Tag: SENATE
Senate makes U-turn on direct primary clause in Electoral Bill
The Senate has re-amended the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021, recommending direct, indirect primaries or consensus as procedure for the nomination of candidates by...
Senate passes 2022 budget, moves Electoral Bill matters to 2022
The Senate on Wednesday passed 2022 budget of N17.126 trillion, some billions higher than N16.391 trillion presented by President Muhammadu Buhari back in October.
It...
Crunch session in Senate as Buhari rejects Electoral Bill
The Senate on Tuesday went into a closed session following the rejection of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill by President Muhammdu Buhari.
Buhari had refused...
Senate approves electronic transmission of results, others in new electoral bill
The Senate has passed the conference committee report on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, heralding a new dawn in the nation's electoral system.
Senate leader...
Declare bandits as terrorists, bomb them, Senate tells Buhari
Following worsening insecurity in Nigeria, the Senate on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists and wage total war against them.
The...
Ex-Deputy Senate President Ibrahim Mantu dies in Abuja
A former deputy Senate president Ibrahim Mantu has died in a hospital in Abuja following a brief illness.
According to his family, he died on...
Dino Melaye celebrates Senate rejection of Lauretta Onochie
Senator Dino Melaye has celebrated the rejection of an aide to the president Lauretta Onochie as a national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral...
Senate rejects Buhari’s aide Lauretta Onochie as INEC commissioner
The Senate has rejected the nomination of an aide to the president Lauretta Onochie as a national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Mrs...
Senate confirms Farouk Yahaya as 22nd army chief
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Major-General Farouk Yahaya as the 22nd chief of army staff.
The confirmation followed reports by the joint...
Senate confirms Bawa as new EFCC chairman
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Abdulrasheed Bawa as chairman of the Economic and Financial Commission.
The confirmation comes amid several allegations levelled...