Nigeria Senate

November 09, (THEWILL) - The Senate on Tuesday condemned the ‘unconstitutional attempted’ impeachment of the Speaker, Plateau State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abok Ayuba. The Upper chamber also advised members of the Assembly to be guided by the rule...

November 09, (THEWILL) - The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nominations of Hon. Abdulazeez Idris King and Engr. Mohammed Sani Baba as Federal Commissioners of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission. A statement by Ezrel Tabiowo, the Special Assistant (Press) to...

November 09, (THEWILL) - The Senate and the House of Representatives have passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and approved the electronic transmission of  election results. The approval was given on Tuesday when the lawmakers resumed plenary after a three-week...

November 09, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, to publish reports of  investigation into the attack on the Maitama residence of Supreme Court Judge,  Justice Mary Odili. Security operatives...

October 28, (THEWILL) - The  Nigerian Senate says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is at liberty to electronically transmit the results of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra state. The chairman of the senate committee on INEC, Senator...

October 27, (THEWILL) - The senate committee on local and foreign loans has faulted plans by the federal government to borrow $200m to  procure treated mosquito nets. The proposal, which was presented before the senate by the Federal Ministry of...

October 14, (THEWILL) - The Senate has suspended the issuance of NG Eagle Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) with immediate effect. The AOC is the approval granted by the National Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to an aircraft operator to allow it...

October 14, (THEWILL) - A former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has commended the senate for reversing its earlier position on electronic voting and transmission of results. He said the synergy between the...

October 13, (THEWILL) - The 2022 Appropriation Bill of N16.39 trillion passed second reading at the Senate on Wednesday, after debates on the general principles of the bill by the Senators at plenary. The bill is entitled “A Bill for...

October 13, (THEWILL) - The Senate has summoned accounting officers of seven federal ministries, departments and agencies to appear before it. The development followed non appearance of the affected MDAs before the Senate Committee on Loan and Foreign Debts to defend their...