Senate Archives - Page 47 of 109 - Parliament Reports

A heated argument ensued between some ranking members over sitting arrangement minutes into the plenary session leading to a rowdy session. The Senate was thrown into a rowdy session during Tuesday’s plenary over the sitting arrangements of Senators. The rowdy session began with a heated debate between Senators Danjuma Goje (PDP, Gombe Central), and Sahabi Yau (PDP, Zamfara North). The senators complained to the Majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central) about their seats, expressing...

Like the House of Representatives, female representation in the Senate is almost negligible. Nigerians elected just 43 women out of 763 Senators in the last 25 years (1999-2024) of the federal legislature. This represents a mere 5.6% of women in a male-dominated parliament.

Adelabu insisted that the hike is necessary to attract investors and improve infrastructure in the sector. The Senate has expressed disagreement with the Minister of Power, the Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) over the planned electricity hike. This is as the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu warned of a possibility of total darkness in the country if the proposed increase in electricity tariff is not implemented. Adelabu gave this...

Akpabio urges Nigerians to give up sentimental thinking and behaviour in order to progress democracy and prosperity The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has assured cooperation with journalists seeking information under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. Represented by the Chairman Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu (APC, Ekiti South), he stated that the Senate under his leadership would not refuse any journalist access to information for ventilation to the...

The unending feud in Rivers State seems to be blowing out of proportion with no solution in sight. There is no doubt that the political dogfight in Rivers State that has subsequently divided the state is gradually going haywire as Senator Barinada Mpigi (PDP, Rivers South East) joins in the fight. OrderPaper recalls there has been a political dispute between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nyesom Wike, over the...

IPU has nominated Akpabio to the Committee to prepare grounds for the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament. The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has named President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio as a member of the Preparatory Committee for the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament 2025. A statement by the Special Assistant on Media to the Senate President, Jackson Udom, said that Akpabio’s nomination was contained in a letter signed by the...

Akpabio has pledged the full cooperation and support of NASS for the better policing of Nigeria. The President of the Senate, Godswill  Akpabio has pledged the full cooperation and support of the National Assembly for better policing of Nigeria. Akpabio made the pledge at the maiden edition of the Nigeria Police Awards and Commendations Ceremony which was held on Monday at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hotel, Abuja. Speaking at the inaugural Nigeria Police...