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Barau: Nigerians’ Fears on State Police Will Be Addressed

Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, has assured Nigerians that their concerns regarding the proposed establishment of state police will be carefully considered as efforts to reform the country’s policing system continue. Barau gave the assurance while hosting members of a Nigeria Police Force steering committee tasked with developing a framework for state policing. […]

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March 18, 2026
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Controversy Trails Removal of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan From Nigeria’s Delegation to UN Women Conference

A fresh controversy has emerged in the Nigerian Senate following the removal of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the country’s delegation to the 2026 session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations in New York. The development has sparked debate as the global conference, which focuses on gender equality and […]

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March 9, 2026
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Tinubu Nominates Taiwo Oyedele As Minister Of State For Finance

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated tax policy expert Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, forwarding his name to the Senate for confirmation. The nomination was conveyed in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and announced in a State House statement dated March 3, 2026, signed by the President’s Special Adviser […]

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March 3, 2026
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Senate Calls on Tinubu to Remove CAC Registrar-General

The Senate on Thursday asked President Bola Tinubu to relieve the Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission, Hussaini Magaji, of his duties over his alleged repeated refusal to appear before the Senate Committee on Finance. The resolution followed a motion moved by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu during a meeting between the committee and members of […]

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February 26, 2026
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Tinubu Government Defends Executive Order on NNPC Revenue Remittance

The Federal Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has defended its decision to compel the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to remit all eligible revenues directly into the Federation Account, insisting the move is constitutional and does not amount to executive lawmaking. In a statement issued on Monday and signed by Tanimu Yakubu, Director-General […]

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February 23, 2026
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Senate Grills Edun, Adedeji Over Rising Debt, 2026 Budget Assumptions

The Senate on Thursday interrogated key members of the Federal Government’s economic team for nearly five hours over concerns about Nigeria’s mounting debt, revenue forecasts and what lawmakers described as ambitious assumptions underpinning the proposed N58.472tn 2026 budget. The session, convened by the Senate Committee on Appropriations and chaired by Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, focused […]

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February 19, 2026
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Ramadan Concern: Senate Adjusts Electoral Timetable for 2027

The Senate on Tuesday approved an amendment to Clause 28 of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, reducing the minimum notice period for elections from 360 days to 300 days. The adjustment gives the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) greater latitude in fixing dates for the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections, potentially allowing the polls […]

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February 17, 2026
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Senate Passes Electoral Act 2026, Retains Electronic Transmission Without Real-Time Mandate

The Nigerian Senate has passed the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2026, preserving electronic transmission of election results while rejecting a mandatory real-time upload requirement. The decision followed days of intense deliberations, culminating in Tuesday’s plenary session after earlier closed-door meetings and procedural reconsiderations. At the heart of the debate was Clause 60(3), which […]

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February 17, 2026
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Senators Trade Words During Works Ministry Budget Defence

A budget defence session at the National Assembly turned tense on Wednesday as two senators engaged in a heated verbal exchange during deliberations on the Federal Ministry of Works’ 2026 budget proposal. The session, attended by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, was briefly disrupted when Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi (Ebonyi North Central) and Senator Rufai […]

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February 11, 2026
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Electoral Act: Senate approves electronic transmission of results, retains manual backup

The Senate on Tuesday approved the electronic transmission of election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Result Viewing Portal (IReV), while allowing manual collation as a fallback in cases where technology fails. The decision followed a reconsideration of a contentious clause in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill during an emergency plenary session. Although lawmakers […]

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February 10, 2026
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