Tag: 10th Senate

Senate approves ₦2.2tr FCT Budget for 2026

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Senate approves FCT Budget

The 10th Senate has passed the 2026 Statutory Appropriation Bill for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), approving a total expenditure of ₦2.285 trillion for the development and administration of the nation’s capital.  The passage was sequel to the presentation and consideration of the harmonised report of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on the FCT.  The report was presented by the Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on FCT, Senator Austin Akobundu, on behalf of the Chairman, Senator Ibrahim Bomai. In his presentation, Senator Akobundu, who noted the committees recommended…

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Unaccounted ₦210tr: “Produce Mele Kyari, others” – Senate to NNPCL GCEO 

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Senate to NNPCL GCEO

The 10th Senate, through its committee on Public Accounts, has set April 29, 2026, as deadline for appearance of management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited ( NNPCL) before it over the yet-to-be-accounted ₦210trillion contained in audit reports from 2017 to 2023 . The Committee specifically declared that the Group Chief Executive Officer ( GCEO) of NNPCL, Engineer Bayo Ojulari , should lead the immediate-past GCEO , Mele Kyari , former Chief Financial Officer , Umar Ajia , Dr. Bala Wunti and external auditors of the National Oil Company…

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Senate approves Tinubu’s $6bn loan request, $1bn Lagos Port rehabilitation

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Senate approves loan request

…As FG deepens borrowing strategy amid fiscal pressures The 10th Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to secure external loans amounting to $6 billion, a move that underscores the Federal Government’s increasing reliance on foreign financing to sustain public spending, infrastructure development and debt management. The approval was granted within three and a half hours after the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, read the President’s request letter during plenary. The decision followed the consideration and adoption of a report presented by Senator Aliyu Wamakko (APC, Sokoto-North), who…

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Senate passes ₦68tr 2026 fiscal  Budget

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NASS passes Budget

The 10th Senate has approved a ₦68 trillion budget for the 2026 fiscal year, representing an increase of ₦9 trillion from the initial proposal of ₦59 trillion. The budget allocation includes: ₦4.8 trillion for statutory transfers; ₦15.8 trillion for debt servicing; ₦15.4 trillion for recurrent (non-debt) expenditure, and ₦32.3 trillion earmarked for capital expenditure through contributions to the development fund The Budget covers the period ending 31st December 2026. Prior to the passage of the 2026 budget, President Bola Tinubu had sought the approval of the 10th National Assembly for…

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IGP submits State Police framework to Senate

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IGP State Police

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has submitted a comprehensive framework for the establishment of state police to the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, as part of ongoing efforts to decentralise policing in Nigeria. The framework was presented on Thursday at the National Assembly, Abuja, to Senator Barau, who chairs the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, (as amended). According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate on Media and Publicity, Isma’il Mudashir, the 75-page document…

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Senate summons ex-NNPCL Boss, Mele Kyari over alleged ₦210tr financial discrepancies

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Senate summons Kyari

The 10th Senate Committee on Public Accounts has summoned the former management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), including its immediate-past Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, over alleged financial discrepancies amounting to ₦210 trillion in the company’s audited accounts between 2017 and 2023. According to Chairman of the committee, Aliyu Wadada, who represents Nasarawa West, disclosed the development during a press briefing at the National Assembly in Abuja on Thursday, the investigation is part of the committee’s constitutional responsibility to ensure accountability, transparency and proper management of…

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Tinubu bypasses Senate, to swear-in Disu as 23rd IGP

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Tinubu to swear in Disu

President Bola Tinubu will today formally swear-in Tunji Disu as the substantive Inspector-General of Police (IGP) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. As the new IGP takes office, the Nigeria Society for Criminology (NSC) urged him to decentralise tactical squads to zonal commands for efficiency and proactive response to crime. The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled to hold during the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed to State House correspondents, yesterday. Notably, Disu will not appear before the Senate…

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Senate moves to amend Constitution for State Police

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Senate moves to amend Constitution

…Pledges completion by year’s end The 10th Senate has pledged to complete amendments to the 1999 Constitution to enable the creation of state police before the end of 2026, setting the stage for what could become one of Nigeria’s most far-reaching security reforms since the return to democratic rule. Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, disclosed that lawmakers would immediately resume work on the constitutional review once plenary reconvenes next week. He assured Nigerians that the amendment process would be fast-tracked and concluded well before political campaigns begin ahead of the next…

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Senate cuts election notice to 300 days, retains manual backup

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Senate cuts election notice

…As H’Reps protest The 10th National Assembly was engulfed in dramatic scenes yesterday, as both chambers moved to revisit and amend key provisions of the Electoral Act ahead of the 2027 general elections, sparking protests, rowdy sessions and a sharply divided vote on electronic transmission of results. The Senate amended Clause 28 of the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2026, reducing the statutory notice period for elections from 360 days to 300 days. The amendment grants the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) flexibility to schedule the 2027 general elections…

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Senate finally reveals why ‘real time’ was removed from Electoral Bill

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Senate finally reveals

Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele has revealed that the upper chamber removed the phrase “real time” from the Electoral Bill, 2026, after reviewing data on Nigeria’s communications and power infrastructure. Bamidele stated this in a statement issued yesterday by his directorate of media and public affairs. Recall that the 10th Senate had earlier resolved against clause 60(3) of the bill, which provides that the presiding officer “shall electronically transmit the results from each polling unit to INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) in real time…”. The chamber subsequently redrafted the clause,…

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