The Senate has admitted it made errors in its resolution advising President Bola Tinubu to remove Umar Danladi as chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). During the plenary last Wednesday, the Senate adopted a resolution asking President Tinubu to sack Mr Danladi over allegations of corruption and misconduct. The resolution was taken in … Read more
The Senate on Wednesday asked President Bola Tinubu to sack Danladi Umar as chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) over allegations of corruption and misconduct. The upper chamber adopted its resolution during the plenary after Senate President Godswill Akpabio put it to a vote, and a majority of the senators supported it. The … Read more
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to allow anybody appointed as the Inspector General of Police to complete a four-year term as mandated by Section 7 of the Police Act 2020. The bill was read for the first time today, and it immediately passed through the second and third readings. It was introduced … Read more
The Senate passed 25 out of the 447 bills introduced on its floor in the last one year. Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, who disclosed in Abuja on Thursday, also said that the upper chamber adopted 115 resolutions. The 10th Senate was inaugurated on 13 June, 2023. Mr Bamidele said the 25 bills fully passed into … Read more
A bill seeking to increase the salaries, allowances and official benefits of judicial officers has passed second reading at the senate. The bill was passed on Thursday during the plenary after majority of the senators supported it when the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio put it to vote. The senate president thereafter referred it to the … Read more
Bauchi State governor, Bala Muhammad, on Wednesday, said he would support Abdul Ningi, a senator from the state who was suspended by the Senate. Mr Ningi was suspended on Tuesday after he alleged that the 2024 budget was padded with over N3 trillion. Though the senator apologised and said he was quoted out of context, … Read more
