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Senate Approves ₦2.2trn FCT 2026 Budget, Allocates 76% to Capital Projects

BY NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR—The Senate has approved the 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) budget of ₦2.2 trillion, allocating approximately ₦1.7 trillion, representing 76 per...

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Adams Oshiomhole Calls for Revocation of South African Firms’ Licences in Nigeria

BY SUNDAY SAMUEL—orenewed surge of xenophobic violence in South Africa, Senator Adams Oshiomhole has called on Nigeria’s Federal Government to take firm economic...

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Senate Confirms Darma as Minister After Screening

BY OBINNA IBEH —-The Senate on Thursday approved Muttaqha Rabe Darma as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria after he underwent...

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Senate Orders Probe into Fresh COVID-19 Case in Cross River

BY OBINNA IBEH —The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has ordered a thorough inquiry into reports of a new COVID-19 case in Cross River...

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Alleged Missing ₦210trn: SERAP Urges Senate To Publish Names Of Implicated Officials

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio to compel the Public Accounts Committee to publish the...

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JUST-IN: Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill

The Senate, on Tuesday, passed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2026, following a tense and rowdy session marked by heated...

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Senate Adopts Electronic Transmission of Results, Amends Proceedings

The Senate on Tuesday adopted electronic transmission of election results while amending the Votes and Proceedings of its plenary sitting held on Wednesday,...

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Electoral Act: NLC Demands Clarity From Senate on Electronic Transmission of Results

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) ant the weekend expressed concern over the confusion and contradictory narratives emerging from the Senate regarding the amendment...