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Senate Approves ₦404bn Police Trust Fund Nigerian Senate plenary discussing mandatory antivenom stocking policy

Mirian Gom July 9, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Senate has approved ₦404.07 billion for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund, endorsing the...

Expert Backs Senate on Boko Haram Programme Nigerian Senate plenary discussing mandatory antivenom stocking policy

Mirian Gom July 7, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Boko Haram rehabilitation programme should be abolished, security expert Dr Steve Okwori says,...

New Malaria Agency Moves Closer as Senate Approves Bill Senators during a session calling for stronger national campaigns against indiscipline in Nigeria.

Mirian Gom June 4, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Senate has passed a landmark bill seeking to establish the National Agency for...

Senate Orders NOA to Lead Campaign Against Social Decay Senators during a session calling for stronger national campaigns against indiscipline in Nigeria.

Mirian Gom June 3, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Senate has called for urgent national action to tackle rising indiscipline among Nigerians,...

Power Ministry Had Zero Capital Funds in 2025 – Adelabu Tells Senate Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu addressing Senate Committee on Power

Chukwu Obinna February 18, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Ministry of Power operates without any capital allocation throughout 2025 yet continues regulatory...

Protest Rocks National Assembly Over Rejected Electronic Election Results Protesters at Nigeria’s National Assembly over election reforms

Chukwu Obinna February 9, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Civil society groups and former presidential candidate Peter Obi lead a protest at Nigeria’s...

Rights Group Condemns Senate Rejection of Electronic Election Results Civil rights group addressing media on Nigeria election reforms

Chukwu Obinna February 9, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – A civil rights organisation condemns the Nigerian Senate’s rejection of mandatory electronic transmission of...

NLC Threatens Protests, Election Boycott Over Electoral Act Confusion Firefighters and workers at Afriland Towers fire scene Lagos

Chukwu Obinna February 8, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s largest labour federation warns of mass protests or a possible election boycott unless...

Tinubu Seeks Senate Approval for New Petroleum Regulators’ Boards President Tinubu submits nominees for petroleum regulators’ boards.

Juliet Jacob January 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu asks the Senate to swiftly confirm nominees to Nigeria’s petroleum regulators,...

National Assembly Orders Re-Gazetting of Nigeria’s Contested Tax Laws Nigeria House of Representatives investigates $850bn unrepatriated oil and export proceeds from 1996 to 2014