The ₦58.47 trillion Appropriation Bill for 2026 has successfully passed its second reading in the Nigerian Senate. This milestone came after Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele presented the main arguments ...

This followed the adoption of the motion by Sen. Aliyu Sabi (Niger) titled: ”Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and Local Government Finances” at a plenary presided over by Senate President ...

The senate committee on downstream petroleum regulation has commenced the screening of nominees forwarded by President Bola Tinubu for the leadership of Nigeria’s petroleum regulatory agencies.

There was a mild drama on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday following the controversial designation of Nigeria as Country of Particular Concern (CPC) by the United States over alleged genocide ...

Nigeria’s 2025 political calendar will be remembered less for elections and more for moments of rupture, when power was ...

Senator Dino Melaye has threatened to take legal action against the inspector general of Police, Ibrahim Idris. Speaking at plenary on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, Senator Melaye accused the Nigeria ...

From Adesuwa Tsan, AbujaIn 2025, Nigeria’s Senate stood at the intersection of lawmaking, crisis management and political power, navigating a year defined by economic pressure, worsening insecurity ...

The Nigerian Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to send troops to the Republic of Benin to help restore stability following last weekend’s attempted military coup. Senate President ...

President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to screen and confirm Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan and Saidu Mohammed as chief executive officers of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and ...

The Senate has approved a revised ₦43.561 trillion 2024 Appropriation Act and a reworked 2025 budget framework, following the passage of the Appropriation (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bills.

Senate has constituted an ad hoc committee to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the persistent derailments of the country’s rail lines. This followed the adoption of a motion on recent ...