…Says tax reform bill not anti-people By Idowu Adebomi, Ado Ekiti The Nigerian Senate has pushed back against claims that it functions as a “rubber-stamp” institution, maintaining that it does not need to adopt an antagonistic approach to prove its…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Capital Market, Senator Osita Izunaso, has praised President Bola Tinubu for signing the Investments and Securities Act (ISA) into law. He stated that the signing of the Investments and Securities…
The Nigerian Senate has called for transparency in the ongoing negotiations for the sale of Lafarge Africa Plc to Chinese investors. In a resolution passed on Thursday, lawmakers urged the Bureau of Public Enterprises to ensure the divestment process safeguards…
A bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act 2022, has passed its second reading in the Senate. The bill seeks to address existing gaps, reduce election expenses, and allow elected officeholders to serve as ad hoc delegates in political party conventions.…
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Dr Bala Bello, representing North-East as part-time Chairman of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). Also confirmed were five other nominees for appointment as Non -Executive Directors of AMCON. Their confirmation…
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions threw out Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan’s petition, saying the matter was already a subject of litigation. The petition was written by Mr Zubairu Yakubu, one of Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s constituents.Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi…
The Senate, on Tuesday, confirmed the nomination of Professor Melvin Ayogu as a member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This approval followed the presentation of the report of the Senate Committee on Banking,…
The Senate has approved the confirmation of Dr Saviour Enyiekere as the Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) alongside 11 other members. However, the upper chamber decided to step down the confirmation of the second nominee from the…
The suspended Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, disagreed over the Senate’s application seeking to vacate the order made by a Federal High Court in Abuja on March 4. The Senate, in a motion on…
By Blessing Emmanuel The Nigerian Senate has advanced a bill seeking to amend the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, with the proposal successfully scaling its second reading on Tuesday. The bill, titled “A Bill for an Act to Amend the…
