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Joseph Tegbe and Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye during Nigerian Senate ministerial confirmation screening

Joseph Tegbe and Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye during Nigerian Senate ministerial confirmation screening

Senate Confirms Joseph Tegbe and Sola Enikanolaiye for Key Ministerial Portfolios

byMaimuna Katuka

May 6, 2026

Senator Victor Umeh defects, joins the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

Senator Victor Umeh defects, joins the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

Three Senators Defect to NDC and LP

byMaimuna Katuka

May 6, 2026

Senate President Akpabio presides

Senate President Akpabio presides

Breaking: Senate Amends Standing Orders to Restrict Senate President Eligibility

May 5, 2026

Senate Plenary Highlights for Tuesday, May 5, 2026

byMaimuna Katuka

May 5, 2026

Senate in plenary receiving President Tinubu’s ministerial nominees, including Joseph Tegbe and Rabiu Abdullahi Umar, for confirmation.

Senate in plenary receiving President Tinubu’s ministerial nominees, including Joseph Tegbe and Rabiu Abdullahi Umar, for confirmation.

Senate Recieves Ministerial Nominees for Confirmation

byMaimuna Katuka

May 5, 2026

National Assembly Condemns xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa

byOnyekachi Ogba

May 5, 2026

Senator Adamu Aliero, sponsor of the CIRFMAN Bill, attending the Senate public hearing on the Chartered Institute of Revenue and Fiscal Management.

Senator Adamu Aliero, sponsor of the CIRFMAN Bill, attending the Senate public hearing on the Chartered Institute of Revenue and Fiscal Management.

Senate Moves to Finalize Revenue and Fiscal Management Bill

byMaimuna Katuka

May 4, 2026

Senate Approves Tinubu’s $516m Loan Request for Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway

April 29, 2026

Senate Probes Adamawa Attacks, Orders Relief for Displaced Communities

byIsrael Okezie

April 29, 2026

Senate Prioritzes Stricter Oversight, Better Policing with Revised Police Force Bill

April 29, 2026

Senate Flags Gaps in National Pandemic Preparedness Following New COVID-19 Case

April 28, 2026

Senate Advances Bills to Target Food Security and Stabilize Food Prices

April 28, 2026