President Bola Tinubu has said N8,000 will be paid to 12 million Nigerian families for six months to cushion the effects of petrol subsidy removal. Tinubu during his inaugural presidential address on May 29 announced the removal of the petrol subsidy, causing the prices of petrol products to jump over 200% and an increase in…

Despite disagreement over the election of the eight principal officers of the Senate last Tuesday, serious intrigues and game of wits have taken over the four-week-old 10th Senate ahead of the appointment of chairmen of committees.

The Senate, yesterday, urged National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to urgently relocate residents from high-risk erosion areas in Imo State

The Senate on Thursday passed legislation against the concession of Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano State and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The Senate’s resolve to probe the concession of the airports followed a motion by Senator Sumaila Kawu, representing Kano South. Senator Kawu highlighted that a thorough analysis of the Federal Airport…

Some members of the national working committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) do not agree with the national chairman of the party, Abdullahi Adamu, over his position on the selection of the National Assembly principal officers. The Senate after its Sallah break resumed on Tuesday to announce the emergence of the senator representing…

The new Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has stated that a single political party cannot determine the principal office holders of the Senate. Bamidele also dismissed talks that both the majority and minority leadership positions were sent from the presidency. He stated that apart from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), six other parties had…

President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday urged lawmakers to focus on legislating on issues that would promote the best interest of Nigerians. Akpabio made the call in his opening remarks on resumption of senate from its two weeks recess. The senate president said there were enormous challenges facing the nation, adding that it was…

The Senate on Tuesday, urged the Inspector -General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun to direct its personnel to stop forthwith, extortion, intimidation and harassment of motorists and commuters on highways. The senate resolution was sequel to adoption of a motion at plenary on “Urgent Need to Halt Extortion, Intimidation and Harassment of Motorists and Commuters…

The Senate on Tuesday named Senator Mwadkwon Simon Davou (PDP, Plateau North) as Minority Leader and Oyewumi Kamorudeen Olarere (PDP Osun West) as Deputy Minority Leader. The 10th Senate has seven minority political parties made up of PDP with 36 senators, Labour Party with eight, Social Democratic Party with two, New Nigerian Peoples Party with…

After more than two weeks of recess, the Senate resumes plenary today to face some of its topmost constitutional and legislative duties amid high-level intrigues that have characterised the election of its eight principal officers, with the Majority and Minority leaders due to emerge today.[ad] As at press time, it was not clear if the Majority and Minority caucuses were ready with the list of their principal officers.The Senate’s standing Rule has spelt out the functions of the Majority leader, the third highest officer of the upper chamber.

A group of opposition senators have accused the Presidency and the Senate leadership of plotting to destabilise the minority caucus of the upper legislative chamber, warning that it would be resisted.

The Senate, yesterday, informed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu about its readiness to commence legislative duties, including receiving communications from the Executive.