Senate

SENATE PASSES NDCC BILL All gas processing companies operating in the Niger Delta will henceforth pay a total of three per cent of their annual budget to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as their statutory contribution to the…

SENATE PROBES REINSTATEMENT OF INDICTED DCP The Senate yesterday, resolved to investigate the recent reinstatement of a deputy police commissioner, Mr. Danjuma Ibrahim, who was indicted by a judicial panel of inquiry set up by the then…

$1 BILLION OGONI CLEANUP: SENATE COMMITTEE LAUNCHES PROBE, VISITS WIKE The Senate Committee on environment headed by Senator Oluremi Tinubu on Monday, paid a courtesy visit to Rivers state governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike as part of their…

SENATE REVEALS HOW EFCC ALLEGEDLY SHARED 222 HOUSES RECOVERED FROM EX-PENSION BOSS, MAINA Raising through order 42 and 43, Senator Emmanuel Paulker, Chairman of Federal establishment pointed that the Committee which was set up barely a…

SENATE WILL START CONSIDERING 2018 BUDGET NEXT WEEK The Senate has assured that it would begin the consideration of the general principles of the 2018 budget proposal next week. Making the announcement, at the commencement of Thursday’s…

COURT PROCEEDING HALTS SENATE PROBE OF IGP IDRIS The ongoing Senate probe into various allegations against the Inspector-General of Police Ibrahim Idris was stalled on Wednesday, following the inability of the Police Boss to appear before…

NIGERIAN SENATE DEMANDS REMOVAL OF MALAMI, DAMBAZAU OVER MAINA SAGA Members of the Nigerian Senate during the plenary session on Tuesday, resolved to carry out an investigation and advised the president to sack the Attorney-General of the…

SENATENATE SETS UP 8-MAN COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST IGP The Senate has set up an eight-man ad hoc committee to investigate allegations of corruption brought against the Inspector General of Police(IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris,…

Details of the Electoral Act Passed by Nigerian Senate June 16, 2017.The Senate passed the Electoral Act No. 6 2010 (Amendment) Bill 2017 into law. The passage of this Bill in the Senate is a bold, innovative and common sense step on…

Have Received Buhari's Letter - Senate President Bukola SarakiSenate President Bukola Saraki has revealed that he has received a letter from the President about his resumption to duty.The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has…