Nigerian Senate

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...

February 13, (THEWILL) - President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of five persons, including Robert O. Agbide, as directors of the board of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Tinubu, in a letter read...

February 11, (THEWILL) - The Senate Committee on Local Content on Wednesday held the first interactive session with the leadership of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) at the Senate Building at Abuja and resolved to collaborate...

February 07, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Senate has rescheduled the security briefings by service chiefs, which was earlier scheduled for Wednesday, February 7, to next week Tuesday, February 13, to allow for the participation of all those involved in...

February 07, (THEWILL) - The Senate, on Tuesday, summoned President Bola Tinubu’s economic team over the state of the economy and the free fall of the Naira. THEWILL recalls that the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial...