Senate Leader

The President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has described the Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele as a great and patriotic Nigerian who has distinguished himself as a man of excellence in public service. Sen. Akpabio eulogised…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has congratulated the Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, on his 60th birthday celebration. The Governor described Senator Bamidele, who was a former two term commissioner in Lagos State as a…

The Senate again made history, on Wednesday, when it passed, in record time and for the fourth time, the 2023 national budget of about N21.8 trillion. The Upper chamber also passed a supplementary budget of about N819.5 Billion for 2022…

The Senate, on Wednesday, passed for a Second Reading the 2023 Appropriation Bill which was presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari, last Friday. The bill seeks to authorise the issue out of the consolidated…

The Senate has passed the Nigerian Start-up Bill, 2022. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on ICT and Cyber Security. Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Oseni Yakubu (APC - Kogi Central), in…

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has urged the striking workers of the National Assembly to call off their industrial action and instead, embrace dialogue for speedy resolution of the disputes. Lawan made the appeal at a meeting…

The Senate has adjourned sitting till June 7, 2022, to enable lawmakers participate fully in the Presidential, National Assembly, Governorship, and State Houses of Assembly primaries. The motion for adjournment was moved by the Senate…

The Senate, on Tuesday, passed a bill to enact the Arbitration and Mediation Act to provide for a unified legal framework for the settlement of commercial disputes. Also passed were there other bills for concurrence from the House of…

The Senate will, on Thursday, pass the revised 2022 fiscal framework before adjourning on the Easter break. The hint was given by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, after the report of the Committee on Finance was stepped down today for…

The Senate, on Wednesday, held a valedictory session to mark the exit of three members of the upper chamber. The members include the new Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the Deputy National…