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President Muhammadu Buhari had written to both chambers of the National Assembly on Tuesday, communicating his decision to reject the ...

President Muhammadu Buhari had in a letter dated 6 May requested the Senate to consider and approve the Federal Government ...

The bill seeks to guarantee the rights of women to equal opportunities in employment, equal rights to inheritance for both ...

The Rules and Business Committee of the Senate had proposed two-third majority in its report.

The Senate had in July rejected the appointment of Lauretta Onochie as INEC Commissioner.

Ms Ahmed had on Tuesday said the federal government will remove fuel subsidy and replace it with a monthly N5,000 ...

Tordue Salem, a journalist with Vanguard newspaper, has been missing since October 13.

Some security operatives invaded the Abuja home of Mrs Odili on October 29.

The Minister of Power could not explain why N42 billion was proposed for the Zungeru Power Plant after N25 billion ...

The Federal Ministry of Health says it is planning to secure a loan of $200 million to procure mosquito nets ...

Some of the new appointees replaced senators who have died.

The Senate on Tuesday approved the use of a direct primary for the nomination of candidates by political parties for ...

Mr Buhari will present the budget to a joint session of the National Assembly to be held in House of ...

The report of the Senate panel portrayed the nominee, Yahaya Mohammad, as having started primary school before he was born. ...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sought the Senate's approval to make some changes in the MTEF.

President Muhammadu Buhari had in September requested the Senate to confirm the nominees in line with the PIA Act.

The Senate and the House of Representatives recently constituted a seven-member committee each to harmonise the different versions of the ...

The House says the move will underline the determination of the government to combat the wave of criminality and murders ...

The Senate also asked Mr Buhari to immediately declare all known leaders of the bandits wanted, "and track them wherever ...

Mr Akunyili who was the husband of late Director General of NAFDAC, Dora Akunyili, was brutally murdered by unknown gunmen ...

The senators also urged the federal government to declare a state of emergency on the critical roads in Niger State, ...

President Muhammadu Buhari had in July forwarded the 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) to ...

The committee is expected to meet with that of the House of Representatives to harmonise the differences in the bill ...

The senators approved '112' as the nationwide toll-free emergency number as the primary emergency telephone number in the country.

The president has asked the Senate to confirm the boards of upstream, midstream and downstream regulatory authorities.