The National Security Adviser (NSA), Department of State Services (DSS) have been directed by Senate to investigate and identify those behind the spread of false reports alleging the deaths of Akpabio and Gowon The Senate on Tuesday resolved to crack down on individuals spreading false and misleading reports on social media, particularly rumours involving the alleged deaths of top national figures, including Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The decision followed a motion raised during plenary by...
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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...
Executive Chairman of the FRC, Victor Muruako, and the CEO of OrderPaper, Oke Epia, highlighted critical gaps in the petroleum sector fiscal governance provisions of the PIA 2021, called for the advancement of the amendment FRA 2007, bill stalled at second reading at the National Assembly The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), in collaboration with OrderPaper Nigeria, has renewed its call for amendments to the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) 2007 to strengthen public finance management and...
Chairman House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Rep. Doguwa has unveiled a new policy brief a joint research publication of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) and OrderPaper Nigeria during a legislative-stateholder engagement The Chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Rep. Alhassan Ado Doguwa, on Monday unveiled a new policy brief titled “Governance of Nigeria’s Petroleum Sector: Fiscal Imperatives and the 10th Assembly”, a joint research publication of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission...
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...
Governance expert and Executive Director of #FixPolitics Africa, Anthony Ubani, charges stakeholders on strengthening, transparency and trust through open parliament during the POPULA 2.0 national dialogue At a time when Nigeria faces one of its deepest crises of public trust, governance expert and Executive Director of #FixPolitics Africa, Anthony Ubani, has declared that “open parliament is not a slogan” but a national imperative for rebuilding confidence in democratic institutions. Ubani made the statement in Abuja...
The National Assembly has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to raise N1.15 trillion from the domestic debt market to cover the unfunded portion of the 2025 budget deficit The Senate and House of Representatives on Wednesday approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow N1.150 trillion to finance the budget deficit. The deficit was created by an increase in the budget size beyond the earlier approved revenue and borrowing plans. This followed the consideration and approval...
The passage of the sexual harassment of students bill, 2025, is a landmark effort to make schools safe for learning in Nigeria The Senate took a decisive step toward safer learning environments by passing the bill, which the House of Representatives had earlier cleared. It was presented for concurrence by Senate Leader, Sen. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti) last week. The bill seeks to rebuild trust between educators and students, a trust long eroded by...
The Senate has directed NAFDAC to enforce a ban on production and sale of sachet alcohol beginning from December 2025 The Senate has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and other relevant regulatory bodies to fully enforce the ban on the production and sale of high-strength alcoholic beverages in sachet packaging, effective December 2025. The upper chamber also resolved that no further extension should be granted beyond the current...