Nigerian Senate

THEWILL EDITORIAL: Senate’s $21bn Oil Probe: Another Expensive Exercise in Futility?

August 03, (THEWILL) — The decision of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts to commence public hearings on August 3, into over $21 billion in allegedly unremitted oil revenue identified in the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) audit...

It’s An Impeachable Offence: Tinubu Under Pressure As Senate Questions Failure To Implement 2025 Budget

Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno declares that the Federal Government's failure to implement the 2025 Appropriation Act is a breach of the law and amounts to "an impeachable offence," escalating legislative pressure on the Tinubu administration. The Senate questions...

Senate Passes Bill Renaming NAICOM as Insurance Regulatory Commission

Lawmakers pass legislation replacing the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) with the Insurance Regulatory Commission (IRC) as part of efforts to modernise Nigeria's insurance regulatory architecture The bill strengthens the autonomy of the regulator, empowers it to issue binding...

Senate Passes FRSC Amendment Bill Banning Preaching, Hawking Inside Commercial Vehicles as Drunk Drivers Risk 2-Year Jail

Senate passes FRSC (Amendment) Bill, 2026, banning hawking, trading, and preaching inside commercial vehicles, pending presidential assent Drunk driving penalty increased to ₦100,000 fine, up to two years' imprisonment, or both, while refusal of roadside breath tests attracts...

Senate Finally Clears Fasina for Ambassadorial Appointment, Dismisses Harassment Claims

Senate confirms former FUOYE Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, as Nigeria's non-career ambassador after adopting the Foreign Affairs Committee's report following an extensive debate. Lawmakers uphold committee findings that sexual harassment allegations against Fasina were investigated by the FUOYE...

Senate Donates N50m to Families of Those Killed in Oyo School Rescue Operation

Senate approves a ₦50 million support package for the families of two teachers and three security personnel who lost their lives during the Oyo school abduction and rescue operation. Senate President Godswill Akpabio says the intervention is a...

Tinubu Asks Senate To Confirm CBN Deputy Governor Yuguda As AMCON Board Chairman

July 8 (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of Lamido Yuguda, the current Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in charge of Financial System Stability, as Chairman of the Board...

Senate Rejects PFIPC Budget Probe, Backs Tinubu’s ICPC Investigation

July 8 (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday declined to launch its own investigation into the controversial budgetary allocation to the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). THEWILL reports that the lawmakers however opted to support...

BREAKING: Senate Passes Landmark State Police Bill, Approves Constitutional Framework For Decentralised Policing

June 24 (THEWILL) — The Senate, on Wednesday, passed the landmark Constitution Alteration Bill seeking the establishment of state police across the federation, marking a historic step in Nigeria’s decades-long effort to decentralise policing and strengthen the country’s security...

Senate Orders Crackdown On Bandits, Terrorists Flaunting Criminal Activities On TikTok, Other Social Media Platforms

June 11 (THEWILL) — The Senate, on Thursday, directed security and intelligence agencies to intensify surveillance and enforcement actions against bandits and terrorists who openly display their criminal activities, weapons, and proceeds of crime on social media platforms,...
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Over 10,000 Nigerians Killed, Hundreds Of Villages Sacked By Gunmen Under Tinubu – Amnesty

Amnesty International says at least 10,217 people were killed in attacks by gunmen across seven states during the...
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