[VIDEO] ‘I’ll not be treated like a second-class citizen,’ Senator Natasha…
There was mild tension in the senate on Monday when Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, raised concerns…
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Senate demands swift implementation of Defence Ministry budget
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defence, Senator Ahmed Lawan, has urged the government to implement Nigeria’s defence…
Senate Sets Up committee to work with Reps on Electoral Amendment Bill
The Senate has set up a 12-member conference committee to reconcile differences between its version of the Electoral Act…
Senate approves e-transmission of election results, allows manual backup
The Senate has endorsed the electronic transfer of election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC)…
Senate warns on 2026 budget spending
The Senate has warned that it will no longer tolerate agencies that benefit from service-wide votes without proper accountability.
Electronic upload of poll results: Putting Senate on the spot
The upper chamber of the National Assembly, the Senate, on Wednesday eventually passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 2025 into…
Senate to hold emergency plenary session on Tuesday
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has ordered an emergency plenary session to be held on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
The…
Don’t play with fire, adopt clause on real-time transmission of election…
The former minister of education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has called on the senate to urgently reconsider and reverse its recent…
‘Setback for Nigeria’s democratic development,’ Electoral…
The Electoral College Nigeria has expressed concern over senate’s rejection of automatic electronic transmission of election…
Senate again defers electoral act amendment after five-hour closed session
The senate on Tuesday once more failed to wrap up discussions on the proposed amendment to the Electoral Act, following hours…