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Mr. Shekarau said most politicians’ defections are not based on selfish interests. The Senate on Wednesday in Abuja confirmed the ...

"We have passed this bill pursuant to the constitutional provision of the National Assembly acting as the House of Assembly ...

Lawmakers visited the electricity commission Friday. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has received the backing of the National Assembly ...

The budget was laid December 2013 The Nigerian Senate has approved President Goodluck Jonathan’s proposal to spend N4.6 trillion as ...

The president withdrew one nominee. The Senate has confirmed 11 out of a dozen ministerial nominees forwarded to it by ...

Senator Hassan Ahmed Barata Abstract: The APC Caucus in the Senate says with Mr. Barata's defection and many more to ...

Five members moved from the APC to PDP Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday secured a big win over ...

Defecting senators fear that their seats would be declared vacant. The Senate President, David Mark, in Abuja on Tuesday insisted ...

The Nigerian Senate has come under intense pressure from the presidency, the petroleum ministry and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ...

Months after it was passed in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, a bill that criminalizes homosexual relationships ...

Senators from Nigeria’s north, across party divides, said on Saturday they are ready to engage President Goodluck Jonathan in a ...

Senators say immediate past chairman was from the South South The Nigerian Senate on Thursday rejected the nomination of Mfon ...

The court currently has 37 judges. The Senate on Thursday commenced legislative action to increase the number of judges in the FCT ...

The Senate said there was need for more consultations. All new fees charges by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, ...

 A Made-in-Aba fair is taking place in Abuja. The Senate President, David Mark, on Monday urged the Federal Government to ...

The president was to have presented the budget on Tuesday. The Senate on Tuesday in Abuja said President Goodluck Jonathan postponed ...

NNPC says the fluctuation in the country's daily crude oil production levels is due to the persistent attacks on major pipeline ...

Senators lamented the current situation in the aviation sector. The Senate on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, to brief ...

Dear Distinguished Senators, I am writing this letter to you in the month of Nigeria’s independence anniversary. This is not ...

The universities have been on strike for three months. The Senate President, David Mark, on Tuesday called on lawmakers to ...

A spirited attempt by the Abubakar Baraje-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party to draw up more support from federal ...

The Senate president said creation of new states will be considered in future constitution amendment. The Senate president, David Mark, ...

The Senate had agreed to probe the deal last year. Over one year after  the Federal Government agreed to investigate what ...

The lawmakers asked for the transfer of the police commissioner. The Senate has put the blame for the Rivers state ...

The Senate did not succeed in removing the controversial constitutional clause. Senate President, David Mark, has accused a senator, Ahmed ...