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The Senate leader said the panel will revisit 16 pending alteration bills not considered by the previous session.

“We are assuring you that the Senators will work hard to give Ekiti favourable attention in terms of project allotments ...

Anambra South senator, Ifeanyi Ubah, died in London on Saturday at 52.

The tenure of the current IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, may be affected by the new law if assented to by President ...

If the bill is enacted, the commission will take over the functions of the 36 states' independent electoral commissions.

“I maintain that the police have not been set up properly to succeed in this nation. Effective policing in Nigeria ...

The Senate also adopted 115 resolutions since its inauguration on 13 June.

The bill seeks to revert to the old anthem, which was adopted at independence in 1960.

Mr Bamidele said Nigeria, as one of the world’s fastest growing nations in terms of population, could not continue operating ...

In March, President Bola Tinubu wrote to the Senate requesting it to consider an executive bill seeking the review of ...

Mr Ningi is one of the political heavyweights in Bauchi State who went to the National Assembly in 1999.

The Senate hurriedly passed the controversial bill to extend the service of the National Assembly staffers from 60 to 65 ...

President Tinubu in a letter dated 30 January, asked the Senate to approve the disengagement of Babatunde Irukera as CEO ...

The closed-door session is being held primarily because of the worsening security situation in the country.

The Senate leader also asked Nigerians not to be deterred by what is going on around them but should keep ...

The 9th Senate had in March 2022, rejected the bill on diaspora voting.

The new Auditor General, during screening, decried the poor allocation of funds to the agency.

Mr Ndume had complained that the legislative proceedings in the upper chamber since the commencement of the 10th Senate, have ...

The Senate also amended its rules to create standing committees.

Soon after they arrived, Messrs Akpabi and Bamidele went into the chamber where the senators are still holding a closed-door ...

Mr Tinubu praised the senate leader for his loyalty and dedication to progressive politics and years of promoting the welfare ...

Mr Bamidele also said with the leadership of the Senate in place, it will soon screen the service chiefs appointed ...

The Senate president said the newly appointed principal officers were consensus candidates of the ruling APC.

While some of the lawmakers who will be inaugurated today have been at the National Assembly since the restoration of ...

For most of 2022, the attention of senators was divided and mostly focused on party activities