Tag: Senate
Lawyer Faults Senate President, Demands Care Over Punishment for Suicide Survivors
By: Odeh Favour Human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has faulted Senate President Godswill Akpabio over his insistence on jail terms for survivors of suicide attempts. ... Read More
“Sympathies Alone Not Enough” — Akpabio Tasks FG, Security Agencies On Insecurity
By: Odeh Favour The Senate on Tuesday resumed plenary from its annual recess with a firm demand on the Federal Government and security agencies to ... Read More
Facts Over Fiction: Dankwambo, Wunti And Due Process In The Senate
…..Amid sensational claims and media trial, Senator Dankwambo chose facts over headlines By Usman Abdullahi Koli When the National Assembly flagged a N210 trillion figure ... Read More
2027 Senate Presidency Race Reopens as Red Chamber Rescinds Tenure Restriction
The Nigerian Senate has reversed its earlier decision barring first-time senators from contesting for presiding offices, effectively reopening the race for Senate President and Deputy ... Read More
Confrontation between Akpabio, Oshiomhole Over New Rules in Senate
Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo North, clashed on Wednesday just 24 hours after the Senate amended its standing rules to ... Read More
Senate Begins Review as Tinubu Requests $516m External Loan
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking approval to secure a fresh external loan of $516,333,070 to support infrastructure development. The request, addressed ... Read More
Senate Gives Fresh Deadline to NNPCL Over Missing ₦210 Trillion
The Senate has issued a fresh ultimatum to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, directing its management to appear before the Committee on Public Accounts ... Read More