Nigerian Senate

April 06, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Senate has postponed its resumption earlier scheduled for Tuesday, April 16, till Tuesday, April 23, 2024, citing “unforeseen circumstances". Senate Clerk Chinedu Akubueze disclosed the development in a message sent to the Senators...

March 22, (THEWILL) - President Bola Tinubu has dismissed insinuations that the 2024 budget was padded by over N3 trillion, saying the integrity of the National Assembly is intact. According to the President, "Those who are talking about...

March 20, (THEWILL) -  The Senate has passed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024. This followed a consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND that considered the...

March 12, (THEWILL) - There was an uproar in the Senate, on Tuesday, as Senators exchanged words over padding allegation of the 2024 Budget. The Senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Abdul Ningi, had alleged to a hoping...

March 12, (THEWILL) - The Senate, on Tuesday, suspended Senator Abdul Ningi for three months over budget padding allegations. His suspension followed a motion moved at plenary on Tuesday, by Jimoh Ibrahim. Jimoh Ibrahim had moved the motion for Ningi’s...

February 29, (THEWILL) - Mr Urum Kalu Eke has declined his appointment as a member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). President Bola Tinubu had earlier forwarded the names of Kalu-Eke and four others...

February 25, (THEWILL) - Another month, February 2024, comes to an end this week without the embattled Port Harcourt Refinery starting production. This is two months after the Federal Government had repeatedly assured Nigerians that the unending-repairs of the...

February 22, (THEWILL) - The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Central Bank of Nigeria's Governor, Olayemi Cardoso and eleven others, as chairman and members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), of the apex bank This followed the consideration...

February 15, (THEWILL) - The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Adama Oluwole Oladapo, for appointment as Executive Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund Board (NMDGIFB). The confirmation followed Thursday's adoption and approval of the...

February 14, (THEWILL) - Senate President Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, constituted a 37-man committee to review the 1999 constitution. The committee, comprising six lawmakers from each geopolitical zone and one from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, is chaired by...