The Nigerian Senate has resolved to take quick measures to avert a looming strike in Nigerian universities. The lawmakers on Tuesday resolved that the leadership of the Senate engage the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU). Both groups are threatening to go on…

The United States has advised its citizens in Nigeria to avoid large crowds and demonstrations in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, and Lagos, its commercial nerve centre. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria issued the alert on Friday ahead of ‘expected’ protest by members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN). “The U.S.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the confirmation of Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria. Mr Buhari’s request was contained in a letter read at the start of Senate plenary on Thursday. Mr Muhammad was first appointed in January after the president controversially suspended Chief Justice Walter…

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) has denied being responsible for the face-off that led to the hospitalisation of two police officers at the National Assembly on Tuesday. In a statement signed by Abdullahi Musa, a leader of the group’s Academic Forum, IMN said the injured officers were attacked by…

Nigerian senators have expressed worry over the recent pipeline explosion in Ijegun, Lagos State. The lawmakers tasked one of the Senate ad-hoc committees to investigate the incident. The explosion which claimed many lives occurred on July 4 in Ijegun, Igando/Ikotun Local Council Development Area, Lagos State. In a motion on…

Some senators on Wednesday advocated for the protection of Nigerian airlines from what they described as unfair competition from their foreign counterparts. As one of the measures to surmount this challenge, the lawmakers directed foreign airlines to provide statistics of Nigerians in their employment. The subject was brought to the…

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has hinted of the Senate receiving the executive’s ministerial nominees list this week. President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn-in for a second term on May 29 after winning re-election in February. However, he is yet to constitute his cabinet about one and a half months after. The…

Two people were allegedly killed while two police officers were shot on Tuesday during a protest by Shiite members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN). The protest was held at the entrance of the National Assembly in Abuja. The police said the two officers, who were on guard duty,…

The police on Tuesday said two of its officers were shot by suspected members of the Shiite Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN). PREMIUM TIMES reported how the protest by the Shiites at the National Assembly turned violent. Witnesses had said at least two of the police officers guarding the assembly complex were…

The Senate will continue its investigation into the assault case of a senator, Elisha Abbo, despite court proceedings, Chairman Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Media, Adedayo Adeyeye, has said. Mr Adeyeye said this while answering questions in a press briefing on Tuesday. PREMIUM TIMES last week exclusively published a video of…

Suspected members of the Shiite group, IMN, have shot some police officers on duty at the National Assembly. The incident created pandemonium within and around the assembly complex. A PREMIUM TIMES reporter watched as one of the police officers was rushed to the National Assembly clinic around 1.55p.m. Some witnesses…

The Nigerian Senate has urged the federal government to ban the production, importation and circulation of Sniper insecticide in the country. This is part of the resolutions the lawmakers adopted on Tuesday. The resolutions follow a motion by Theodore Orji (Abia-PDP) on the rising cases of suicide in Nigeria. Mr…

Suspected members of the Shiite group, IMN, have shot some police officers on duty at the National Assembly. The incident created pandemonium within and around the assembly complex. A PREMIUM TIMES reporter watched as one of the police officers was rushed to the National Assembly clinic around 1.55p.m. Some witnesses…

Imo West Senator, Rochas Okorocha, has called for the creation of Federal Ministry of Happiness to curtail the rising rate of suicide in Nigeria. Speaking on a motion on the subject on Tuesday, Mr Okorocha said every case of suicide could be traced to unhappiness among the people. This, he…

Olu Onemola, who was appointed Special Assistant on New Media by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has rejected the appointment. He announced his decision in a statement on Sunday. Mr Onemola's appointment was announced in a letter from the Senate President to the Clerk to the National Assembly on Monday.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Bill aimed at giving Nigerian leverage to collaborate with other nations on criminal issues. The bill, now law, comes into effect from June 20, 2019. Mr Buhari’s assent was announced in a statement by Ita Enang, the president’s…

Following a court order, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Wednesday presented a certificate of return to Mohammed Musa as the senator representing Niger-east. The presentation follows a judgement delivered by the Supreme Court last week. The commission announced the presentation via its Twitter handle with accompanying pictures. "Presentation of…

Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has appointed a Chief of Staff and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. Mr Lawan approved the appointments of Babagana Muhammad Aji and Festus Adedayo as his Chief of Staff and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity respectively. The appointments were announced in a statement signed…

Former Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, has denied making a statement on the existence of a server during his time as head of the commission. Mr Jega, in a circulated comment, was quoted as saying the INEC server existed and is ‘functional', even in his own…

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has dissociated himself from a statement calling for power shift to Nigeria’s South-west in 2023. The statement credited to Mr Lawan advocated for a power-shift to the Yoruba-dominated region in honour of widely acclaimed winner of 1993 presidential elections, late Moshood Abiola. Mr Lawan was said…

The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) is set to prosecute the Managing Director, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company Limited (NBET), Marilyn Amobi, and others for violation of the procurement act. The commission said Mrs Amobi, like other indicted persons, violated the country’s procurement Act, 2007 and ICPC Act, 2000. The…

Nigeria’s immediate past Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has come under online attacks after being accused of taking ownership of a Twitter handle belonging to his former office. The account @SPNigeria, verified by Twitter, was created in June 2015. It was created for the purpose of information dissemination from the office.…

The Nigerian Senate has adjourned its plenary till July 2. The adjournment follows a motion moved by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, on Thursday. Shortly before the adjournment, the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, announced a 12-member committee to handle house-keeping issues for the lawmakers. “The Senate will set up…

Imo West Senator, Rochas Okorocha, has cautioned his kinsmen against the misconception of the term 'Igbo presidency.' Mr Okorocha, while addressing journalists after being sworn in as Senator on Thursday, said such an agenda could not have existed as it was impossible to hand over power to a region without…

The majority of Nigerian senators Thursday voted against a motion to debate President Muhammadu Buhari's Democracy Day speech in plenary. The motion to scrutinise the speech was moved by Istifanus Gyang (Plateau-PDP). Coming under Order 52 of the Senate standing order, Mr Gyang asked his colleagues, through the Senate President,…