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PoliticsSenate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele says the seat of Abia South senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe, should be declared vacant if he has left the All Progressives Grand Alliance. Bamidele made the statement during plenary after Abaribe and eight other senators defected from their parties to the African Democratic Congress. According to him, the Nigerian Constitution provides guidance […]
SenatePresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday submitted the N1.7 trillion 2026 FCT budget to the Senate, emphasizing investments in healthcare, education, job creation, youth empowerment, and social welfare to boost development and improve living standards. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the submission during plenary after the lawmakers returned from a three-week recess. The Constitution gives the […]
SenateThe Nigerian Senate has reduced the mandatory notice period for general elections from 360 days to 300 days in a move designed to prevent the 2027 presidential and national assembly polls from falling within Ramadan. Lawmakers amended clause 28 of the Electoral Act repeal and re enactment bill 2026 after reviewing concerns that the earlier […]