The Senate is expected to commence plenary to pass the 2024 budget today (Saturday) by 1PM. Recall that the Senate had on Wednesday 21st December 2023 adjourned plenary till Friday 29th December... Read more »
The 2024 budget was raised from N27.5 trillion to N28.7 trillion by the 10th Senate, a total of N1.2 trillion. The Appropriations Committee, chaired by Senator Solomon Adeola, filed a report that... Read more »
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, announced on Wednesday the membership of a 43-man Constitution Review Committee from the red chamber.Akpabio, who announced this after the extended plenary session for the... Read more »
Concerns over insecurity heightened as the Senate addressed the nation’s capital’s vulnerability on Wednesday. Senate President Godswill Akpabio voiced distress, emphasizing the infiltration of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), citing incidents in... Read more »
Senator Ireti Kingibe has announced that the Senate intends to summon Mr. Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to address the FCT committee and outline his strategies for... Read more »
The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, says the National Assembly would pass the 2024 appropriations bill on December 30. Bamidele, also Chairman of the Southern Senators Forum in the ninth... Read more »
The Senate on Thursday, December 21, confirmed the nomination of 11 Justices for appointment as Justices of Supreme Court. This followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary,... Read more »
The Senate has demanded that the Assets Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, be abolished due to dissatisfaction with its management performance. The senators were frustrated that the company incurred a loss of... Read more »
The Senate Committee on Trade and Industry expressed strong disapproval of the purported allocation of N1bn for a foreign trip to Geneva, Switzerland, by the Ministry of Trade and Investment. This condemnation... Read more »
The Senate on Tuesday, December 12, read President Bola Tinubu’s letter seeking the confirmation of the nomination of 19 commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC). The appointees are:1. Emmanuel Eke (Abia)... Read more »