New chairmen of some standing committees were announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Monday. Following the confirmation of 45 of the 48 ministerial nominees during the day’s plenary session,…
After a week of intense questioning for some and brief introductions for others, the Senate on Monday finally finished screening 45 of the 48 ministerial nominees of President Bola Tinubu,…
Festus Keyamo, SAN, the previous Minister of State for Labor and Employment and a ministerial nominee, apologized to the Senate on Monday for what he was perceived as disrespecting the…
A former Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, on Monday recounted how his father died of negligence of medical personnel at an unnamed private hospital. “My father died because of…
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Monday, rushed to the Presidential Villa minutes after a rowdy session at the Senate over the screening of a ministerial nominee, Festus Keyamo. Akpabio was…
A Senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District, Darlington Nwokocha, on Monday, moved a motion for the suspension of the ministerial screening of a ministerial nominee from Delta State, Festus Keyamo.…
The Senate has clarified President Bola Tinubu’s letter to the lawmakers about the coup in the Niger Republic. Senate President Godswill Akpabio said Tinubu only asked for the lawmaker’s approval…
The Deputy Minority Leader of the Senate, Olalere Oyewumi, says Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, is in support of the ministerial nomination of his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola. Oyewumi, a chieftain…
Bosun Tijani, a ministerial nominee, was criticized by Senator Abdulfatai Buhari of Oyo North Senatorial District on Saturday for a divisive tweet he sent more than four years prior. The…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced the principal officers of the 10th Senate, whom he says emerged by consensus. The new officers are Senator Opeyemi Bamidele from Ekiti State as…