Senate Cancels Sugar Tax on Sweetened Beverages

Senate Triggers Constitutional Process For State Police 

  The Nigerian Senate has formally commenced the constitutional process required for the establishment of state police, pledging full legislative backing to overhaul the country’s strained security architecture as banditry, kidnapping and violent crime continue to ravage communities nationwide. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, confirmed the development…

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“ADC Is Dead” — Akpabio

  Senate President Godswill Akpabio sparked laughter on the floor of the upper chamber on Tuesday when he declared that the African Democratic Congress was effectively finished, following a fresh wave of defections that saw lawmakers abandon the party for the Nigerian Democratic Congress and the Labour Party. Akpabio made the remark while presiding over…

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Senate Scrutinises $516m Deutsche Bank Loan For 1,000-km Highway

  President Bola Tinubu has formally approached the Senate for authorisation to secure a $516,333,070 syndicated loan from Deutsche Bank AG, a facility intended to bankroll the initial sections of the Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway. The request, contained in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read during Thursday’s plenary, marks the administration’s latest…

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President Requests N9 Trillion Budget Hike

  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…

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SERAP, NGE Challenge NBC Over Media Crackdown

SERAP Demands Full Disclosure in N200tn NNPCL Probe

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…

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Senate Receives N1.9 Trillion FCT Budget For 2026

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…

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