the Nigerian Senate

The Senate has launched a high-profile investigative hearing into the persistent non-compliance of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) with the Federal Character Principle. The investigative hearing according to Chairman Senate…

The insecurity in the country, tax reform bills and the state of emergency in Rivers State, will top the agenda as the Senate resumes plenary tomorrow,  Tuesday 6th May, 2025. In a statement issued and personally signed by the Leader of…

The Senate is currently in an executive session,  a precursor to the much anticipated debate on the declaration of state of Emergency on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. The Senate on Wednesday shifted debate on on the…

The Senate has stepped down the appointment of Dr. Nnanna Uzor Kalu as a member of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC). The suspension of the nomination of Dr. Uzor Kalu follows the adoption of the report of the…

The Nigerian Senate has inaugurated a nine-member ad-hoc committee to investigate claims of illegal annexation of Nigerian territory by neighboring Cameroon. The probe follows a motion sponsored by Senator Aniekan Bassey, who…

The Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate,  Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi has revealed that the Senate in planning to consolidate elections in Nigeria to drive down the cost of conducting elections in the country. Senator Nwebonyi made the…

Overwhelming support was given to the Bill seeking to amend the Raw Materials Research and Development Council ( RMRDC) Act 2022 by stakeholders in Abuja on Wednesday during a public hearing organised by the Senate Committee on…

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Capital Market, Senator Osita Izunaso, has announced that the National Assembly has transmitted the Investments and Securities Bill 2024 to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for assent. …

The Senate Thursday urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to include North East in the Super Highway projects just as it commended President Bola Tinubu for the N4.2trilion coastal roads projects. Senate 's call for…

The new Chairman of Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations,  Senator Natasha Akpoti- Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi) has said that the Senate will work out ways to discourage the ever-rising tide of emigration among Nigerians.…