President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof Benjamin Okaba, and retired Inspector General of Police, Udom Ekpoudom, did not see reason why northern senators and Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) should object to the National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission Bill currently before the Senate. Spokesperson for the Ijaw Republican Assembly (IRA), Ann-Kio Briggs, Convener of …

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has accused senators of reducing themselves from elected representatives of the people to President Bola Tinubu’s puppets. He expressed fears for Nigeria’s democracy should what he described as the National Assembly’s active participation as enablers of the current administration’s anti-people posture continue. The former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate in the 2023 general election …

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, disclosed plans by the National Assembly to establish an ultra-modern medical centre for senators, members of the House of Representatives and staffers of the federal parliament. Akpabio made the disclosure in his address to welcome his colleagues back from the Eid-El-Kabir holidays. He said the planned hospital would be constructed in such a …

A rowdy session marred the resumption of the Senate to plenary on Tuesday as senators fought over the seats. The plenary had started around 11 am and, immediately after the procession, the Senate President Godswill Akpabio read out announcements, specifically the names of the lawmakers who had celebrated their birthdays while the upper legislative chamber Sewas on break. It was …

All the 109 senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria have donated their December salaries to the victims of the bombing mishap that took place in Kaduna last Sunday. Senate Deputy President Barau Jibrin announced this on Sunday at the Kaduna State Government House when he led a high-power delegation of Senate members to the state. The Senators were received …

There was an uproar in the Senate on Tuesday following the announcement of two minority leaders by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The seats of the Senate Minority Leader and Minority Whip became vacant after the Court of Appeal sacked the former occupants, Senator Simon Davou Mwadkwon (PDP, Plateau North) and Darlington Nwokocha (LP, Abia Central) respectively. The courts nullified the …

The management of the National Assembly on Tuesday reacted to the controversial “enjoyment allowance” paid to Senators and members of the House of Representatives before they embarked on a long recess last week Monday. In a statement on Tuesday, the Secretary, of Research and Information, Dr. Ali Umoru said the said payment to the lawmakers in the upper and lower …

The Senate Chief Whip Ali Ndume has declared that Senators are planning on taking drastic action against the Senate President Godswill Akpabio for disclosing that a ‘holiday allowance’ had been sent to their bank accounts. At plenary on Monday as the Senate was about to adjourn for its annual recess, Akpabio told his colleagues that money had been sent to …

One of the ministerial nominees, Mr. Bosun Tijani has apologised for his controversial tweet, which is widely believed to have disparaged Nigeria. He used the opportunity of his screening by the Senate on Saturday to explain the reason for the content. In the old post, the techpreneur tweeted that he did not appreciate the Nigerian passport and Nigeria as a nation. Many …

Senator Danladi Sankara (Jigawa Northwest) and former Senator Mas’ud El-Jibril (Kano South) have drummed up support for Senator Barau Jibrin (Kano North) to become Senate President in the 10th Assembly. According to Sankara, Jibrin deserves to lead the Senate because he is a high-ranking Senator with rich experience garnered over the years. There have been intense agitations that the Senate …