An Abuja Federal High Court has issued an interim order stopping the Senate Ethics Committee from proceeding with its planned investigation of the actions of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, effectively pausing the committee’s deliberations. The court presided by Justice Obiora Egwuatu…
The recent decision by the Nigerian Senate to reject a bill aimed at establishing a regulatory framework for private investigators represents a significant setback for the professionalisation of a sector that is increasingly relevant in today’s complex socio-economic landscape. Proposed…
The Nigerian Senate has threatened to arrest heads of erring government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs that benefited from the N5 trillion Service Wide Votes, SWV, from 2017 to 2021 without approval. It has also resolved to go into investigations…
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Professor Mansur Auwalu Bindawa as non-executive Commissioner for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The confirmation followed the satisfactory report of screening earlier conducted by the Senate Committee on Communications chaired by…
The Nigerian Senate has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for its efforts towards entrenching transparency and stamping out corruption from its system. The commendation was given by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes,…
The one week suspension of plenary by the Nigerian Senate to enable its members to participate in the zonal public hearing for the Constitution review across the country has shown that the legislative body is serious about a Constitutional amendment.…
