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The Senate has cautioned Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, over his call for a United Nations led investigation into the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area, warning that such a demand could undermine the efforts of the Federal Government and security agencies in tackling terrorism and kidnapping. The caution was contained…
Lawmakers in the upper chamber have signalled their strongest intent yet to confront Nigeria’s long running counterfeit medicine crisis, advancing a bill that would send anyone convicted of producing or trafficking fake drugs to prison for up to 15 years and strip them of assets tied to the trade. The Counterfeit Medical Products, Fake…
The Nigerian Senate returns from recess on Tuesday to confront an uncomfortable question that has exposed weaknesses across the machinery of government: how did a body the Presidency insists never existed secure N1,302,978,784 in the 2026 Appropriation Act, pass through the Budget Office and the National Assembly, and operate from an office inside the…
The ruling All Progressives Congress has tightened its hold on Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber, pushing its strength to 88 senators after four lawmakers elected in the June by-elections took their oaths of office, a development that leaves the opposition with its slimmest presence since the 10th Senate was constituted. The four were sworn in…
A member of the United States Congress, Riley Moore, has welcomed the Nigerian Senate’s passage of the constitutional amendment establishing state police, describing the reform as a tool that would help states protect citizens, particularly Christians he says face persecution. Moore, who represents West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives,…
The Senate moves today toward one of the most far-reaching constitutional decisions in Nigeria’s democratic history, as lawmakers prepare to vote on a bill seeking to establish state police services across the federation, following President Bola Tinubu’s formal transmission of the proposed amendment. The legislation, contained in a communication dated June 15, 2026, was…
The Nigerian Senate has rejected a legislative motion seeking a comprehensive probe into national military spending and defense procurement. Lawmakers defeated the proposed investigation during a tense plenary session following strong pushback from the chamber’s leadership. The upper house argued that exposing detailed defense expenditure during active operations could compromise national security and weaken troop…
Nigeria’s Senate has passed the 2026 Statutory Appropriation Bill for the Federal Capital Territory, green-lighting a total expenditure of N2.285 trillion for the administration and development of Abuja and its satellite communities. The bill scaled through third reading during a Thursday plenary session, following the presentation of a harmonised report from the joint…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, has formally signalled her intention to seek a second term in the 2027 National Assembly elections, purchasing her nomination and expression of interest forms in Abuja on Monday. The development was confirmed through a statement issued by her media aide, Mike Idoko. Accepting the forms,…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance has formally requested the Nigerian Senate to declare the legislative seat of Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, representing Abia South, vacant, citing his defection from the party to the African Democratic Congress as a constitutional breach and a betrayal of the mandate given to him by his constituents. The demand was…
