Senate

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,…

Kidnappings: New bill proposes 15-year prison sentence for ransom payers

The Senate has introduced a Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2021 aimed towards preventing the…

Constitutional Review: Senate goes on one-week suspension

In order to allow senators to participate in the zonal public hearing across the…

Save Nigeria from total collapse,  Senate begs Buhari

Lawmakers in the upper chamber of Nigeria's national assembly on Tuesday expressed worry over…

Senate passes bill to create livestock database

The Senate has passed a bill to create a livestock database in the country…