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Additional 12 commissioners are still being screened, the Senate said Thursday.

The bill will go to the House of Reps for concurrence before seeking presidential assent.

The bill was passed on Thursday by the Senate.

The property belonging to the deputy senate president was raided at about 8a.m. Friday.

The bill, which has spent years in the National Assembly, will go to the House for concurrence before seeking presidential ...

The Nigerian Senate passed the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act in late 2013‎.

Lawmakers accused the presidency of illegality by its action.

“Once we get corruption right, development is imminent.”

The National Assembly increased its budget by N10 billion.

The lawmakers on Thursday provided details of the budget after much public pressure.

The National Assembly says its budget has been opened after years of secrecy.

The lawmakers said Nigerians unjustly apportion more blame to lawmakers for corrupt practices.

With his defection, APC has 66 members,

The report was laid nearly five months after President Buhari presented the budget proposal.

A senator questions Mr. Buhari's decision not to name Mr. Osinbajo "acting president'.

National Assembly’s budget details, which totaled N154 billion in 2010, have been known only to its leadership.

The Nigerian Peace Corps bill also suffered set back in the Senate.

Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, had hinted that the project had been cancelled.

Mr. Ekweremadu alleged that the cabal and the EFCC were working in cahoot to raid his Enugu house‎.

“The university has at the moment graduated four sets with LL. B degrees.”

A committee has two weeks to submit its report on the bill.

The setback, Tuesday, followed the presentation of the committee on the bill.

Mr. Saraki has reneged on several such promises in the past.

The Senate committee pledged to provide the requested documents.

"Although he was calm at the screening, he looked frail and tired,” a Senate committee had said of the retired ...