Senate

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has been scraped by the Senate. This is following the passage of the controversial Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB).   The Senate had on …

The Nigerian upper legislative house, the Senate has passed the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIG Bill), which promises broad reforms to the nation’s oil and gas industry. The Senate joint …

Following the ostensibly resolved certificate scandal that rocked Kogi West lawmaker Dino Melaye, Nigerians dug into the minimum requirement for the occupation of a seat in the senate. The position …

Senate has barred at least 7 Television Stations in the country from covering its proceedings in the chamber, reducing the number of TV-stations accredited to 5,Daily Post reports.   Those …

The Nigerian Senate has reduced the number of Television stations allowed to cover all its proceedings during plenaries. A Punch Metro report has shown that the Senate, on Thursday, restricted …

During Wednesday’s plenary session at the National Assembly, Abuja, members of the Nigerian Senate, confirmed two of President Buhari’s ministerial nominees. According to the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the Nigerian …

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has blamed his colleagues in the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the emergence of Ike Ekweremadu as deputy senate president despite being a member of the …

The Nigeria Police Force has reportedly returned all the documents and monies recovered from Senator Danjuma Goje, the Senate said. The items were taken from Goje’s Abuja home last week …

Nigeria’s 2017 budget will be ready for President Muhammadu Buhari to sign next week, the Senate has said. The announcement was made by Senate Leader Ahmed Lawan on Thursday, April …

The Senate, on Wednesday, disclosed that the 2017 budget is missing and alleged that the Nigeria Police stole the documents needed to pass the 2017 budget.   The allegations were …