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President Tinubu had last Thursday forwarded a list of 28 ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation.

“The national economic management team – the Ministers of Finance and Budget and National Planning, the Accountant-General of the Federation ...

Katsina nominee, Hannatu Musawa, says her father sold kolanut to send her to school.

The Senate urged the board members of the NEDC to work in accordance with the law of the country and ...

In line with the constitution, Mr Tinubu has until 28 July to forward the list of his ministers to the ...

The Senate noted that since the shoreline protective wall contract was re-awarded, there is no structure to show that the ...

According to FAO, over 25 million Nigerians may face acute hunger at the peak of the lean season, June-August, this ...

"Democracy must survive. We need it to make progress. We have to send the right signal to the rest of ...

Former President Muhammadu Buhari, in May, requested Senate approval to obtain a loan facility of $800m from the World Bank ...

The refusal of the federal government to reach an agreement with ASUU on the payment platform allegedly allows IPPIS officials ...

Mr Sulaiman, a professor, reminded the NILDS management staff of the institute’s strategic work plan (2020-2024), which seeks to strengthen ...

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said the motion was stepped down until relevant ministers have been appointed by President Bola ...

"The national headquarters of the party, the NWC, has not given any such information or communicated about the choice of ...

The Senate also urged the IGP to ensure the training and retraining of police personnel to be civil to citizens.

Fourteen former governors and three former ministers on Tuesday took their seats in the 10th Senate.

Mr Akpabio defeated Mr Yari with 17 votes during the election.

Mr Akpabio has been adopted by the ruling party, APC, as its candidate for the senate president's seat in the ...

"It was easy. I was there with you in the field, and after our defeat, my constituents thought they needed ...

The ninth Senate is currently holding its valedictory session to mark the end of its four-year tenure.

"He (Tinubu) didn’t mention anybody’s name to be voted for. Maybe he is appealing, but I didn’t hear anybody’s name," ...

The senate president said former President Muhammadu Buhari assented to about 112 bills passed in the last four years.

The correspondence is the first from Mr Tinubu to the Senate since he assumed office as Nigeria's president on 29 ...

A review of the proposed legislation passed by the Senate shows it can render the ICPC chair redundant and incapacitate ...

Matthew Urhoghide and Patrick Akinyelure announced their resignations from the PDP through letters addressed separately to the Senate President, Ahmad ...