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FG Withdraws Forgery Charges Against Saraki, Ekweremadu

The federal government withdrew the charges of criminal conspiracy relating to the alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Orders, 2015, filed against Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, at the Abuja High Court. In doing so, the Ministry of Justice filed an...

Senate Rejects Sale of National Assets

The senate has voted against the sales of National Assets in tackling the current economic recession ravaging the country. ‎The senate took the decision, following a motion by Minority Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, urging the upper legislative chamber to reject the proposal for the sale...

Senators Divided Over Sale Of National Assets

Barely 24 hours after the Senate reconvened and recommended to the federal government to sell some national assets to raise funds as one of the ways to bring the country’s economy out of the woods, some Senators yesterday took a different position. This happened as...

Saraki urges court to quash case against him, Ekweremadu, others

All is set for today’s arraignment of Senate President Bukola Saraki and three others for alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Rules 2015(as amended). The others are Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, the immediate past Clerk to the National Assembly, Salisu Abubakar Maikasuwa and the...

Senate To Expedite Action On Passage Of Bill To Tackle Poverty

The Senate has pledged its commitment to expeditiously pass the Bill for an Act to Establish National Poverty Eradication Commission to tackle the high rate of poverty in the country. President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki said this at the public hearing of Joint...

NLC Leaders Meet Saraki, Dogara, Say Strike Continues

The President, Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, and his team met for about 40 minutes behind closed-doors on Thursday evening, with the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to discuss the nationwide strike over the hike in fuel price. Wabba told journalists after the parley that...