National Assembly Passes Bill To Punish Sexual Offenders In Tertiary Institutions
The National Assembly has passed a bill for the prohibition and punishment of sexual harassment by teachers/lecturers in tertiary institutions. The Senate passed this bill in 2020 but the House…
JUST IN: Senate Passes Peace Corps Bill
A bill seeking to establish the Nigeria Peace Corps has been passed by the Senate. The bill being sponsored by Ali Ndume passed the first reading shortly after the ninth…
BREAKING: Senate Appeals Court Judgement To Nullifying Section 84(12) Of Electoral Act
The Senate has resolved to appeal the judgement of Federal High Court, Umuahia, annulling section 84(12) of the Electoral Act. Read Also Kogi NLC Debunks Claim Of Govt On Payment…
BREAKING: Senate Tackles Court Ruling On Electoral Act Amendment
The Nigeria Senate has challenged a ruling by a Federal High Court in Abuja barring it from re-amending the Electoral Act 2022 recently signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was…
BREAKING: Senate Passes LG Financial Autonomy Bill
Nigeria Senate have passed the Local Government Financial Autonomy Bill. Ninety-two Senators have voted to pass the Local Government Financial Autonomy Bill. Details shortly…..
BREAKING: Aisha Buhari Appears Before Senate As First Nigerian President’s Wife In History
The First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari on Wednesday attended the Senate Chambers to witnesses the plenary session. It was gathered Mrs Buhari’s visit to the Chambers is historical as she…
BREAKING: Senate Passes 2022 Budget
The Senate has passed a 2022 budget of N17.126 trillion against N16.391 trillion naira as presented by the president. The sum of N3.8 trillion is for debt service, N6.9 trillion…
Declare Bandits As Terrorists, Senate Tells Buhari
The Senate has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists. During the plenary on Wednesday, the federal lawmakers also asked President Buhari to declare all the known leaders…
Senate Committee Did Not Propose Creation Of 20 New States- Senate Spokesperson
The Chairman Senate Committee of Media and Public Affairs Ajibola Basiru, has revealed that several bills for the creation of new states had been submitted to the senate committee on…
Dino Reacts To Rejection Of Electronic Vote Transmission
An ex-Nigerian senator Dino Melaye has lambasted the senate for voting against the electronic transmission of votes in the the Electoral reform bill. Dino took to his social media page…
BREAKING: Senate Passes Petroleum Industry Bill
The Nigeria Senate on Thursday, passed the conference report of the National Assembly on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The report as passed pegged contributions to the host communities development…
BREAKING: Senate Approves $8.325bn, Euro 490m External Loans
The Senate has approved $8,325,526,537.00 and Euro 490million as part of the 2018 – 2020 external borrowing (rolling) plan of the Federal Government. Details shortly…
BREAKING: Senate Rejects Onochie As INEC Commissioner
The Senate has rejected the nomination of Ms Lauretta Onochie as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). It was gathered that the Senate also stepped down…
BREAKING: Senate Confirms New Army Chief, Faruk Yahaya
The Nigeria Senate has confirmed the nomination of Major General Farouk Yahaya for appointment as Chief of Army Staff (COAS). It was gathered that the confirmation of Yahaya followed the…