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- June 11, 2026
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Senate asks security agencies to track, arrest bandits flaunting activities on TikTok
The senate has called on security agencies to track and arrest bandits and terrorists who openly flaunt their activities and proceeds of crime on social media platforms, particularly TikTok.…
N210tn probe: Senate disowns ex-NNPC boss Kyari arrest warrant
The Senate on Thursday distanced itself from comments by Senator Adams Oshiomhole describing the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited as “a bunch of criminals and thieves,” insisting that the…
Senate Orders Kyari’s Arrest Over Alleged Missing ₦210tn
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has ordered the arrest of the immediate past Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, for…
Senate Reverses Standing Orders Amendment On Leadership Elections
The Senate has reversed its recent amendment to the Standing Orders, effectively reopening the contest for key leadership positions in the 11th National Assembly and potentially creating room for…
Senate Approves Tinubu’s $516m Loan Request
The Senate has approved a $516 million syndicated loan request by President Bola Tinubu to fund the construction of Section 1, Phases 1A and 1B of the Sokoto–Badagry…
Senate Approves ₦68.3trn 2026 Budget, Up From ₦58.4trn
The Senate has passed a ₦68.323 trillion budget for the 2026 fiscal year, approving an increase from the initial ₦58.47 trillion proposed by President Bola Tinubu. The upward revision…
Senate approves Tinubu’s $6bn loan request
The Senate has expeditiously approved the request of President Bola Tinubu to go for external loans totalling $6 billion. The approval came barely three and a half hours after…
Alleged Missing ₦210trn: SERAP Urges Senate To Publish Names Of Implicated Officials
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio to compel the Public Accounts Committee to publish the names and positions of all officials…
Opposition 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.…
