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In Senate chamber, Akpabio honours ex-governor who was jailed for money laundering

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday showered praises on James Ibori, a former governor of Delta State who was jailed in the United Kingdom in 2012 for fraud and mon... Read More


Alleged Christian Genocide: Nigerian lawmakers to send delegation to US Congress

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- The Senate, Nigeria's highest legislative body, is proposing to set up an ad hoc committee to visit the United States to engage with members of the US Congress over reports accusing... Read More


Nigerian lawmakers propose 10-year passport ban for citizens convicted abroad

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- A bill seeking to impose a 10-year ban on the issuance of international passports to Nigerians convicted of crimes abroad and subsequently deported has passed second reading at the ... Read More


Tinubu asks Senate to approve fresh $2.3bn loan, four months after securing $21.5m, Euro15bn, €65m loans approval

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve a fresh $2.3 billion external loan incorporated into the 2025 budget. The request was contained in a letter read by the Senate... Read More


Two new senators take oath of office

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The newly elected senators representing Edo Central and Anambra South senatorial districts, Joseph Ikpea and Nwachukwu Chibuzor, have been inaugurated as members of the 10th Senate.... Read More


Despite rubber stamp allegations, Akpabio insists Senate's relationship with presidency will remain frank, firm

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday maintained that the relationship between the upper chamber and the executive arm of government remains "frank and firm" and would ... Read More


Certificate Forgery: Group demands Nnaji's resignation

Nigeria, Oct. 7 -- A group, Global Gender Safety and Moral Development (GGSMD), has called for the immediate resignation of the Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, for allegedly forging th... Read More


Akpoti-Uduaghan resumes plenary, takes seat she earlier protested against

Nigeria, Oct. 7 -- Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday resumed plenary and took the same seat she had earlier protested against. Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan entered the Senate chamber a... Read More


Atiku describes Tinubu as 'heartless' for attending 'political funeral' in Plateau

Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Saturday criticised President Bola Tinubu for attending the funeral of the mother of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, N... Read More


SSS to punish officials who arrested, detained Plateau journalists

Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- The Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), Adeola Ajayi, has ordered disciplinary action against officers involved in the arrest and detention of two journalists from... Read More