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Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, has announced his intention to contest the coming presidential election in 2023. Orji Kalu’s announcement came shortly after National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju…

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, signed the 2022 budget into law. The President signed the budget proposal at the Presidential Villa, on Thursday, in Abuja. The signing of the budget came two weeks after the Senate and House…

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan arrived in Katsina Saturday morning to attend the turbanning of Yusuf, son of President Muhammadu Buhari. He was received on arrival by the Governor Aminu Bello Masari at the Umaru Musa Yar'Adua…

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has sent his condolences to the family of former Senate President, Joseph Wayas, who died on Thursday. Lawan commiserates with the family of Senator Wayas, the Government and People of Cross…

The Caribbean nation of Barbados is set to declare its sovereignty from the United Kingdom, Reuters reports. Prince Charles of the UK was seen in the country, on Sunday. Barbados was colonised by Britain since 1627 and has been…

Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, haws revealed the condition he met detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, when he visited him in custody, on Monday, in Abuja. In a Facebook…

A bill seeking to prohibit the importation of fake goods into Nigeria, on Wednesday, scaled Second Reading in the Senate. Such fake goods targeted by the bill are unauthorised or illegally manufactured, reproduced, altered or distributed…

The Senate, on Tuesday, resolved to intervene in the diplomatic row between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following disagreements between both countries. The decision to wade into the dispute was reached sequel to a point of…

The Senate has considered a bill seeking to establish the National Metallurgical Training Institute, Onitsha, Anambra State. The National Metallurgical Training Training Institute (Establishment) Bill, 2021, which scaled Second Reading…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has congratulated Muslim faithful on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Mawlid, which commemorates the birth of Holy Prophet Muhammad (SLM). A statement from his office said “The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan,…