Ministers Square Up to Senators at 2026 Budget Defence Sessions
What should have been a week of sterile fiscal arithmetic inside the Nigerian Senate instead unfolded like a political drama.…
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Senate Grills AGF Over N28trn Revenue, Zero Capital Votes, Unpaid Contracts
The Senate on Thursday launched a blistering attack on the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Dr. Shamsedeen Ogunjimi, over zero…
Senate May Vote Realtime Electronic Result Transmission, Debates Committee Report Today
Senate may take a decisive step towards tightening Nigeria’s electoral process ahead of the 2027 general election, with realtime electronic…
Senators’ Yuletide Gifts Ignite National Debate on Governance
As Christmas lights flickered across towns and villages in late 2025, another familiar ritual unfolded across Nigeria’s senatorial districts. Trucks…
Procedure and Personalities Power Game at Senate’s Ambassadorial Screening Drama
What unfolded in one of the Committee rooms of the National Assembly last week was not merely a procedural disagreement;…
Senate Extends Death Penalty to Kidnapers, Their Financiers, Informants
Senate, yesterday, advanced amendments to the 2022 Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, approving provisions that extend the death penalty to…
As Senate Frontally Confronts Nigeria’s Security Failures…
The Red Chamber last week finally reached its breaking point. What began as another sombre review of a tragic attack…
When Senate Balances Transparency and Security in Screening Service Chiefs
Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, led the Chief of Defence Staff nominee, Lieutenant General…
New Service Chiefs Get Senate Confirmation, Vow Reforms to Tackle Insecurity, Boost Troops’ Welfare
Senate yesterday confirmed the appointment of Nigeria’s newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and other service chiefs after a…
Senate Passes Bill Prescribing Life Imprisonment for Defilement of Minors.
Yemi Obafemi As part of efforts to strengthen child protection laws and eliminate gender discrimination in the prosecution of sexual…