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In the previous legislative week, Aliyu Abdullahi (APC, Niger) reintroduced a bill that seeks to penalise hate speech.

The 8th Senate in 2017 rejected the nomination of Mr Magu as the substantive chairman of the EFCC due to ...

The bill also seeks to protect persons with mental health needs and establish National Agency for Mental and Substance Abuse ...

The bill which seeks to protect whistleblowers and witnesses was one of the 11 bills read for the first time ...

The six bills are related to the aviation industry.

A bill, the National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speech Bill, was reintroduced.

The bill, which scaled first reading on the floor, was passed by the 8th Senate but failed to receive presidential ...

A Senate spokesperson says Nigerians should be patient and allow the normal lawmaking process.

A Senate committee says the explosions in Rivers and Lagos States were avoidable but NNPC chose to be negligent.

The judicial pronouncement is not about personalities, but about the process that throws up the persons that occupy leadership positions ...

The bill seeks to prevent, prohibit and redress Sexual Harassment of students in tertiary educational institutions.

"I don’t know how we can debate a bill that we have not received," one senator queried.

The lawmakers also confirmed the nomination of Benedict Kanyip as the President of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria.

President Muhammadu Buhari wrote the Senate last week seeking confirmation of the 16 NDDC nominees.

The Senate also urged the University of Maiduguri to reverse its fee hike.

The senate president says journalists are only shut out when discussing issues of national security.

The Senate's Public Accounts Committee vowed to investigate alleged over-spending by the NDDC.

Mr Buhari asked the Senate to approve the issuance of a promissory note to Kogi State government for projects done ...

The government directs all ministries, departments and agencies to liaise with the committees of the National Assembly for their schedules ...

The lawmakers said INEC was wrong to clear the candidates of "failed" parties for the polls

Mr Lawan says the countries stand to benefit mutually from each other.

Melaye recounted reports of the kidnap of eight people around Aseni and Omoko villages on September 11

The senator said some of the projects described as abandoned were still ongoing.

The senator said the failure of the president to sign the bill will blunt his anti-corruption crusade.

The senators will debate the agenda on Thursday.