The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has given the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) three weeks to respond to audit queries over N210 trillion in unaccounted funds from 2017 to 2023.
The directive was issued to Group Chief Executive...
Senate spokesman Yemi Adaramodu has dismissed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s attempt to resume plenary as “skit making.”
Natasha, who represents Kogi Central, was suspended in March for six months over alleged misconduct. Although a Federal High Court later ruled the suspension...
The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow over $21 billion for key projects in the 2025–2026 budget.
The plan includes $21.19bn in foreign loans, €4bn, ¥15bn, and $65m in grants. There’s also a provision to raise $2bn...
The Senate on Wednesday adopted the harmonised version of four tax reform bills following a joint review with the House of Representatives.
The bills include the Joint Revenue Board Bill, Nigeria Revenue Service Bill, Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, and the...
The Senate has moved to tackle illegal drug activities in the FCT following Trust TV’s investigative report that uncovered rampant drug dealing in Abuja.
Senator Suleiman Kawu (Kano South), who raised the motion during Thursday’s plenary, described the situation as...
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has defended her recent trip to her hometown in Kogi State, despite a ban imposed by the state government on convoys, public gatherings, and rallies.
According to Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, the ban was...
A bill seeking to return the country to a parliamentary system has passed its second reading on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday.
The bill, which is part of the 31 constitutional amendment bills, seeks to alter...
The Senate has called on the Federal Ministry of Telecommunications and Digital Economy to address the recent spike in data prices.
This follows a motion by Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong (APC, Cross River South) after telecom operators raised tariffs by 50%...
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has dismissed reports claiming she apologised to the Senate, insisting she stands by her statements.
In a statement on Monday, she described the claim as false, saying, “I stand firm in my resolve to never...
The Senate has approved the state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State, despite opposition from key political figures.
Tinubu’s decision comes in response to the prolonged political crisis in the oil-rich state, which has led to...
