President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has lamented the allegation by a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, that members of the National Assembly are bribe takers. Saraki, who described the comment as embarrassing, challenged…
Senator Dino Melaye on Wednesday made a dramatic appearance at the Senate, declaring his intention to cross-carpet to the Senate wing of the chamber. Melaye had been away from the Senate, since over a month, when the Nigerian Police arrested…
The Presidency on Friday evening confirmed the receipt of the 2018 Appropriation Bill from the National Assembly. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, confirmed the development to State House Correspondents at about…
The Senate on Wednesday grilled heads of security agencies over the spate of killings and insecurity across the country. The meeting, which lasted four hours, was held behind closed doors. The lawmakers asked the security agencies to forward their requests…
Ovie Omo-Agege, senator representing Delta Central, said on Tuesday that he would not testify before a joint ad hoc committee set up to investigate the invasion and removal of mace from the Senate chamber. Senator Omo-Agege said the matter was…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met a delegation from the Senate over the face-off between the Senate and the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. Members of the delegation were led to the meeting that held behind closed doors inside the…
The embattled chairman of the Senate Committee on FCT, Senator Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi), yesterday, explained why he will not resume at the Senate today. The Kogi lawmaker said he was not strong enough to resume work at the senate.…
The Nigeria Police should not have wasted funds on full-page publications concerning the main reason the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris was invited to appear before the Senate to purport security challenges in parts of the country. Any discerning…
Twenty one senators, which represent about 21 per cent of the 109 lawmakers at the Upper legislative chamber, are currently facing criminal charges in the courts or are under intense investigation or interrogation by the security operatives or anti-graft agencies.…
The National Assembly has on Tuesday received the report of its appropriation committees on the 2018 budget. The report was submitted at both Senate and House of Representatives. The National Assembly had set an April 24 target for passage of…