Senate Press Corps Targets Unlawful Budget Insertions
By Anayo Akwitti The Senate Press Corps will on Monday hold its 2026 Capacity-Building Workshop, focusing on legislative oversight, budget integrity and media scrutiny of public spending. The workshop is themed “Leveraging Legislative Oversight and Media Collaboration to Safeguard the National Budget from Unlawful Insertions.” According to a statement signed by the Senate Press Corps […]
Women’s Inclusion Critical to Nigeria’s Development – Bamidele
By Anayo Akwitti Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele says Nigeria cannot reach its full development potential without greater participation of women in governance, diplomacy, business and public leadership. Bamidele described gender inclusion as a strategic investment in the country’s human capital and institutions, rather than an act of favour. He spoke on Thursday at the presentation […]
Senate Panel Gives Four Oil Firms 48-Hour Ultimatum
By Anayo Akwitti The Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC) has given Seplat Energy, Network E&P Nigeria Limited and two other oil companies 48 hours to appear before it and respond to queries raised in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 audit reports of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). The other companies summoned are All […]
Senate Panel Steps Up Efforts to Strengthen Financial System
By Al-Kadriyar Abdullahi The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions has stepped up engagement with financial regulators and industry stakeholders to strengthen Nigeria’s financial system and promote economic stability. This is as the committee held an expanded stakeholders’ engagement in Lagos at the weekend, bringing together officials from the Central Bank of […]
Senate: Customs Using Public Funds Responsibly on Reforms
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Senate Committee on Customs and Excise says its inspection of Nigeria Customs Service facilities has convinced lawmakers that public funds allocated to the Service are being responsibly used to drive reforms and modernisation. The committee chairman, Senator Isah Jibrin, made this known during a two-day retreat between the committee and the […]
CG Customs Seeks Senate Backing to Protect Reform Agenda
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has urged the Senate to provide sustained legislative backing for the Service’s modernisation drive. He said strong legislative support is critical to protecting reforms from resistance and ensuring they outlive any administration. Adeniyi spoke on Wednesday at the opening of a two-day […]
Senate Threatens CBN, NDDC, NUPRC Over Hearing Absence
By Anayo Akwitti The Senate Public Accounts Committee has threatened sanctions against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) after the agencies failed to appear before its public hearing on the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) audit reports covering 2021 to […]
Senate Gains Support On Social Media Offices Bill
By Anayo Akwitti A proposal to compel global social media companies operating in Nigeria to establish physical offices in the country has received strong backing from stakeholders at a public hearing organised by the Senate Committee on ICT and Cyber Security. The hearing focused on a bill sponsored by Senator Ned Nwoko (Delta North) seeking […]
Senate Cracks Down On MDAs Skipping Budget Defence
By Anayo Akwitti The Senate has vowed to impose tougher sanctions on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that fail to honour invitations to defend their budgets or participate in legislative oversight, warning that persistent defiance will no longer be tolerated. The resolution followed a motion moved on Thursday by the Chairman of the Senate Committee […]
Senate Summons NFF, NSC Over Sports Funds
By Anayo Akwitti The Senate Committee on Sports has frowned at the recurring failure of sports agencies to appear before it, despite what lawmakers described as years of poor performance in the sector. Chairman of the committee, Senator Abdul Ningi, expressed disappointment over the inability of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the National Sports […]