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Senate President Bukola Saraki on Thursday indicated plans to reshuffle the 68 Senate standing Committees. Saraki disclosed the intention during plenary session. He was responding to observation by Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, who picked holes in the composition of the standing...

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the National Assembly are currently after the Acting Chairman of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu. While the Nigerian Senate wants the Presidency to relinquish Mr. Magu off his position, the governors said Mr. Magu is moving...

The President of the Senate Dr Bukola Saraki on Wednesday warned some senators to stop making noise during plenary to avoid being walked out of the chamber. Dr. Saraki asked senators to go to the coffee room if they would not obey the rules of the chamber and keep quiet. Saraki’s threat...

Senate President Bukola Saraki has administered the oath of office on Shuaibu Lau, the newest senator in the country. The Supreme Court had ordered the Senator representing Taraba North Senatorial District, Sani Abubakar Danladi of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to vacate the seat...

Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi west senatorial district on Tuesday informed the Nigerian Senate about those sponsoring his recall move. He said the recall process was instituted by the Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi led state government. The embattled Senator urged the Senate not to...

Nigerian Senate on Tuesday called for the suspension of consideration and confirmation of appointments by President Muhammadu Buhari over a comment credited to Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, that executive appointments did not require legislative approval based on Section 171 of the...

Nigerian Senate, will today, resume plenary after 3 weeks recess. Upon resumption, the Senate will likely focus on these key issues: 1. Health status of President Muhammadu Buhari, who has been on a medical vacation in London, the United Kingdom since May 7, 2017; 2. Consideration of a $6...

Outspoken, controversial Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye is in the process of being ejected from the parliament. His constituents have already submitted petitions of recall to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). They want Melaye out because of his continuous embarrassment and...

Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial district, Shehu Sani, has listed 10 factors he said were working against the unity and progress of Nigeria. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Loans and Local debts, posted this on his Facebook page. The lawmaker listed the factors as...

The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), on Thursday, presented three draft bills to the Senate, aimed at enhancing the operations of the capital market and reposition it as a dependable catalyst for economic recovery. The Director General of SEC, Mounir Gwarzo, said the bills were in...

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo may be in next round of trouble with the National Assembly leadership over his 2017 budget remark. The Senate and House of Representatives on Thirsday hit at Prof. Osinbajo, declaring that the parliament won’t cede its constitutional powers to the Executive...

Forget the catch-phrase: “Not-to-Young-To-Rule”, Political positions in Nigeria are rarely occupied by young people. Perhaps not yet – would we have a case of 39-year old Emmanuel Macron, who recently got elected as the new president of France, the youngest person to lead the country. One of the...

Nigerian Senate on Thursday embarked on two weeks break from the official legislative duties. The legislative arm adjourned plenary to Tuesday, 4th July, 2017. Details soon...

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has described as “victory for democracy”, the discharge and acquittal of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, by the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Reacting to the Tribunal’s verdict on Wednesday, Ekweremadu said it did not come to...

The federal government has said that steps were already on to get copies of the ruling, discharging Bukola Saraki from the false asset accusation trial. The prosecution counsel, Pious Kehinde, after the ruling said the federal government will study the ruling and determine the next course of...

Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Senate, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to declare a state of emergency in Kogi State, following an alleged assassination attempt on his life. Melaye made the call on the floor of the Senate, on Tuesday, when he...

Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said the executive would continue to engage the legislature in line with democratic principles to ensure that Nigerians enjoyed dividends of democracy. He stated this at the House of Representatives activity to mark second anniversary celebration of the...

The Nigerian eight senate has passed 96 Bills and 72 petitions from its inauguration in 2015 to June, 2017. Senate President, Bukola Saraki made this known at a special session to mark the second anniversary of the 8th Senate in Abuja on Friday. Saraki said that the passage of the bills and...

Nigerian Senate on Thursday stepped down consideration of the report on the National Roads Fund Establishment Bill asking the Committee on Works to make “further consultations” on it. Most of the lawmakers, who spoke on the recommendations, particularly the N5 levy on petroleum products...

The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill to protect whistleblowers. The bill, titled Witness Protection Programme (Establishment etc), SB 157, was passed today following a report submitted by the committee on human rights, legal matters and judiciary chaired by David Umaru (APC-Niger). The Bill...