Senate begins probe of Customs Service, expresses displeasure over N400bn generated so far
The Senate on Wednesday started a comprehensive probe into the activities of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to block revenue ...
Tag: senate
Senate to reintroduce toll gates on Federal Highways
The Senate on Tuesday mandated its Committee on Works to carefully study the abolished toll gate policy with a view ...
Lagos Senators kick as Senate passes bill establishing North-East Development Commission
The Senate on Thursday passed a bill to establish the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) to be partly funded by three ...
Senate to probe judges’ arrest
The Senate on Wednesday mandated its Committee on Judiciary , Human Rights and Legal Matters to investigate the purported arrest ...
Senate to Buhari: Conduct census in 2018
The Senate on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to set machinery in motion to conduct housing and population census ...
Senate passes bill amending JAMB Act, extends UTME result’s validity to three years
The Senate on Thursday approved the extension of the validity of the results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) ...
Senate approves 3% VAT deduction to rebuild North-East
The Senate on Thursday approved allocation of three per cent of Value Added Tax (VAT) accruable to the Federal Government ...
Senate kicks against N309bn electricity bond
The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to stop plans to raise a N309 billion bond to finance electricity ...
Senate confirms Ndoma-Egba as NDDC Chairman, rejects Ajasin, others
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba as Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) ...
Senate rejects Bill on Statutory Grant for Lagos State
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a Bill seeking statutory grant and recognition of Lagos State for its `strategic socio-economic significance.’ ...
Senate names Minister, Diamond Bank, Stanbic IBTC, Standard Chartered, Citi Bank in MTN’s alleged $13.9bn repatriation to South Africa
Trade and Investment Minister, Dr. Okechukwu Elenamah, has been mentioned in the alleged illegal repatriation of $13.9 billion from Nigeria ...
Recession: Senators want TSA policy review, true federalism
Senators on Thursday opposed their President, Dr Bukola Saraki, kicking against the call for the sale of some national assets. ...
Re-composition of Senate Committees will ensure genuine reconciliation, says Marafa
Senator Kabiru Marafa, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), has expressed optimism that the changes in the leadership of ...
Saraki reshuffles Senate leadership, gives Marafa, Tinubu juicy committees
The Senate on Thursday in Abuja reshuffled the leadership of 17 out of 66 Standing Committees. Senate President, Dr ...
Senate passes N241bn FCT 2016 budget
The Senate on Wednesday, passed the harmonised N241 billion budget of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for 2016. The ...
Senate receives presidency’s request for Magu’s confirmation as EFCC Chairman
The Presidency on Thursday, requested the Senate to confirm Mr Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes ...
Alleged impeachment plot: Senator faults colleagues for disclosing closed-door resolutions
The Senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Hamman Misau, on Wednesday criticised his colleagues for disclosing issues discussed at ...
Impeachment plot against Buhari, a huge joke taken too far, says APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday described purported impeachment move by the Senate against President Muhammadu Buhari as ...
Presidential aide apologises to Senate over AGF representative’s comment
The Presidency has apologised to the Senate over the comment of the representative of the Attorney-General of the Federation ...
Senate to Babachir: You lied, FG’s plot is to replace Saraki, Ekweremadu
The Senate, on Wednesday, declared that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Mr. Babachir David Lawal, ...
Latest Stories
© 2026 Published by SWAAYA LIMITED, Plot 20, Block G, Scheme 1, Residential 3, OPIC Beachland Estate, Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, Lagos. Gabriel Akinadewo, MD/CEO 08023010222, 08094000056, 08052097814.