adminOpposition reps stage walk out over approval of manual collation of results as backup
Opposition lawmakers in the house of representatives have staged a walkout from plenary over the Electoral Act amendment bill. The lawmakers exited the chamber after their attempt to make…
Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill
The Senate on Tuesday passed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026. Before the passage, there was a rowdy session as the upper chamber resumed proceedings…
Electoral Act: Senate appoints 12 members to work with Reps
The Senate has appointed 12 members to work with the House of Representatives on the Electoral Amendment Act, which has stirred recent uproar. The President of the Senate, Godswill…
Obi leads protesters to n’assembly over senate’s rejection of real-time transmission of election results
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, has led a group of protesters to the National Assembly Complex in Abuja over the senate’s…
Over 85% of senators backed electronic transmission of results, says Victor Umeh
Victor Umeh, senator representing Anambra central, says more than 85 percent of senators supported electronic transmission of election results during deliberations on the Electoral Act amendment. On Wednesday, the…
Senate didn’t reject e-transmission of results, Abaribe clarifies
The Senate Minority Caucus clarified on Thursday that the Senate did not reject the electronic transmission of election results before passing the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, contrary to widespread…
Senate rejects electronic transmission of election results
The Nigerian Senate has rejected a proposed amendment to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the Electoral Amendment Bill that sought to make the electronic transmission of election results compulsory.…
BREAKING: Nigerian Senate approves Tinubu’s request for deployment of troops in Benin Republic
The senate has approved the request of President Bola Tinubu for the deployment of Nigerian troops to Benin Republic for a regional peace-stabilisation mission. The approval followed the reading of…
Senate foreign affairs committee clears Oke, Are, Dalhatu for ambassadorial roles
The senate committee on foreign affairs on Wednesday cleared Ayodele Oke, Kayode Are and Aminu Dalhatu after an intense screening session at the national assembly. The three nominees were…
Bill Seeking Death Penalty For Kidnappers, Hostage-Takers Scales Second Reading At Senate
The bill seeking to amend the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act to classify kidnapping, hostage-taking, and related offenses as acts of terrorism has scaled second reading at the Senate.…
Senate Screens Ex-CDS Musa As Defence Minister Nominee
The Senate has begun the screening of a former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa (retd.), as the new Minister of Defence. The screening, currently on at the…
Senate moves to classify kidnapping as terrorism, proposes death penalty
The senate has begun efforts to classify kidnapping as a terrorism offence, proposing that perpetrators be executed without the option of a fine. Lawmakers said the measure would be…
Senate Summons NCDMB Boss Over Alleged $14.8m Fraud
The Senate has summoned the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian content Development and monitoring board (NCDMB), giving him two weeks to appear before the committee on local content over…
Senate seeks recruitment of 100,000 soldiers after Kebbi attack
The senate on Tuesday demanded an immediate investigation into the more than $30 million spent on Nigeria’s safe-school programme. The red chamber also urged President Bola Tinubu to authorise…
Senate Moves To Ban Child Soldiers As Armed Forces Bill Passes Second Reading
The Senate has moved to outlaw the recruitment of persons under the age of 18 into the military as it passed the Armed Forces (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2025,…
