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Chamber renovation: Senate adjourns till May 7
The Senate on Tuesday adjourned plenary till May 7 to facilitate further refurbishment of its chamber. Following the Easter and Sallah breaks, the Red Chamber reconvened on Tuesday but encountered ope...
1st May 2024
Drama as outage disrupts power minister's speech at N’Assembly
Drama played out on Monday when power supply was seized as the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, was speaking at the National Assembly. Adelabu was fielding questions from senators at the investigat...
30th April 2024
Senators jostle over seats in newly renovated chamber
A rowdy session marred the resumption of the Senate to plenary on Tuesday as senators fought over the seats. The plenary had started around 11 am and immediately after the procession, the Senate Presi...
30th April 2024
No backdoor arrangement to reinstate Ningi – Senate
The Senate has said that there was no backdoor arrangement to reinstate the suspended lawmaker, Abdul Ningi ( Bauchi Central). This was made known on Monday by the Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu ...
30th April 2024
FG requires $10bn yearly, to revive power sector - Minister
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government requires 10 billion dollars annually in the next ten years to revive the nation’s power sector and end the liquidity challe...
29th April 2024
I spend N1m on electricity, diesel monthly - Osun Senator
The Senator representing Osun Central, Olubiyi Fadeyi, has lamented that he spends the sum of one million naira each on both power and purchase of diesel monthly. Fadeyi made this known at the investi...
29th April 2024
Senate begins investigative hearing on electricity tariff hike
The Senate has commenced an investigative hearing on the increase in the electricity tariff in 11 states in Nigeria. At the ongoing meeting at the Senate wing National Assembly on Monday, the Red Cham...
29th April 2024
Senate expresses worry of fresh naira fall
The Senate through its Committee on Finance, has called for concerted efforts by all relevant stakeholders to rescue and sustain the stability of the naira. The naira persisted in its decline against ...
28th April 2024
Senate working with Reps on constitution review – Committee
The Senate Committee on Constitution Review has given reason for not having so many activities including media presence since its inauguration. The Tenth Senate on February 14, constituted a 45-member...
28th April 2024
Constitution amendment: Senator Barau harps on collaboration with stakeholders
The Deputy Senate President and Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Review of the Constitution, Senator Jibrin Barau, has called for robust collaboration among all stakeholders to drive the ongoin...
27th April 2024
See Yahaya Bello's case to the end, Kogi senator urges EFCC
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to see the case involving the immediate past gov...
26th April 2024
Senate panel seeks extension of N30tn loans probe
The Senate panel probing the N30tn Ways and Means loans secured from the Godwin Emefiele-led Central Bank of Nigeria by the Federal Government has said it will seek an extension of the time allotted f...
26th April 2024
Former Senate spokesperson, Ayogu Eze dies at 66
A former Senate spokesperson, Ayogu Eze has died at the age of 66. Eze, who represented the Enugu North Senatorial District between 2007 and 2015, passed away on Thursday in an Abuja hospital after su...
25th April 2024
FG summons Abuja school management over reports of bullying
The Federal Government has summoned the management of Lead British International School, Abuja over allegations of bullying in the school. This was made known by the Minister of State for Education, D...
23rd April 2024
Retract offensive remarks against northern elders, Marafa tells Matawalle
A former lawmaker, Senator Kabiru Marafa, has asked the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to retract his offensive remarks to the Northern Elders Forum and extend an apology to the elder...
22nd April 2024
Damagum's survival not victory or defeat for Atiku, Wike - Moro
The lawmaker representing Benue South Senatorial District, Senator Abba Moro, has said the survival of Umar Damagum as the Peoples Democratic Party acting National Chairman was not a matter of victory...
21st April 2024
Tinubu holds Northern elders in high esteem, Marafa replies Mattawale
A former lawmaker who represented Zamfara Central senatorial district in the Seventh and the Eight Senate, Kabiru Marafa, has countered the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, stating that...
21st April 2024
Nigerian chess master, Onakoya, an inspiration to youths -Lagos senator
The lawmaker representing the Lagos East Senatorial District, Tokunbo Abiru, has extended his commendations to 29-year-old chess master and coach, Tunde Onakoya, for his recent global accomplishment. ...
21st April 2024
70% of schools lack security, vulnerable to kidnappings – Safe School Commander
The National Safe School Response Coordination Centre Commander, Hameed Abodunrin, has lamented the lack of security officers, perimeter fences, and any other security measures to safeguard schools ac...
21st April 2024
Power tariff: Senate plans meeting with minister, others
The Senate has said it will meet with the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and other stakeholders over the recent hike in electricity tariff across the country on May 2, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. ...
20th April 2024
N’Assembly shifts resumption over renovation
THE National Assembly has, again, postponed the resumption of plenary till April 30, to allow for the full renovation of both main chambers. The Senate and the House of Representatives had earlier shi...
19th April 2024
Again, N’Assembly shifts resumption to April 30
The National Assembly has again postponed the resumption of plenary to April 30, to allow for the full renovation of both main chambers. The Senate and House of Representatives had shifted resumption ...
18th April 2024
Weed out corrupt officers, Akpabio urges IG Egbetokun
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has called on the Police, particularly the Inspector General, Kayode Egbetokun, to weed out bad officers from the force. This was as he pledged the full coopera...
16th April 2024
Senate probes NNPCL, NIMASA, 772 others
The Senate is probing the financial records of 774 federal agencies including the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, based on ...
13th April 2024
Only Senate can reverse Ningi’s suspension – Spokesperson
The spokesperson for the Senate, Yemi Adaramodu, has said that only the Upper Legislative body has the right to decide on the suspension of one of its members, Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi Central). Ningi...
7th April 2024
Electricity tariff hike unfair, says Ndume
The Chief Whip of the Senate and senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has rejected the recent hike in electricity tariff. He described the timing as wrong, maintaining that Nigerians are yet t...
6th April 2024
Senate postpones resumption till April 23
The Senate has postponed the resumption of plenary sessions originally slated for Tuesday, April 16, to Tuesday, April 23, 2024. This adjustment, our correspondent learnt, was said to be necessary to ...
6th April 2024
Natasha seeks IG’s intervention in Kogi attacks
The senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has condemned the recent violent attacks in the Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State, where at least 19 people were killed. She cal...
6th April 2024
Barau emerges ECOWAS parliament's acting Speaker
The Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, has emerged as the acting Speaker of the Sixth Legislature of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States. Barau, who is the leader of th...
4th April 2024
Electricity tariff: Senate won't abandon Nigerians, says spokesperson
The spokesperson for the Senate, Yemi Adaramodu, has said that the Senate would not abandon Nigerians to their fate over the recent hike in electricity tariff. He also noted that the Red Chamber, upon...
4th April 2024
Religion can't divide Nigerians, says Akpabio
The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has declared that religion is incapable of dividing Nigeria as a nation. Akpabio made the declaration on Monday evening when he had Iftar (breaking of f...
2nd April 2024