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Senate to probe $1.5bn spent on Port Harcourt Refinery rehabilitation

The Senate has raised concern over the $1.5 billion approved by the Federal Government for the turn-around maintenance of the Port Harcourt Refinery without...

Senate vows to expose economic saboteurs in petroleum sector

The Senate has pledged to expose and bring to book individuals and entities responsible for economic sabotage in the petroleum sector, including those behind...

Senate Laments Rising Building Collapses, Calls for Stringent Regulation

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Land, Housing, and Urban Development, Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, on Wednesday, lamented the rising cases of building...

Senate passes bill increasing national minimum wage to N70,000

In a significant legislative move, the Senate, on Tuesday, approved the 2024 National Minimum Wage Amendment Act Bill, effectively raising the minimum wage to...

Senate mulls payment of minimum wage to domestic workers

By Tunde OpalanaAbuse, assault and neglect of domestic workers in the country may soon come to an end as the Senate on Monday advanced...

Senate rejects bill to establish South-South Development Commission

The Senate, on Thursday, rejected a bill seeking to establish the South-South Development Commission, in an unanimous vote.The bill, sponsored by Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong...

Senate urges FG to come to the aid of Laya community devastated by storm

The Senate has urged the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to send...

‘I stand by my statements on Tinubu’s interview,’ Ndume reacts to removal as Senate Chief Whip

The sacked Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, has reacted to his removal from the position.The Senate on Wednesday removed the outspoken lawmaker as Chief...

Ex-APC stalwart, Salihu Lukman, says Akpabio has reduced Senate to a govt parastatal

Salihu Moh. Lukman, former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of undermining the independence...

Atiku Condemns Ndume’s Removal, Warns NASS Against Unholy Alliance With Executive

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the removal of senator Ali Ndume as Chief Whip of the Senate warning a pattern is developing...

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