Nigeria Senate

February 02, (THEWILL) - The Senate has confirmed Mal. Mohammed Haruna and six other nominees appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as National Commissioners and Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The confirmation of the nominees on Wednesday followed...

February 02, (THEWILL) - The Senate on Wednesday urged security agencies in the country to comb all known hideouts of kidnappers in a bid to rescue the 38 persons abducted in Katsina. The call followed the adoption of a point of...

February 02, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, to seek the confirmation of nominees for three government agencies. THEWILL reports that the three agencies include Nigeria Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC), Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority...

February 01, (THEWILL) - A bill seeking to make the annual payment of rent illegal in the Federal Capital Territory has scaled second reading in the Senate. Tagged: “A Bill for the Regulation of Advanced Rent on Residential Apartments, Office Space”...

January 31, (THEWILL) - President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan on Monday tasked all Federal government revenue agencies to generate N3 trillion for 2022. Lawan said revenue agencies of government are capable of generating N3 trillion annually to fund the...

January 26, (THEWILL) - The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N215,811,290,243 billion as the budget for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for the 2022 fiscal year. A statement issued on Wednesday by Ezrel Tabiowo, the Special Assistant...

January 26, (THEWILL) - The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to amend the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria Act. The development followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Aviation. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Smart...

January 20, (THEWILL) - All is set for the Senate President of the Federal Republic, Senator Ahmad Lawan, to commission a multimillion naira sports complex facilitated by Senator Bassey Akpan, representing Akwa Ibom North East senatorial district. The multipurpose composite sports...

January 19, (THEWILL) - The Senate on Wednesday passed a Bill seeking to establish the National Rice Development Council. The passage of the Bill followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development at...

January 19, (THEWILL) - The Senate on Wednesday amended and passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. President Muhammadu Buhari had in December, rejected the bill, making his reservations on Clause 87. At plenary on Wednesday, the lawmakers expunged the...