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The lawmakers said billions of naira in foreign aid are channeled to NGOs operating in Nigeria without adequate scrutiny of ...

The Senate stepped down the bill following concerns that the functions of the proposed Coast Guard could conflict with those ...

The committee said the report, detailing AMCON's achievements and outstanding responsibilities since its establishment, should be presented to the National ...

The bill also broadens the commission's mandate to ensure the efficient administration, supervision, regulation, control, integrity, and development of Nigeria's ...

According to the finance minister, exchange-rate revaluation and the recognition of inherited liabilities account for much of the increase in ...

The House Constitution Review Committee says it may adopt the Senate-passed version with minor amendments to accelerate the constitutional amendment ...

The lawmakers argued that the Senate leadership needed first to address the issues raised and reach a clear position before ...

The Senate President mocked his colleague with the old controversy during a heated exchange over ambassadorial nomination.

The committee said the allegations against the nominee had been investigated by both the lawmakers and the university's governing council ...

The Senate observed a minute of silence in honour of the victims of the attacks on Akpachi-Ugboju and Otukpo-Nobi, as ...

The senator questioned how governors who struggle to fund existing informal security outfits would be able to finance a state ...

The Senate considered and unanimously approved the three bills for concurrence at the Committee of the Whole on Tuesday.

The senators debated issues ranging from xenophobic attacks in South Africa to the fake agency controversy.

The Legal Practitioners Bill would repeal the existing Legal Practitioners Act and provide a modern regulatory framework for Nigeria’s legal ...

The senators said that a transaction involving one of Nigeria's major cement producers should be conducted with greater transparency, including ...

The funds will be used to procure operational vehicles and equipment, rehabilitate police barracks and stations, train and retrain personnel, ...

The bill aims to ensure that Nigeria's criminal justice system promotes efficient management of criminal justice institutions and guarantees the ...

The proposed reform is coming amid growing public debate over the federal government’s reported plan to abolish the separation between ...

The proposed N1.295 trillion expenditure consists of N421 billion for personnel costs, N307 billion for overheads and N565 billion for ...

The Senate noted that counterfeit medicines have become silent weapons of mass destruction because they destroy lives, weaken healthcare delivery ...

The lawmakers said that since the presidency has taken up the matter by directing the ICPC to investigate the matter, ...

Nigeria's policy of rehabilitating and reintegrating repentant terrorists has remained one of the country's most controversial counterterrorism strategies.

Supporters argue that decentralising the police will bring security closer to the people, improve intelligence gathering and strengthen local responses ...

Mr Zailani's latest comments represent a significant shift from his immediate reaction to the APC senatorial primary, where former lawmaker ...

“A mandate freely given by the people of Udu cannot be extinguished in a single sitting by voice vote. That ...