committee on Police Affairs. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Jika Halliru […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate has confirmed the appointment of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). At the resumption of plenary on Wednesday, September 21, Senate Minority Leader, Senator Ibrahim Gobir, moved two motions for the upper chamber to screen Ariwoola. His motions were approved by the legislators when they were put to […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate on Wednesday rejected President Buhari’s request for the upper house to delete the clause in the newly-signed electoral act that in his opinion disenfranchises political appointees. During the signing of the bill on February 25, President Buhari had criticized the section, which he said “constitutes a disenfranchisement of serving political office holders.” Section […]
Continue ReadingBowing to public pressure, Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, October 12, made a U-turn on the recently-passed Electoral Amendment Bill, to adopt the electronic transfer of election results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The decision of the Senate followed the re-committal of some clauses of the Electoral Act 2010 to the Committee of the […]
Continue ReadingLike the Senate did on Wednesday, Nigeria’s House of Representatives, on Thursday, asked the President, Muhammadu Buhari, to designate bandits, who have dominated the North-West and parts of the North-Central geopolitical zones, and their sponsors as terrorists. Chairman of the House Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson, at the plenary on Thursday, moved a motion of […]
Continue ReadingNigerian senate has asked Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists. Buhari was also asked by the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly to declare known leaders of bandits in the country wanted and track them wherever they are for arrest and prosecution. The lawmakers also appealed to the president to direct the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate has rejected Lauretta Onochie as a national commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Senate, however, confirmed five other nominees, including Muhammad Sani Kallah (Katsina), Kunle Ajayi (Ekiti), Saidu Ahmad (Jigawa), Baba Bila (North-East) and Prof. Abdullahi Zuru (North-West). Their confirmation followed the adoption of the report of Senate committee on […]
Continue ReadingA member of Nigerian House of Representatives from Benue State, Hon. Mark Terseer Gbillah, yesterday alleged that the Senate made 20 illegal insertions in the 2021 Electoral Act under consideration in the National Assembly. He alleged that the insertions were part of a larger scheme to rig the 2023 general election. The Benue lawmaker said […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate, on Wednesday, passed a bill seeking to abolish the dichotomy between the Higher National Diploma certificate and the university degree holders in the country. The piece of legislation, which was sponsored by Senator Ayo Akinyelure, passed the third reading on the floor of the Senate at plenary. Chairman, Senate Committee on tertiary institutions […]
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