Nigerian Senate

June 08, (THEWILL) - A former Senator, who represented Anambra Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Clement Annie Okonkwo, is dead. A family source said the former lawmaker died on Wednesday, in the United States. He was 63. "The...

June 08, (THEWILL) - A socio-cultural group, Niger Delta Conscience Coalition (NDCC), has reiterated its unalloyed support for the candidature of Senator Godswill Akpabio as President of the 10th Senate. Members of the Niger Delta Conscience Coalition (NDCC) have...

June 07, (THEWILL) - The Senate on Tuesday, stepped down the controversial Nigeria Inland Waterways Bill, 2023 (repeal and re-enactment), after it was listed for concurrence on the Order Paper for consideration and passage. THEWILL recalls that the House...

Next week, the curtain will fall on the Ninth National Assembly, which was inaugurated on June 11, 2019. The legislators have already started packing their bags. They are ready to return to their homes, except for a few ones...

May 31, (THEWILL) - Two serving Senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mathew Urhoghide (Edo) and Ayo Akinyelure (Ondo) have resigned their membership of the party. Their resignation is contained in separate letters read at plenary, on Wednesday, by...

May 31, (THEWILL) - The Senate, on Tuesday, passed an amendment to the Act establishing the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The amendment followed the consideration of a report presented at plenary by the Senate...

May 31, (THEWILL) - Two weeks to the end of its session on June 11, the Senate on Tuesday approved over N1.4 trillion for the 2021 and 2022 budgets of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Specifically, the total amount...

May 27, (THEWILL) – The Senate has extended the implementation period of the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act from June 30 to December 31, 2023. The extension was effected at an emergency plenary, presided over by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan,...

May 27, (THEWILL) – The Senate has convened an emergency session for Saturday, May 27. While details on the development are sketchy, according to the order paper for the Session, two major proposed legislations are scheduled for consideration. The Red...

May 27, (THEWILL) – Due to the manner of the rancorous battle for the leadership positions of the in-coming 10th Senate Assembly, Nigerians are pressured to conclude that the policies and actions of government towards national integration so...