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IBB speaks on Abdulsalami Abubakar's switch from air force to army

Nigeria, June 16 -- Abdulsalami Abubakar would likely never have become Nigeria's head of state if he had not switched from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to the Nigerian Army (NA). Former military pre... Read More


NASS Roundup: State Police, Ex-NNPC GMD's arrest threat, cryptocurrency regulation, SEDC office saga, other top stories from Senate

Nigeria, June 15 -- Last week, the Senate debated several key issues, including the establishment of state police, a proposed ban on textile imports, regulation of cryptocurrency, an increase in the n... Read More


Tinubu's enemies sponsoring insecurity to discredit Nigeria's democracy - Akpabio

Nigeria, June 14 -- The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has alleged that the worsening insecurity in the country is being sponsored by enemies of President Bola Tinubu who do not want Niger... Read More


Group threatens legal action against protesters who occupied its Abuja headquarters

Nigeria, June 13 -- A group, City Boy Movement, has said it is in possession of video footage of protesters who occupied its headquarters in Abuja on Friday to demand the resignation of President Bola... Read More


Again, Senate extends the 2025 federal budget

Nigeria, June 12 -- Despite repeated assurances by the Tinubu administration that Nigeria would cease operating overlapping budgets, the Senate on Thursday extended the implementation of the capital c... Read More


Senate passes state police bill, refers proposed law to Constitution Review Committee

Nigeria, June 11 -- A bill seeking to establish state police passed the second reading in the Senate on Wednesday. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the passage of the bill during Wed... Read More


Senate passes bills to increase number of judges of Federal High Court, appellate court

Nigeria, June 10 -- A bill seeking to increase the number of judges of the Federal High Court from 70 to 90 has passed second reading in the Senate. Another bill seeking to increase the number of jus... Read More


Fire guts section of National Assembly building

Nigeria, June 10 -- A section of the Senate wing of the National Assembly was gutted by fire on Wednesday shortly after members of the Senate Committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)... Read More


Akpoti-Uduaghan saga distracted Nigerians from noticing Senate's good work- Senate Leader

Nigeria, June 10 -- The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has recounted the challenges he and other leaders of the upper chamber faced during the suspension of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Udua... Read More


Senate panel queries SEDC over inability to account for over N4bn

Nigeria, June 10 -- The Senate Committee on the South East Development Commission (SEDC) on Tuesday queried the management of the commission over its inability to account for more than N4 billion spen... Read More