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Senate has confirmed the nomination of Bernard Doro as a minister after his screening in plenary on Thursday. President Bola Tinubu had last week sent his name to the Senate in accordance with the provision of Section 14 (2) of the 1999 Construction as amended. With his confirmation, Doro will now fill the vacant position of Minister of Humanitarian Affairs previously occupied by the current Chairman of the All Progressives […]
The Senate has adjourned plenary to the 23rd of September to mark the end of a legislative year and has directed all committees to work on pending reports to enable lawmakers act on them when they resume. The adjournment was announced on Thursday by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, after an executive session that lasted for over an hour. Senator Akpabio charged all ad hoc and […]
In a major political development at the National Assembly, four Senators previously elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have formally joined the ruling All Progressives Congress. The announcement was made during plenary in Abuja by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, who read separate letters from each of the lawmakers. The Senators cited unresolved internal crises and what they described as irreconcilable differences within the PDP […]
The Nigerian Senate has removed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations. President of Senate,Godswill Akpabio, who announced the change during the plenary, in Abuja, said the Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations would be chaired by Senator Aniekan Bassey. The committee oversees diaspora affairs and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), including policies on diaspora engagement, remittances, collaboration with government agencies, and budget […]
The Senate has passed the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (Domestication and Enforcement) Bill, 2025, for third reading. The Kampala Convention, adopted by the African Union (AU) in 2009, is a regional treaty aimed at protecting and assisting internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Africa. The convention establishes a framework for preventing displacement, providing assistance to those displaced, and finding durable solutions for their […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed the power of the Senate to discipline any member for unethical conduct. Justice Binta Nyako, in a judgment on Friday, held that under the Senate Rules, the Senate President is empowered to allocate seats for members and such a member is only allowed to speak from the seat allocated to him or her. Justice Nyako found that since Natasha was not speaking […]
The Senate has mandated Committees on Local Content and Public Procurement to ensure level playing ground for local contractors in the contract bidding process. It urged the committees to laise with the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), and other agencies to amend the Procurement and Local Content Acts to give local contractors a fair chance to contribute to the nation's economic growth This followed the adoption of a motion during […]
The House of Representatives has resolved to halt further consideration of bills originating from the Senate, citing persistent delays and lack of reciprocity from the upper chamber in processing House-passed legislation. The lawmakers accused the Senate of deliberately stalling the legislative process by failing to act on more than 140 bills passed by the House including several sponsored by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen. The decision was reignited by Minority Leader Kingsley […]
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Chairmen and Board members of four Rivers agencies presented for confirmation by President Bola Tinubu. Their confirmation followed the presentation of the report of screening of the nominees by the Committee on Emergency Rule in Rivers at plenary on Wednesday. The report was presented by Chairman of the committee, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele during plenary in Abuja. Earlier, while presenting report of the committee's […]
