Senate Confirms Illegal Gold Mining Driving Insecurity A Senate report has identified illegal artisanal gold mining in Zamfara, Kaduna and Katsina states as a critical factor driving insecurity in the North-West, revealing that proceeds from the illicit activities are being used to procure arms and...

Tinubu Seeks Senate Approval to Borrow ₦1.15tn Loan President Bola Tinubu has sought the approval of the Senate to borrow N1.15tn from the domestic debt market to finance part of the deficit in the 2025 national budget. The request, contained in a letter read during plenary...

Senate Confirms New Service Chiefs The Senate has confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s nominees as the new Service Chiefs after an intensive closed-door screening that centred on Nigeria’s deepening security challenges. At the end of the over two-hour session presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the...

Senate set to Screen New Service Chiefs Today The Senate will today (Wednesday) screen and possibly confirm the newly appointed service chiefs nominated by President Bola Tinubu, as part of ongoing efforts to revamp the nation’s security architecture. Tinubu, in a letter read during Tuesday’s plenary...

Senate Probes Alarming Aviation Safety Breaches The Senate on Wednesday ordered a comprehensive investigation into Nigeria’s aviation sector following a series of disturbing air incidents that have raised fresh concerns over passenger safety and regulatory oversight. Lawmakers unanimously resolved to empower the Senate Committee on Aviation...

Senate Gives NNPC Three Weeks to Respond to N210tn Audit Query The Senate on Tuesday gave the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulari, three weeks to respond to queries raised in audit reports covering the period from 2017...