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The Senate has confirmed Ibas, Mahmood Yakubu, Reno Omokri among 64  ambassadorial nominees The Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointments of 64 ambassadorial nominees comprising 34 career and 30 non-career after adopting the report of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs. The confirmation followed the presentation of the committee’s report during plenary, with the Senate sitting as the Committee of the Whole. President Bola Tinubu’s request for the confirmation of the nominees had earlier been...

The Senate has approved President Tinubu’s request for the deployment of Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin to support a regional peace effort following a botched coup attempt The Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for the deployment of Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin to support a regional peace and stabilisation mission aimed at protecting democratic governance in West Africa. The approval came after Senate President Godswill Akpabio read a...

Bill seeking death penalty for kidnappers has pass second reading  in Senate The Senate on Wednesday passed the second reading of a bill seeking to amend the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act to classify kidnapping, hostage-taking and related offenses as acts of terrorism. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, prescribes the death penalty without the option of a fine or alternative sentence for offenders. Leading the debate on the bill, Senator Bamidele...

President Tinubu has transmitted the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation President Bola Tinubu has sent the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, days after he sent the first batch of three nominees. This was contained in a statement signed by Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday evening. According to the two separate letters addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu requested the Senate to...