Akpabio Declares Three Senate Seats Vacant After Lawmakers’ Deaths
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday declared three senatorial seats vacant following the deaths of members of...
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Tinubu Seeks Senate Approval for $6bn External Loans
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Nigerian Senate to approve external loans totaling $6 billion to support government financing...
Akpabio Urges Nigerians to Hold Lawmakers Accountable as Senate Resumes Plenary
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has urged Nigerians to hold their elected representatives accountable and actively engage lawmakers on...
Rivers Senator Ipalibo Banigo Defects from PDP to APC
Senator Ipalibo Banigo, representing Rivers West Senatorial District, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All...
Tinubu Nominates Taiwo Oyedele as Finance Minister of State, Magnus Abe for NUPRC Chair
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday asked the Senate to screen and confirm Mr. Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for...
Abaribe: Senate Never Rejected Electronic Transmission of Election Results
The Senate Minority Caucus has clarified that the Senate did not reject the electronic transmission of election results before passing...
Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill, Retains Existing Provision on E-Transmission of Results
The Senate has passed the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Reenactment) Amendment Bill 2026 following its third reading but rejected...
Senate seeks coordinated emergency response for snakebites after Ifunanya’s death
The Senate on Tuesday urged state governments and the Federal Capital Territory Administration to establish coordinated emergency referral and response...
Electoral Act Amendment Bill Stalls as Senate Deliberations End Inconclusive
The passage of the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2026 remained inconclusive on Tuesday as the Senate failed...
Senate Receives Petition Seeking Probe Into Death of 13-Year-Old Ochanya Ogbanje
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has presented a petition before the Senate, calling for an urgent and thorough investigation...