Nigeria Senate

July 15, (THEWILL) - The  Nigerian Senate has rejected Clause 52(3) of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill that provided for electronic transfer of election results. The rejection on Thursday during plenary, saw the Senate go into a closed session after the...

July 15, (THEWILL) - The Senate on Thursday convulsed in rowdiness as lawmakers contested the amendment of Section 52(3) of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, which deals with electronic transmission of results. Section 52(3) was amended by removing the powers of...

July 15, (THEWILL) - The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Professor Sani Adam for appointment as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to represent North Central. The confirmation followed consideration of the report of the Senate...

July 15, (THEWILL) - The Senate on Thursday approved the conference report of the National Assembly on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The report, as passed, pegged contributions to the host communities’ development trust fund at 3 percent of the...

July 15, (THEWILL) - The Senate on Thursday approved $8,325,526,537 and Euro 490 million as part of the 2018-2020 external borrowing (rolling) plan of the Federal Government. President Muhammadu Buhari had written to the National Assembly in May seeking the...

July 15, (THEWILL) - The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has named Senator Ibrahim Dambaba (Sokoto South) as the new Senate Minority Whip. He replaced Senator Sahabi Yau from Zamfara State, who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) recently. Recall that...

July 14, (THEWILL) - The Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has submitted its report on a Bill to amend the Electoral Act. The report of the Committee was submitted to the Upper Chamber at plenary by Senator...

July 13, (THEWILL) - The Senate has passed a Bill to establish an Electoral Offences Commission to prosecute electoral offences in the country. The passage of the Bill followed the consideration and adoption of a report presented by the Senate Committee...

July 13, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday gave reasons for rejecting the nomination of the Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Lauretta Onochie, as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). THEWILL reports that...

July 13, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari will this Tuesday evening at 8p.m., meet with the 109 senators of the National Assembly at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting was conveyed in a letter received from the State House and read...