Indeed, Nigeria's Judiciary Needs Urgent Cleansing By Farida Mohammed Umar I know that so many things are wrong with the Nigerian judiciary. But the PUNCH editorial of Tuesday, June 20, only exposed me to the level of rot in the country's judicial system. Truly, Nigeria's judiciary has...

Senate Approves New Chinese Bank For $23bn Railway Project   Senate on Tuesday rescinded its decision on the financier of the Kaduna-Kano railway project in the country from the China Exim Bank to the China Development Bank and harmonised the terms on the Federal Government’s 2016-2018...

Buhari Rejects NASS Bill To Summon President, Govs   The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has stated the Senate will investigate the 19 Constitution Alteration Bills rejected by the President Muhammadu Buhari. Lawan made this known during plenary on Tuesday. The National Assembly had in January transmitted 35 Constitutional...

National Assembly To Pass Appropriation Bill December - Lawan   The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the National Assembly will pass the 2023 Appropriation Bill of N20.5 trillion before the end of December. He made this known on Tuesday at a reception organised in his...

Buhari Seeks Approval of N402bn Promissory Notes by Senate The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Retd.), sought approval from the Senate for the issuance of promissory notes worth over N402 billion to three states. The requests which were in separate letters were read in plenary by...

Senate: Buhari Writes to Confirm Justice Ariwoola as CJN The Senate has received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari, to confirm the nomination of Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. The request was contained in a letter dated 25th July, 2022,...