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President Bola Tinubu appointed the new service chiefs on 24 October.

President Tinubu had on 25 October announced the appointment of the new service chiefs after relieving their predecessors of their ...

President Bola Tinubu requested the Senate to confirm Bernard Doro from Plateau State as a minister.

The committee noted that procurement accounted for a significant portion of national expenditure, requiring the highest standards of integrity, efficiency, ...

The amendment bill, which originated from the House of Representatives, aims to update the Criminal Code to reflect Nigeria’s current ...

The bill was stepped down following confusion that arose among senators over how to determine when an abortion is unlawful, ...

The Senate committee acknowledged the concerns and frustration that led to the action, and assured that it would take the ...

“I have lost hope in the capacity of my party to play the role of a political party that is ...

The decision to step the bill down followed concerns raised by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who faulted the lack of ...

Mr Amupitan, a professor, was confirmed via a voice vote after he was screened in the Committee of the Whole ...

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, wrote to the Senate seeking the confirmation of Mr Amupitan’s appointment as INEC chairperson, in ...

Mr Shettima said the APC has, over the years, become a political home where ideas find expression, where ambitions find ...

The APC now controls 73 seats in the 109-member Senate, the constitutional benchmark for a two-thirds majority required to pass ...

The country is currently running two budgets simultaneously: the extended 2024 budget and the 2025 budget of about N54.2 trillion, ...

The Senate also resolved to invite the Minister of Defence, Chief of Army Staff, and Inspector-General of Police to brief ...

President Tinubu explained that the facility would form part of the funds to finance the N54.99 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill.

The lawmakers said the measure would help redeem, preserve, and elevate Nigeria’s image internationally.

Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan and her supporters marched from the FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, where she appeared earlier in the ...

Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan arrived around 12:30 p.m. with a crowd of supporters waving Nigerian flags.

The two chambers had gone on recess on 23 July and were expected back on 23 September.

The coming weeks are expected to be full of intense legislative activities, ranging from the 2025 budget considerations, the review ...

Mr Effiong accused Mr Akpabio of using his office to pursue a “personal vendetta" against Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

A member of the House of Representatives, Ibrahim Auro (APC, Jigawa), recently alleged that federal lawmakers were required to pay ...

Mr Tambuwal, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives and two-term Sokoto State governor, was detained and interrogated by ...

INEC said the right to vote is a human right that cannot be taken away from a citizen because of ...