The Senate amended the 2015 Senate Standing Rules and approved a simple majority for the election of presiding officers. The red chamber also retained a closed ballot system of voting for the election of the President of the Senate and the Deputy. The amendment of the rules followed the consideration of a motion pursuant to Order 111…
The Senate says it is working on plans to amend its Standing Rules, adopted in 2015. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, disclosed during plenary, adding that the decision was to update the rules in line with current realities. The Senate President explained that the amendment would allow the Senate to accommodate committees created under the 8th…
The Senate today gave its Committee on Appropriations up till Wednesday to conclude its budget defence on the 2022 Appropriation Bill. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, who handed down the deadline at plenary, gave the committee the next twenty-four hours to conclude the budget defence by subcommittees of the upper chamber. The Senate President said…
Senator Ike Ekweremadu has commended the Senate for reversing itself on the use of electronic transmission of results. In statement after today’s plenary, the PDP Senator from Enugu State said what the Senate did on the Electoral Act Amendment is a huge victory for Nigeria’s democracy. Senator Ekweremadu recalled that he had assured Nigerians in July when…
The Nigerian Senate has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits who are terrorizing parts of the country as terrorists. The federal lawmakers in the upper chamber of the National Assembly also want all known leaders of bandits to be declared wanted and tracked down. The Senate also called on the government to increase military pressure against…
The Senate have received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the appointment of the Secretary and Board members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The request was contained in a letter read during the plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. President Buhari explained that the request for the confirmation of the nominees was…