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The Senate leader, who is also the Deputy Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, said the 10th National Assembly could ...

“My own brothers were kidnapped in 2019, and these criminals were demanding at the time about N300 million. And I ...

On Thursday, the Senate passed the State Police Bill for second reading and referred it to its Committee on Constitution ...

The bill seeks to devolve policing powers to subnational governments to strengthen Nigeria’s internal security architecture.

The upper chamber held that the power to authorise such a threat rests solely with the presiding officer of the ...

The Senate leader said the period was not a pleasant one for the Senate leadership and the institution as a ...

“They had been in a series of meetings with the office of Attorney-General, with the chief of staff, the president, ...

The trio emerged winners of the APC senatorial primaries conducted across the three senatorial districts of the state on Monday.

Opeyemi Bamidele secured his return ticket to the Senate for the third consecutive term through affirmation on Monday.

With the re-amendment, the first assignment of senators-elect on inauguration day will be the election of the senate president and ...

The budget proposal seeks to authorise spending of about N2.201 trillion by the FCT from 1 January to 31 December ...

“As a party of conviction and vision, we have already set a target ahead of the 2027 elections. We have ...

With the new provision, the presidential and National Assembly elections may now be conducted earlier than February 2027.

The debate on the general principles of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill was initially scheduled for consideration on Wednesday, but ...

“The review of the 1999 Constitution is already at an advanced stage. We are poised to transmit all the proposals ...

The president's economic team is expected to provide explanations to the proposed repeal and re-enactment of the 2024 Appropriation Act, ...

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, nominated ChrostophMusa to replace Mohammed Abubakar, who resigned from the position on Monday.

President Bola Tinubu had on Tuesday nominated Christopher Musa, a retired general and former chief of defence staff, to replace ...

Mr Bamidele described the proposal as an abdication of constitutional duties, emphasising that lawmakers are part of the government and ...

The bill was stepped down following confusion that arose among senators over how to determine when an abortion is unlawful, ...

The decision to step the bill down followed concerns raised by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who faulted the lack of ...

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, wrote to the Senate seeking the confirmation of Mr Amupitan’s appointment as INEC chairperson, in ...

President Tinubu praised Chief (Mrs) Victoria Abiodun as a good Christian whose life would continue to inspire her family and ...

The Senate Leader said the Committee on Constitution Review is already finalising the amendment process before presenting it to the ...

The senators also observed a one-minute silence in honour of the late business icon.