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President Bola Tinubu has requested the National Assembly to approve an upward revision of the 2026 Appropriation Bill by N9 trillion, raising the proposed budget from N58.4 trillion to N67.4 trillion. The request was contained in a letter read on the Senate floor on Tuesday by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, during…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Senate President Godswill Akpabio to open the books on a staggering ₦200 trillion investigation. The Senate Public Accounts Committee is currently scrutinising allegations of “missing or unaccounted funds” within the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) covering the period between 2017 and…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally submitted the 2026 statutory budget of the Federal Capital Territory Administration to the Nigerian Senate, seeking legislative approval for an estimated N1.9 trillion spending plan focused on infrastructure, healthcare, education, and poverty reduction programmes. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the President’s letter on the chamber floor during Tuesday’s plenary…
The Senate chamber descended into disorder on Tuesday as lawmakers clashed over moves to reverse an earlier decision on electronic transmission of election results in the Electoral Act amendment bill. The controversy erupted when the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Tahir Monguno, representing Borno North on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, raised a…
The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will reconvene in extraordinary session on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at noon—a summons that carries the unmistakable weight of a chamber seized by political urgency and facing mounting pressure to reconsider a decision that has fractured consensus on a foundational issue of electoral integrity. The announcement…
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has issued a stern warning to Nigerian senators, accusing them of “playing with fire” by retaining ambiguities in the amended Electoral Act that could undermine transparency and public confidence in the country’s democracy. Ezekwesili, speaking on ARISE News on Friday, insisted that Nigerians are demanding the real-time electronic…
The National Assembly has rejected claims that it is deliberately stalling the amendment of the Electoral Act ahead of the 2027 general elections, insisting that delays surrounding the bill are procedural and not politically motivated. Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, Adebayo Balogun, said legislative work on the Electoral Act Amendment…
The Nigerian Senate has officially fixed March 17 for the passage of the 2026 budget. This announcement targets the swift approval of the ₦58 trillion “Budget of Sustainable Growth.” Senate President Godswill Akpabio disclosed this timeline during a plenary session held earlier this week. The upper chamber aims to return the nation to a…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed allegations that Nigeria’s newly passed tax laws were altered after leaving the National Assembly, insisting that the versions signed into law fully reflect the resolutions reached by lawmakers. Akpabio addressed the controversy during plenary on Wednesday, following concerns raised by Abdussamad Dakuku, a member of the House of Representatives,…
