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Tinubu Calls for Constitutional Change to Allow State Police

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on lawmakers to amend Nigeria’s constitution to enable the creation of state police, describing it as necessary to tackle growing insecurity. He made the appeal during an interfaith breakfast with senators at the Presidential Villa in

February 26, 2026

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Senate Passes New Electoral Act After Row Over Electronic Results Clause

Senate has passed the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026 after a tense and sometimes chaotic debate over a key provision on the electronic transmission of election results. Proceedings were disrupted when opposition lawmaker Enyinnaya Abaribe demanded a formal vote

February 17, 2026

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Will a Senate Probe Save Nigeria’s Dying Railway?

For years, Nigeria’s railways were meant to offer something the country desperately needed: a safe, fast way to move people and goods across a vast and often dangerous road network. Today, many passengers say the trains barely move at all. That is

January 29, 2026

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Nigeria Senate Defers Debate on Electoral Act Repeal Bill

Nigeria’s Senate has postponed consideration of a bill seeking to repeal and re-enact the Electoral Act, agreeing to study the proposed legislation in more detail before taking a decision. The move followed debate on the report of the Senate Committee on Electoral

January 28, 2026

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Minimum Wage: Public Outcry As Senate Okays Over N60m Annual Salary For CJN, Supreme Court Justices

There has been an outcry by Netizens over Senate’s passage, on Wednesday, of a bill seeking an upward review of salaries, allowances and other fringe benefits of judicial officers in the country, including the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and Supreme Court justices.

June 6, 2024

Senate Speedily Passes N2.176trn Supplementary Budget, Cites Dry Season As Reason

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Nigerian Senate To Enlist EFCC Against 15 Oil Firms Over N135 Billion CBN Loan

In a heated session, the Nigerian Senate Committee on Gas Resources wielded the sword of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against 15 oil and gas companies alleged to have misappropriated a sum of N135 billion in Central Bank of Nigeria

December 1, 2023

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Senate Order Budget Office To Refund N19 billion Disbursed Without Approval

Due to its failure to receive approval before disbursing N19 billion to four Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the Budget Office has been directed by the Senate to refund the sum. The Senate disclosed that the Budget Office handed N19 billion to

April 10, 2023

NNPCL Denies Inflating Fuel Subsidy Payments

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Senate Queries NNPC Over Missing N102.6 billion Oil Sales

The Senate has disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited failed to account for the N102.6 billion crude oil lifted to two refineries in Nigeria. According to the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, 8,399,017 barrels of crude oil were delivered

April 7, 2023

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Senate Sets Up Special Committee To Probe CBN’s N22.8trn Loan To Buhari’s Gov’t

The Nigerian Senate has set up a special committee to probe the Ways & Means loans the Federal Government obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and request by President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure the credit. Buhari had written to the

December 29, 2022

Reps Investigate Cash Crunch As Economic Hardship Worsens

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Senate Speaks Against CBN’s Cash Withdrawal Policy, Sets Acceptable Limit

The Senate has told the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to increase the cash withdrawal threshold it announced last week, as the instructed limit will affect Nigerians. According to some members of the upper chamber, Senator Surajudeen Basiru and Senator Orji Kalu,

December 14, 2022

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Tinubu Calls for Constitutional Change to Allow State Police

Senate Passes New Electoral Act After Row Over Electronic Results Clause

Will a Senate Probe Save Nigeria’s Dying Railway?

Nigeria Senate Defers Debate on Electoral Act Repeal Bill

Minimum Wage: Public Outcry As Senate Okays Over N60m Annual Salary For CJN, Supreme Court Justices

Nigerian Senate To Enlist EFCC Against 15 Oil Firms Over N135 Billion CBN Loan

Senate Order Budget Office To Refund N19 billion Disbursed Without Approval

Senate Queries NNPC Over Missing N102.6 billion Oil Sales

Senate Sets Up Special Committee To Probe CBN’s N22.8trn Loan To Buhari’s Gov’t

Senate Speaks Against CBN’s Cash Withdrawal Policy, Sets Acceptable Limit

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