Nigerian Senate

October 16, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the appointment of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN), as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, requested the senate's confirmation for Amupitan as...

October 08, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Senate has sworn in two new lawmakers to fill vacant seats in the upper chamber. Emmanuel Nwachukwu of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has assumed the Anambra South seat formerly occupied by the...

September 23, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Senate has postponed the resumption of plenary earlier scheduled for Tuesday, September 23, to October 7, 2025. The postponement was conveyed in an internal memo signed by the Chief of Staff to the Senate...

July 11, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Senate has recommended a N200 million compensation package for the family of a two-year-old child, Onosereba Omhonria, who was killed by a stray bullet during a National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)...

July 09, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Senate has passed the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (Domestication and Enforcement) Bill, 2025 for third reading. Adopted by the African Union in 2009, the Kampala Convention...

July 07, (THEWILL) — The Senate has said it is yet to receive the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgment that nullified the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, and ordered her immediate reinstatement. The Federal High...

June 24, (THEWILL) – The Senate has approved an extension of the capital component of the 2024 national budget, shifting its implementation deadline to December 31, 2025. The decision was reached during plenary on Tuesday, following the presentation and swift...

June 18, (THEWILL) – The Senate has raised concerns over the appointment of Dr Michael Ekpai Odey, who hails from Akwa Ibom State, to head the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). President Bola Tinubu last Thursday, submitted Ekpai’s...

May 28, (THEWILL) – The Senate has passed through second reading a bill seeking to authorise the issuance of N1.48 trillion from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the 2025 fiscal year for Rivers State. Titled “An Act to Authorise the...

May 28, (THEWILL) – The Senate has pledged to exercise strict oversight over the ₦1.48 trillion 2025 appropriation bill submitted for Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. THEWILL had earlier reported that the President, in a letter dated May...