Nigerian Senate

December 13, (THEWILL) - The Senate has deferred its debate on the cash withdrawal policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to Wednesday, December 14, 2022. The lawmakers had, last week, fixed Tuesday to debate the cash withdrawal limit...

December 09, (THEWILL) - In defence of its policy to limit cash withdrawal for individuals at N100,000 and corporate bodies N500, 000 per week, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Friday, told the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance...

December 08, (THEWILL) - The Senate, will on Tuesday, December 13, debate a motion on the new cash withdrawal limit recently announced by the Central Bank of Nigerian (CBN). THEWILL reported that the apex bank, in a memo on Tuesday,...

November 22, (THEWILL) - The Senate has summoned the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, to explain an allocation of N206 billion inserted into the 2023 budget of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. The invitation followed...

November 16, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Senate has expressed its support for the policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign some naira notes. The CBN had on October 26, announced plans to redesign the N200, N500 and...

Women have played great roles in the emergence of political leaders under the present democratic setting in Nigeria, but they have not been given their deserved recognition in terms of appointments and elective positions in the country. It is on...

The National Assembly is currently made up of 109 members. But, according to the list of candidates for the National Assembly election scheduled for February 2023 as released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on September 20, 2022,...

Some senators last Friday, expressed divergent views on the N20.5 trillion Appropriation Bill for 2023. Those who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said it was a bill of sustainability while others said that there were areas the...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last Wednesday, in accordance with the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 general election, released the final list of candidates nominated by the 18 political parties for national elections covering one...

Trending reports of missing revenue in some key government agencies have shown how patently impervious to change Nigerians are and the high level of impunity in government. When animals are now held accountable for missing money in the coffers...