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The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has lost his senatorial bid to Titus Zam, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate. Ortom who is rounding off his second term as governor is the Peoples Democratic Party…
The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi has been declared the senator-elect for Ebonyi South Senatorial District. Umahi, who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, scored a total of 28,378 votes to defeat…
The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade has lost his senatorial bid to Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ayade who is rounding up his second term as governor was in the Senate from 2011 to…
The Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has lost his senatorial bid to the Labour Party (LP) candidate Okechukwu Ezea. Ugwuanyi, who is rounding off his second term as governor, is the Peoples Democratic Party…
Abdulaziz Yar’adua, a younger brother of the late President Umaru Yar’adua, has been declared the winner of the Katsina Central Senatorial District election. Yar’adua is a retired lieutenant colonel in the Nigerian…
Godswill Akpabio, former minister of Niger Delta affairs, has been declared the winner of the Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the Minister winner…
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of a former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, for appointment as chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). The confirmation followed the consideration of…
The President, Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the name of former Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase (Rtd) to the Senate for confirmation as the new Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). Buhari’s…
The Senate has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the deadline for the withdrawal of old naira notes from circulation. The CBN was encouraged by the Senate to extend the deadline to June. CBN had on Oct.…
The Senate has suspended President Mohammadu's plea to approve N23.7 trillion spent without the approval of the national assembly. The decision was taken after a rowdy session on Wednesday by lawmakers who opposed the…
The Senate is currently in a rowdy session over the request by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, to approve the N23.7 trillion spent by the federal government without approval by the National assembly. At the plenary on…
The Nigerian Senate has passed the N819 billion supplementary budget for the 2022 fiscal year. This development is coming after the senate extended the implementation of the 2022 budget till March 31, 2023. The…
The Nigerian Senate has approved the nomination of Mrs Aishat Ndanusa Ahmad, and Mr Edward Lametek Adamu as deputy governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Upper Chamber reappointed Mrs Aishat Ndanusa Ahmad,…
The Senate has threatened to withhold the 2023 Capital Budget of some Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, until they answer the queries raised against them by the Auditor General for the Federation. The…
The President, Mohammadu Buhari, wrote to the Senate seeking the screening and subsequent confirmation of Aishah Ahmed and Edward Adamu as deputy governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). President Buhari’s…
The Abuja court of appeal has affirmed Bashir Machina as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Yobe north senatorial district. There has been a controversy over the senatorial ticket of the APC in…
The Nigerian Senate has commenced an investigation of alleged job racketeering rocking the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Senate through its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions called…
The Senate has summoned the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, to explain an allocation of N206 billion inserted into the 2023 budget of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.…
The Senate has resolved to provide legislative support for the policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign the naira notes. The resolution of the upper Chamber followed a motion on the policy by the Chairman…
A federal high court in Damaturu, Yobe State, has declared Bashir Machina as the All Progressives Congress, APC senatorial candidate for Yobe North in the 2023 National Assembly election. The court ordered the…
