Tag: senate
Senate Orders NAFDAC To Enforce Sachet Alcohol Ban From December 2025
The Senate has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and other relevant regulatory bodies to strictly enforce the ban on the packaging of high-strength alcoholic beverages in sachet formats beginning December 2025. The lawmakers further resolved that no additional extension should be granted beyond the current moratorium. The resolution…
BREAKING: Senate Confirms Kingsley Ude As Minister To Replace Uche Nnaji
The Senate has confirmed Kingsley Ude, SAN, from Enugu State, as a minister in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. His confirmation followed a screening session held on the Senate floor on Thursday. Ude previously served as the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Enugu State. During his screening, senators posed a series of questions touching…
Senate Steps Down Debt Report For Screening Of New Service Chiefs
The Senate has dissolved into a Committee of the Whole to commence screening of the newly appointed service chiefs about two hours after they arrived the National Assembly complex. At the start of proceedings, the report of the Commitee on Local and Foreign Debts on New External Borrowing in the 2025 Appropriation Act, Refinance of…
Senate Proposes Life Imprisonment For Defilement Of Minors
The Senate has unanimously passed a groundbreaking bill that mandates life imprisonment for anyone found guilty of defiling a minor, with no option for fines. This decisive move marks a significant step towards protecting the rights and safety of children across the nation. The proposal which is part of sweeping amendments to the Criminal Code…
Only Senate Can Decide Your Fate — N’Assembly Clerk Tells Natasha
The Office of the Clerk to the National Assembly has distanced itself from reports suggesting the power to determine whether suspended Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, can resume legislative duties. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the Director of Information, Mullah Bi-Allah, who spoke on behalf of the Clerk’s office, clarified that…
Get Ready To Resume At Senate – PDP Charges Natasha
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to prepare to resume her duties in the Senate. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the party condemned the attempt by the Clerk of the National Assembly to bar Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan from resuming her role…
Senate To Natasha: Your Suspension Expired, But You Can’t Resume Yet
The National Assembly has explained why Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan cannot yet return to legislative duties, despite the expiration of her six-month suspension. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, was suspended by the Senate on March 6 over alleged misconduct. She later challenged the action in court. On September 4, she wrote to the Clerk to the…
Akpabio Not Bigger Than Nigeria’s Constitution – Natasha
Suspended lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday, cautioned Senate President Godswill Akpabio against placing himself above the Nigerian Constitution. The senator also accused the Senate leadership of violating a valid court order by preventing her from resuming duties at the National Assembly. She disclosed this in an interview with journalists at the assembly complex. The…
Senator Natasha Makes Way Into National Assembly After Being Denied Entry
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has made her way into the National Assembly premises in Abuja, after she was initially denied access. The lawmaker who is serving a six-month suspension by the upper lawmaking body had vowed to resume sitting in the NASS chambers after a court verdict asking the Senate to recall her. However, when she…
NASS: Security Beefed Up As Tension Mounts Over Natasha’s Planned Return
There is a heavy security presence at the main gate of the National Assembly complex following reports that the suspended lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, will be resuming during plenary on Tuesday (today). The lawmaker on Saturday vowed that she will resume sitting on Tuesday, July 22. The senator cited a recent judgment by Justice Binta…