Tag: Senate
National Assembly: APC appease aggrieved members
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is reaching out to all its members in the incoming 8th National Assembly who may…
Nigerians educate Fani-Kayode after Senate gaffe
Femi Fani-Kayode, the Director of Media and Publicity, Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation has gotten some education on social…
Senate passes Sexual Offences Bill, Rapists get life imprisonment
The Senate on Wednesday passed the Sexual Offences Bill, 2015 which prescribes life imprisonment for rapists and those who have…
Senate Passes 46 Bills In 10mins
There was uproar in the Senate on Wednesday when senators passed 46 bills introduced by Senator Ita Enang into law…
Jonathan Submits Confab Report To Senate
Outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan early Wednesday, forwarded the report of the National Conference to the Senate for consideration and necessary…
Senate calls for immediate probe of lingering fuel scarcity
The Senate on Thursday in Abuja mandated its Committee on Petroleum (Downstream, Upstream) to investigate the lingering fuel scarcity in…
Senate confirms Jonathan nominee, Gwarzo as SEC DG
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Malam Munir Gwarzo as the Director-General of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). NAN…
I have no candidate for Senate President, House Speaker – Buhari
Nigeria’s president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari has stated that he is not backing anybody for the position of Senate President or…
Saraki Should Be Senate President – Poll
Bukola Saraki, senator representing Kwara central has been voted next Senate President by PM News readers in an online poll…
APC leads senate with 62 seats, PDP gets 45
Below is a table of the latest available results from constituencies declared in Nigeria’s March 28 national assembly elections, according…
Elections: APC Sweeps Senate
Eromosele Ebhomele, Kazeem Ugbodaga & Jamiu Yisa The All Progressives Congress, APC, apart from winning the presidential election conducted last…
Gov. Yuguda loses senatorial election
The candidate for All People’s Congress (APC) vying for the Bauchi South Senatorial seat, Malam Ali Wakili, has defeated Governor…
APC ends Hayatu’s 16-year stay in Senate
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Kano North senatorial seat, defeating Senator Bello Hayatu, who has been in…
APC candidates win Bauchi Central District, others
The APC candidate for Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Malam Isa Hamma, has been declared winner of the just concluded senatorial…
APC wins all the senatorial seats in Oyo
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Senatorial candidates of All Progressive Party (APC) won in the three Senatorial Districts in Oyo state. Although, PM…
Senate: Ben Bruce Faces Disqualification Over Dual Citizenship
By Henry Ojelu A former Attorney General of Bayelsa state, Chief Anthony George – Ikoli SAN has filed a suit…
Senate summons NNPC to defend budget
Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream has summoned the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to appear before it on Thursday to…
Senate slashes subsidies on kerosene, petrol by N145bn
The Senate on Wednesday, slashed the allocation for petrol and kerosene subsidies presented by the Ministry of Finance in the…
Senate stalls Obanikoro’s ministerial confirmation
The Nigerian Senate stepped down the ministerial confirmation hearing for Senator Musiliu Obanikoro today. The Senate did not give any…
Senate reduces oil benchmark to $52
The Senate on Tuesday, reduced the oil benchmark from 65 dollars to 52 dollars. NAN reports that this is the…
Poll Shift: Jega Quizzed By Senate
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday appeared before the Senate to clear the…
Poll Shift: Jega to face Senate on Wednesday
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Professor Attahiru Jega, the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will face the Senate on Wednesday over…
Jonathan sends list of eight ministerial nominees to Senate
The Senate at resumption of plenary on Tuesday received a list of eight ministerial nominees from the Presidency in accordance…
Senate Summons Ladipo Market Leaders Over Crises
Cyriacus Izuekwe The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has summoned leaders of the Aguiyi Ironsi Traders Association at…
Inegbeneki Picks Edo Central APC Senatorial Ticket
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Chief Francis Inegbeneki, a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo State chapter, was Monday voted the…
Remi Tinubu wins APC ticket for Lagos Central Senatorial District
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu on Monday picked the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for the Lagos Central Senatorial District at the…
3,000 Delegates Demand N150 Million To Endorse Ashafa
Kazeem Ugbodaga Senator Gbenga Ashafa’s plan to return back to the Senate suffered a setback on Monday as 3,000 delegates…
Dosunmu beats Braithwaite to clinch PDP Senatorial ticket
Mr Olumide Braithwaite, son of eminent Nigerian and pro-democracy activist, Dr Tunji Braithwaite, on Sunday lost the PDP Lagos-Central Senatorial…
70 Senators, 195 Reps Sign To Impeach President Jonathan
More members of the House of Representatives and the Senate have thrown their weight behind the call for the impeachment…
Senate sets up committee to investigate police raid on NASS
The Senate on Wednesday set up a seven-man committee to investigate the Thursday’s security breach at the National Assembly by…