The Senate passed a Bill on Tuesday, July 23, amending the National Minimum Wage Act to increase the minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000 after the first, second, and third readings. By this development, the bill will now await the concurrence of the
Kano South Senator, Kawu Suleiman Abdurrahman, has presented a bill for the creation of ‘Tiga State’, which is to be carved out from Kano State. The bill was presented on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday. Titled “Constitution of the Federal Republic
The Senate on Tuesday passed the National Anthem Bill 2024 to revert to the old national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee”. The bill, which speedily passed first and second readings, now awaits assent into law by President Bola Tinubu. The House of Representatives
The Senate has resolved to debit the accounts of commercial banks that guaranteed loans to beneficiaries of the Anchor Borrowers Programme of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The Senate vowed to carry out the process through the Central Bank of Nigeria. The Senate
In its historic ruling on Monday, a three-member panel of the court presided over by C.E. Nwosu-Iheme declared Amos Yohanna of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the validly elected lawmaker for Adamawa North senatorial district and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission
The Senate, on Thursday, reacted to the allegation of a purported allocation of N100 million to its members made by the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), describing it as strange, ludicrous and unthinkable. According to a statement from the office of
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Monday, announced appointment of new chairmen of some standing committees in the red chamber. The Senate President named the chairmen of the committees after confirming 45 of the 48 ministerial nominees during the day’s plenary session. President of
The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Monday confirmed 45 of the 48 ministerial nominees sent to it by President Bola Tinubu, while withholding three. The three Nominees, which it withheld their confirmation are awaiting security clearance. The affected nominees are
A political pressure , The Equality Movement ,(TEM) has called on the National Working Committee of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to zone the Senate Presidency to the South East. Leader of the Movement, Alhaji Mohammed Yusuf Ajiji, and Publicity Secretary, Garba Noma,
Meanwhile, the Senate has urged the police and all relevant law enforcement agencies to investigate Osinachi’s death and give the family justice. The Senate said the lives of all citizens must be accounted for by those in authority. The President of the Senate,
A German Development Agency, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German for German Agency for International
Nigeria’s heartless President,Bola Ahmed Tinubu finally released all the 114 #EndBadGovernance protesters (minors and adults)
United States based Scientist and Business Woman, Princess Angela Obasi has joined other well meaning
A former member of the House of Representatives Farouk Lawan has regained freedom after serving