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President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm Abike Dabiri-Erewa as chair of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) for a second term in office. The president’s request was contained in a letter read…
The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, says he accepts a court verdict declaring Bashir Machina as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Yobe north senatorial district. He said he would not appeal the judgement…
Some lawmakers walked out of the chamber during Wednesday's proceedings after the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, shut down a motion on insecurity. The Minority senate leader, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Philip…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday asked the Senate to confirm the nomination of Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf for appointment as the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Senate President Ahmad Lawan read…
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, seeking an amendment to the recently signed Petroleum Industry Act, PIA. In the letter, President Buhari wants an amendment to the new Act to allow for the removal…
President Muhammadu Buhari, Ahmad Lawan, and Babajide Sanwo-Olu have sent out their congratulatory messages to Dr. Akinwumi Adesina on his re-election as the President of African Development Bank Group (AfDB). President…
The Senate on Tuesday has demanded that the Federal Government consider a comprehensive review of the power privatization policy with a view to reversing the current arrangement. The red chamber said Nigerians would not…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is set to meet with the leadership of the National Assembly today as part of its stand against the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) while…
President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, on Monday, paid a visit to Senator Ike Ekweremadu in his Abuja residence. The visit comes after the Senator returned to the country from Germany, barely 48 hours after the…
Senators of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and their Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterparts clashed on Wednesday over the Federal Government’s social intervention programme. The atmosphere became tensed when…
The plenary session of the senate on Wednesday witnessed a clash between senators under the aegis of the PDP and APC over the Akwa Ibom APC primaries. Senator Bassey Akpan (PDP, Akwa Ibom North-East) had raised a point…
Members of the senate are divided over the probe into the alleged illegal subsidy payment on Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi…
Some senators of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had an emergency meeting last night over plans to impeach the Senate President Bukola Saraki, Daily Trust reports. The senators, it was gathered, met at a location in…
