Senate

Buhari invites Senators to dinner today

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has invited members of the Senate to…

JUST IN: Senate to set age limit for JAMB candidates

The Senate Committee on Basic Education has revealed its intention to limit the age…

Senate okays Buhari’s N2.343trn loan request 

The Senate on Wednesday granted authorisation to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd)…

Senate approves N9.7bn supplementary budget for 2021

The Senate has approved the sum of N982.729 billion as the supplementary budget for…

Senate set up conference committee on petroleum bill

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, announced that a conference committee…

Illegal arms importation to attract N1m fine, Senate amends firearms Bill

The Senate, on Wednesday, amended and passed the Firearms Act 2004 Bill to tackle…

JUST IN: Senate okays N74.78bn for Police Trust Fund

The Nigerian Senate has granted the approval of the sum of N74,773,601,916.30 for the…

JUST IN: Senate to debate Petroleum Bill report Thursday – Lawan

The Senate has said the Petroleum Industry Bill report of its joint committees on…

JUST IN: Zamfara senator dumps PDP

Senator representing Zamfara Central Senatorial District, Hassan Mohammed Gusau, on Tuesday,  announced his resignation…

Anti-piracy bill passes second reading in Senate

A bill seeking stiffer punishment for violators and persons involved in piracy has passed…

Senate passes NIPOST, Medical and Dental Practitioners Bills

The Nigerian Postal Service (Repeal and Reenactment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to unbundle the…

1967 genocide can’t be repeated, Orji Kalu warns masterminds

A former Governor of Abia State and Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, has…

Buhari seeks to extend teachers’ retirement age by five years 

Senate receives Executive bill to extend teachers’ retirement age by five years An Executive…

Public hearing on constitution review to hold Thursday – Senate

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has announced that a two-day national public hearing…

Senate observes one-minute silence in honour of Gulak

The Nigerian Senate has honoured the memory of the late All Progressives Congress' Chieftain,…