Senate on Tuesday, May 7, set up a seven-member ad-hoc committee to investigate the factors impeding the completion of the $18.5billion Abuja Centenary Economic City project 10 years after of…
The Senate has warned the executive against increasing the budget size through a supplementary budget, advising the government to use the excess savings that are expected to be made from…
The Senate under the leadership of Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday suspended Senator Abdul Ningi over allegations of N3.7trn padding of the 2024 Budget. Ningi, from Bauchi Central Senatorial…
The Senate is reportedly contemplating a six-month suspension for Senator Abdul Ningi over his false claims regarding the 2024 budget. According to reports, Senator Solomon Adeola, the Chairman of the…
The Senate has said it will quiz some officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria on how the N30tn Ways and Means loan was obtained and spent by the Federal…
The Senate on Tuesday proposed a six-year single term for the Governor and Deputy Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Red Chamber also sought to limit amount…
Concerned about the high level of hunger in the country, the Senate has urged the Federal Government to introduce food stamps programme as an interim measure to cushion the effects…
The Southeast will soon have an intervention agency to fast-track the development of the region. A bill seeking for the establishment of the Southeast Development Commission (SEDC) was passed by…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered the National Population Commission to disclose expenditure details related to the suspended 2023 Population Census within seven days. The census was…
The Senate has kicked against plans by the Ministry of Power to approve the proposed hikes in electricity tariff by Distribution companies. The Senate also rejected plans to remove electricity…