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Senate Probes N34tn Import Duty Waivers, Warns MDAs Over Revenue Accountability

NewsDeskNgJul 14, 2026July 14, 20260

Senate investigates N34 trillion import duty waivers, warns defaulting MDAs of sanctions and demands accountability for revenue losses. The Senate Committee on Finance on Monday opened a fresh probe into the federal government’s issuance of Import Duty Exemption Certificates (IDEC) valued at about N34 trillion between March 1, 2000 and...

Senate Confirms Tegbe As Power Minister, Orders Urgent Action On Nigeria’s Persistent Grid Collapse

NewsDeskNgMay 7, 2026May 7, 20260

Newly confirmed Power Minister Olasunkanmi Tegbe promises reforms, transparency and tougher action against vandalism within 100 days. The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Mr. Olasunkanmi Tegbe as Minister of Power, charging him to immediately confront Nigeria’s deepening electricity crisis, particularly the persistent collapse of the national grid, liquidity constraints and weak...

Senate Seeks Overhaul Of Police Trust Fund, Expands Funding Sources

NewsDeskNgApr 28, 2026April 28, 20260

Nigeria’s Senate has proposed a new funding model to strengthen police operations and improve national security capacity. The Senate is considering a bill to repeal and re-enact the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (Establishment) Act, 2025 aimed at creating multiple funding sources for the police to address chronic challenges that undermined...

Senate Confirms Darma As Housing Minister, Tasks Him With Reforms, Affordable Homes

NewsDeskNgApr 24, 2026April 24, 20260

Senate confirms Darma as Housing Minister, charges him to tackle housing deficit, revive abandoned estates, and improve urban planning. The Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of Dr. Muttaqha Rabe Darma as Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with a mandate to tackle the country’s massive housing deficit, revive...

Row In Senate As Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Dropped From UN Summit Delegation

NewsDeskNgMar 11, 2026March 11, 20260

Controversy erupted in the Senate after Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was excluded from Nigeria’s delegation to the UN women’s summit. A fresh controversy has erupted in the Senate over Nigeria’s delegation to the 2026 session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York, as Senator Natasha...

Reps In Uproar As Protests Rock Electoral Act Amendment

NewsDeskNgFeb 17, 2026February 17, 20260

House descends into chaos after Speaker backs rescission motion amid protests demanding real-time electronic transmission of election results. A crucial meeting of the Conference Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2026, was abruptly shifted to late Monday night after members...

Senate Defends Electoral Bill Review, Cites Data on Broadband, Power Gaps

NewsDeskNgFeb 16, 2026February 16, 20260

Senate says data on broadband, internet penetration and electricity gaps informed decision on discretionary e-transmission in Electoral Bill. The Senate has explained that empirical data on Nigeria’s communication and power infrastructure guided its decision to make electronic transmission of election results discretionary rather than mandatory in the Electoral Bill, 2026....

Senate Approves Electronic Transmission of Polling Unit Results, Retains Form EC8A As Backup

NewsDeskNgFeb 10, 2026February 10, 20260

Senate approves amended Clause 60(3), allowing electronic transmission of polling unit results with safeguards for technical failure. The Senate has approved a proposal allowing the electronic transmission of election results from polling units. The new position followed a motion moved by the Senate Chief Whip, Mohammed Monguno, seeking to rescind...

Senate amends 2022 Appropriation Act

NewsDeskNgDec 28, 2022December 28, 20220

The Senate has amended the 2022 Appropriation Act to extend the implementation period from 2022 to March 2023. President Muhammadu Buhari, in a letter read on Tuesday by the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, was seeking an amendment to the Act for an extension of the implementation period....