Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, has announced she will resume legislative duties on Tuesday, following a court judgment nullifying her suspension. Addressing jubilant supporters in a video circulating on social media, the Kogi Central lawmaker expressed gratitude for their steadfast backing. “I thank you for your support. I…
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Adeyemi Adaramodu, has given conditions based on which the Red Chamber would reinstate suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Adaramodu who reacted to the ruling of a Federal High Court on the matter, made it clear that the Red Chamber would not immediately reinstate senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Senate to recall the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Binta Nyako, described as “excessive”, the six-month suspension that was slammed on the lawmaker by the Senate. It faulted the provision of Chapter…
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has ordered the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, to appear before it on July 10. The committee said that it might be compelled to issue an arrest warrant if Ojulari failed to appear on the said date, News Agency…
In a landmark move to review the Constitution, the Senate has announced that it will hold simultaneous public hearing across the six geopolitical zones on July 4 and 5, 2025, to gather citizens’ input on the proposed amendments, ranging from local government autonomy to state creation and gender inclusion. On its part, the House of…
Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele has faulted the claim of opposition parties that the 10th National Assembly is a rubber stamp to the executive, noting that the claim had no justification. Leading opposition parties, especially the Peoples Democracy Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), at various times described the National Assembly…
A bill seeking to strip the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission(ICPC) and other anti-graft agencies of the power to manage proceeds of crime has passed second reading in the Senate. The bill, titled the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Act Amendment Bill, seeks to create a…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio says the national assembly will enforce a law mandating a minimum of 30 percent local value addition before any raw material is exported. Akpabio spoke on Wednesday when he received members of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), led by Nnanyelugo Martin Ike-Muonso, the council’s director-general, at his office…
The Nigerian Senate has passed for second reading a legislation aimed at boosting the country’s automotive sector by mandating Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to prioritise locally manufactured vehicles in their procurement processes. Titled the “Local Automotive Industry Patronage Bill 2025,” the proposal is sponsored by Senator Ndubueze Patrick Chiwuba (Imo North) and seeks to…
The Nigerian Senate has debunked reports that a man caught on camera kissing a woman inside an office is Senator Sahabi Alhaji Yau, who represents Zamfara North Senatorial District. The denial came after a viral video surfaced on Tuesday showing a man, whom some social media users alleged to be Senator Yau, romancing and kissing…
