The Senate will today confirm the ministerial nominees forwarded to it for screening and subsequent confirmation by President Bola Tinubu. Before the confirmation, the Senate will first screen the remaining two nominees sent to it by the President on Friday. They are former Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Barrister Festus Keyamo, (Delta State) and former Commissioner for Higher …

The Senate on Saturday advised President Bola Tinubu, who is also the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to explore diplomatic and political options to address the Niger Republic coup. In a resolution read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, after a two-hour closed-door session, the Senate also clarified …

The Senate on Tuesday said it would revisit the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act to address governance gaps in its structure. Senate President Godswill Akpabio gave the hint during the screening of former CBN Deputy Governor, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, who was nominated as minister by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Adelabu had faulted the lack of comprehensive oversight of the …

Amid the impending nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Senate has issued an urgent plea, requesting that the labour union reconsiders its planned action. The Senate’s appeal stems from a deep concern about the strike’s potentially drastic impact on everyday Nigerians, warning that the nation could be plunged into a state of extreme hardship. Addressing the …

Former Rivers State Governor, Engr. Nyesom Wike, has told the Senate ministerial screening committee on Monday that President Bola Tinubu would not regret nominating him to serve in his cabinet. Wike is the only leader of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party in the ministerial list of the All Progressives Congress-led administration sent by the President to the Senate last …

The Senate has described as misplaced a comment credited to a leader of the Labour Party, Prof. Pat Utomi, over the decision of the upper legislative chamber to stop the planned increase of electricity tariffs which would further increase the suffering of the masses. In a statement on Sunday in Abuja, the Senate spokesperson, Senator Yemi Adaramodu said: “The Senate …

The Senate on Wednesday urged the Ministry of Health, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency to halt the spread of diphtheria in Nigeria. It also urged the federal government to increase funding for all institutions involved in the production and distribution of vaccines so as to effectively tackle the prevalence of communicable …

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of some members of the governing board of the North East Development Commission. The nominees confirmed by the Senate include the classmate of the former President Muhammadu Buhari, General Paul Tarfa (North East Adamawa), as chairman of the commission. The nominees were confirmed following their screening at the plenary on Wednesday. In a letter …

The Senate has rejected a motion to release from the detention the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The motion which was moved by Senator Osita Izunaso (Imo West) sought to address the constant sit-at-home order enforced by unknown gunmen in the South-East. The lawmaker, in the motion co-sponsored by other lawmakers from the …

Senators on Tuesday bickered and openly engaged in uproar over a television interview by Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North senatorial district, alleging that the ninth Senators looted their offices at the end of their tenure in June. Senator Solomon Adeola Olamilekan, representing Ogun West senatorial district, fired the salvo through a point of order where he drew the attention …