Tag: Senate
Senate seeks total ban on textile imports to revive local industry
The senate has called for a total ban on the importation of textile products into Nigeria as part of efforts to revive the country’s...
Senate to consider state police bill this week
The Senate has scheduled deliberations this week on constitutional amendments aimed at establishing State Police across Nigeria, with plans to transmit the proposal to...
Court declares n’assembly’s N110bn outlay on SUVs, allowances unlawful
The federal high court sitting in Lagos has ruled that the national assembly’s N110 billion spending on sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and support allowances...
Senate panel: Border residents crossing into other countries for water, schools
The senate committee on state and local government affairs says residents of Nigeria’s border communities are crossing into neighbouring countries to access water, schools,...
Senate to revisit Electoral Act bill to prevent 2027 elections from...
The senate reconvened for an emergency plenary on Tuesday and rescinded its earlier passage of the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Enactment) Bill 2026...
Senate cuts election notice to 300 days to avoid Ramadan clash...
The senate has amended clause 28 of the Electoral Act (repeal and re-enactment) bill, 2026, reducing the notice period for general elections from 360...
Senate Urges North-Central Development Commission To Prioritise Agriculture, Security
The Senate has directed the management of the North-Central Development Commission (NCDC) to prioritise investments in agriculture and security as it implements its 2026...
Election Results: E-Transmission Debate Sad Reality, Should’ve Been Long Settled —...
A former Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mike Igini, has described the renewed debate over electronic transmission of election results...
NLC threatens mass action over e-transmission of election results
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened a mass action and boycott of elections if the real-time transmission of election results is not included...
Senate sets up panel to reconcile views on electoral act
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced the set up of a committee to collate the views of senators on the Electoral Act.
Akpabio spoke...