By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE SENATE Committee on Works has called for accelerated progress on the long-awaited Bodo-Bonny Road, urging contractor Julius Berger Nigeria Plc to ramp up efforts and meet the December completion deadline. During a weekend oversight visit to the 35.7-kilometre infrastructure project in Rivers Sta...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter ONCE AGAIN, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has brought the sexual harassment petition against Senate President Godswill Akpabio before the Nigerian Senate. This latest submission, made during Thursday’s plenary, comes amid her six-month suspension from the Senate, a move she has denounced as “...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’s FIRST Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has endorsed the Senate’s decision to suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months, emphasizing the need for decorum and discipline in the legislative chamber. Speaking ahead of International Women’s Day (IWD), Tinubu urged women to assert themselves in leadership roles while main...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NIGERIAN Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for a $2.2 billion loan to help finance the ₦9.7 trillion deficit in the 2024 budget. The approval came after the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, led by Senator Aliyu Wamakko, presented its report during plenary on Th...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE SENATE has shifted the screening and confirmation of seven recently appointed ministerial nominees to Wednesday, October 30. This is to allow the nominees additional time to finalize required documentation. The postponement, initially scheduled for Tuesday, was announced by Basheer Lado, Special ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNMedia Reporter SENATOR IFEANYI Ubah, representing Anambra South district in the National Assembly, has died. He passed away in the United Kingdom (UK) during a surgical operation. Ubah had traveled to the UK two days before his death according to a family member who noted they were aware of his trip. He […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter MARKING A significant milestone in Nigeria’s democratic history, the Senate and House of Representatives will hold a joint sitting on Wednesday to commemorate 25 years of uninterrupted democracy in the country. Joint sessions of this nature are described as very rare, typically reserved for critic...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter CHINA HAS been called upon by the President of the Nigeria Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to maintain and deepen its cooperative relationship with Nigeria, particularly in the sectors of trade and infrastructure development. The appeal came during a visit by Mr. Zhang Yi, the Charge d’Affaires ...
