ADC Overtakes PDP in Senate as More Lawmakers Dump Party
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has become the main opposition party in the Senate after several lawmakers defected to the ...
Tag: Nigerian Senate
Senate Picks Date to Pass 2026 Budget, Adjourns Till March 31
The Nigerian Senate has adjourned its plenary until March 31, 2026, to observe the Sallah break. The decision was taken ...
Akpabio Reveals Why Senate Did Not Ask Taiwo Oyedele to Take a Bow
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has explained why the Senate did not reject Taiwo Oyedele during his ministerial screening. Speaking during ...
BREAKING: Senate Orders Arrest of CAC Registrar
The Senate Committee on Finance has issued a warrant of arrest for the Registrar General of the Corporate Affairs Commission ...
Tension at Senate as Natasha Alleges Being Sidelined from Activities
The lawmaker for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, voiced her frustration on Thursday over reportedly being sidelined from Senate activities. Speaking ...
Electoral Act: Senate Retains Manual Backup for Result Transmission
The Senate has endorsed the electronic transmission of election results while retaining manual collation as an alternative backup method. The ...
2027: Nigeria Senate Insists ‘INEC Lacks Capacity to Conduct e-Voting’
By Naomi Sharang The Senate has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lacks the capacity to conduct e-voting ...
Electoral Act: Don’t Act as Overlords, Listen to Nigerians, PLAC Tells Senate
The Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) has urged the Senate to refrain from acting as overlords and instead respect ...
Senate Postpones Decision on Electoral Act Amendment after 4-Hour Deliberation
Deliberations on the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2026, ended inconclusively on Tuesday as the Senate failed to ...
Drama in Senate as Nigerian Senators Raise Alarm over Lack of Funds
On Friday, Nigerian senators openly expressed frustration over inadequate funding. A mild drama unfolded as the senators lamented that the ...
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