Senate

The Senate has moved to strengthen Nigeria’s response to the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak, ordering compulsory health and symptom screening at all entry points and directing its committees to fast-track the amendment of the country’s 100-year-old Quarantine Act.

The latest controversy centres on N107 trillion in receivables and N103 trillion in payables or accrued expenses in NNPC Ltd.’s audited financial statements for the 2023 financial year.

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has drawn a fresh battle line with Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, declaring that he will never support the governor’s reported ambition to become President of the Senate in 2027.

July 9 (THEWILL) — The Senate, on Thursday, passed two far-reaching judiciary reform bills, including legislation establishing an independent agency to manage and dispose of assets linked to criminal activities, in a move to strengthen Nigeria's anti-corruption regime and...

July 9 (THEWILL) — On Wednesday, the Nigerian Senate intensified its efforts to combat the country’s expanding counterfeit drugs market by passing a bill for a second reading that proposes stringent penalties for offenders. This includes a potential 15-year...

July 8 (THEWILL) — The Senate on Tuesday cautioned the Nigerian military and governors of Northern states against the continued reintegration of so-called repentant terrorists into society, warning that the policy has contributed to the worsening wave of terrorism,...

June 24 (THEWILL) — On Wednesday, the Senate passed the proposed Constitution Amendment Bill seeking the establishment of state police for second reading, marking a major milestone in efforts to decentralise policing and reform Nigeria's security architecture amid worsening...

June 11 (THEWILL) — The Senate, on Thursday, distanced itself from the warrant of arrest issued against former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, by its Committee on Public Accounts,...

June 10 (THEWILL) — The South East Development Commission (SEDC) came under intense Senate scrutiny on Tuesday after lawmakers questioned financial records showing that the agency spent N153 million on the rent of a one-room liaison office in Abuja...

May 19, (THEWILL) — Supporters of Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, turned out in large numbers on Monday as the All Progressives Congress (APC) conducted its senatorial primary for the Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District, returning him unopposed as the...