Senate Showdown: Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Clashes with Leadership Over Seat Reassignment
Esther Salifu Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central under the Peoples Democratic Party, sparked a controversy in the Senate on…
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Appropriation Bill: Senate to Suspend Plenary for Two Weeks
The Senate yesterday said it would suspend plenary for two weeks immediately the National Assembly resumes from its current yuletide…
Senate Passes 2025-27 MTEF-FSP, Probes NNPCL Over N11.54tn Subsidy Funds, Unremitted Taxes
The Senate yesterday passed the 2025-2027 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). The essence of MTEF-FSP is…
Senate Wades into FG’s N1.6 Trillion Debt to Egbin, Industry’s FX Crunch, Gas Supply Constraints, Others
As part of its ongoing review of the performance of privatised government assets, including power companies, the Senate yesterday promised…
Senate: Tinubu’s Lifeline to Dangote Refinery on Crude Supply by NNPC Will Strengthen Naira
The Senate yesterday expressed confidence that the lifeline offered to the Dangote Refinery for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited…
As Senate Moves to End Economic Sabotage in Oil and Gas Sector…
The Senate, at a World News Conference last week announced a massive and comprehensive investigation into the alleged economic sabotage…
Senate Seeks Inclusion of Domestic Servants in New National Minimum Wage Scheme
The Senate, yesterday, demanded the inclusion of domestic servants in the proposed N70,000 National Minimum Wage Scheme. The red chamber…
Mumuni Backs Senate on LG Electoral Commission
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ambassador Abayomi Nurain Mumuni, has declared that establishment of local government electoral…
Local Content: Senate Panel Asks BoI to Explain Utilisation of $300m
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local Content, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has asked the management of the Bank of Industry (BoI) to…
Address Food Crisis to Avoid Nigerians’ Anger, Senate Urges FG
The Senate yesterday, asked the federal government to immediately address the issue of food insecurity in the country in order…