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Tchiani had accused the Nigerian government of supporting a terrorist group in collusion with France  The senate has resolved to investigate allegations made by the Head of State of Niger Republic, Brig. Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, accusing Nigeria of conspiring with France to destabilise Niger through a newly identified militia group known as Lakurawa. This followed a motion by the chairman of the senate committee on national security and intelligence, Shehu Buba (APC, Bauchi South) during...

OML 18 has a production capacity of over 50,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd). It also has significant gas reserves, contributing to Nigeria’s domestic gas supply and export markets. The senate has called on the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) to immediately investigate the cause of the fire outbreak and oil spill from Manifold Well 8/ BUG 008 in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 18, Bukuma (Agum) in Rivers State. This is...

Amid the heated debate, Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi Central) appeared to concede defeat, breaking into song and sarcastically chanting, “Carry am go, carry am go!” The Senate has officially announced the defection of Sen. Ned Nwoko (Delta north) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), following his recent resignation from the opposition party. His defection letter was read on the Senate floor by President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill...

Prior to the appointment, Akpabio had mentioned that President Bola Tinubu had just assented to some bills establishing the regional development commissions.  The Senate has appointed Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu (APC,  Abia north) as chairman of the newly established South East Development Commission (SEDC) committee while Sen. Ken Eze (APC, Ebonyi Central) was appointed as the vice chairman. The announcement was made by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, during Tuesday’s plenary. Prior to...

Tensions escalated when Sen. Ningi began to criticise the ministry’s renewed hope housing scheme, questioning its visibility and transparency.   The budget defence session of the senate committee on housing and urban development descended into heated bickering on Wednesday as senators clashed over the seeming repeated allocations for mass housing. Tensions escalated when Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi central) began to criticise the ministry’s renewed hope housing scheme, questioning its visibility and transparency. Earlier, the...

Prior to the investigative hearing, Julius Berger Nigeria sent an apology to the senate for refusing to appear before its committee on works for explanation on abandoned projects. The senate committee on works has mandated Julius Berger Plc to accelerate the completion of the Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekpene highway and other critical infrastructure projects under its jurisdiction, emphasising urgency, quality, and sustainability in delivery. This ultimatum was made during an investigative hearing on Tuesday where the committee...