Senate

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has returned to the National Assembly months after being suspended over her sexual harassment allegation against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The Kogi Central lawmaker resumed plenary on Tuesday,…
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The National Assembly has reopened the office of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan after months of suspension, signaling an end to her rift with Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Security personnel and the Sergeant-at-Arms carried out…
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The Nigerian Bar Association has called on the Senate to allow Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended senator representing Kogi Central, to resume her seat following the expiration of her six-month suspension. Akpoti-Uduaghan was…
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The Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamorudeen Ogunlana, has said his office cannot reinstate Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was suspended in March for alleged misconduct. In a statement released by the Director of Information,…
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The battle over the reinstatement of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan took a fresh turn on Thursday as her lawyer and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) warned the Senate of legal action and nationwide protests if she is not allowed to…
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The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has given the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) three weeks to respond to audit queries involving N210 trillion in unaccounted funds from 2017 to 2023. Committee chairman Senator…
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The African Democratic Congress has criticized the administration of President Bola Tinubu for what it described as reckless borrowing following the National Assembly’s approval of a fresh $21 billion foreign loan request. The party…
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The Senate has dismissed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s attempt to return to plenary as political theatre, insisting that her suspension still stands despite her claim of a court ruling in her favour. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents…
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President Bola Tinubu has requested an additional $347 million loan from the National Assembly to cover rising costs in key infrastructure projects under the 2025–2026 borrowing plan. The request, read by House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas…
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The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill to establish a federal oil and gas hospital in Benikrukru, Delta State. The move aims to improve healthcare for oil and gas workers as well as residents of host communities affected by the…
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