Tag: 10th Senate

“State Police need first-line funding to block Govs.’ control” – Senate leader

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Senate leader on state police

Leader of the 10th Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, on Wednesday, said funding of the proposed state police services should be established as a first-line charge in the 1999 Constitution, stressing that it is the only way to protect it from possible interference by state governors.  He insisted that financial autonomy was key to prevention of political interference and protection of the integrity of the new policing structure. Similarly, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, said a proper funding mechanism must be well spelt out before the establishment…

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Senate passes Bill to regulate home media practice

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Senate passes Bill

The 10th Senate has passed the Chartered Out-of-Home Media Practitioners of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2026, a landmark piece of legislation aimed at establishing a regulatory body for practitioners in Nigeria’s home media industry. The Bill, sponsored by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia-South), was passed after lawmakers considered and adopted the report of the Joint Committee on Establishment and Public Service Matters, Information and National Orientation, and Media and Public Affairs. The proposed legislation seeks to regulate the practice of home media, promote professionalism within the sector, and provide a comprehensive legal…

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Senate probes North-West Development Commission over ₦943m Board allowances

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Senate probes NWDC

The Senate Committee on Regional Development has launched an investigation into the operations of the North West Development Commission (NWDC), questioning the Commission’s spending and governance structure. During an investigative session with officials of the commission and the Federal Ministry of Regional Development, lawmakers expressed concern that about ₦943 million – nearly 79% of the ₦1.19 billion spent by the commission – was used for board allowances. The committee described the expenditure as inconsistent with the Commission’s mandate to drive development and tackle insecurity in the North-West region.  The senators…

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Outrage in Senate, as lawmakers demand end to ex-B’Haram fighters rehabilitation

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Outrage in Senate

The 10th Senate has asked the Federal Government to discontinue the rehabilitation and reintegration of repentant Boko Haram members, insisting that suspected terrorists and other violent criminals should be arrested, prosecuted and brought to justice. The resolution was adopted yesterday during deliberations on the worsening security situation across the country, following a Motion sponsored by Senator AbdulAziz Musa Yar’Adua, the senator representing Katsina-Central federal constituency and chairman of the Senate Committee on Army. The Motion, titled: ‘Escalating Attacks, Abductions and Killings of Serving and Retired Military Personnel: A Growing Threat…

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Senate to probe ₦1.3bn ‘fake agency’ budget scandal

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Senate to probe

The 10th Senate is set to deliberate today Tuesday, over the controversy surrounding the ₦1.3 billion allocation to the disputed Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) in the 2026 Appropriation Act, amid fresh revelations that a forged presidential appointment letter allegedly enabled the agency to operate within government circles for more than a year. The development comes as multiple Presidency and civil service sources disclosed that Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew allegedly used a falsified appointment letter bearing a forged signature of the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, to obtain…

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State Police: “Federal force can intervene over electoral intimidation” – Senate

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Senate in State Police

The 10th Senate has said the proposed State Police Bill contains constitutional safeguards that would allow the federal police to intervene in cases of electoral intimidation, serious human rights violations and threats to national security, dismissing concerns that governors could abuse the proposed policing system for political purposes. The upper chamber also defended the passage of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) (State Police) Bill, 2026, revealing that 84 of the 109 senators voted in support of the legislation during its clause-by-clause consideration, describing the outcome as…

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Senate passes state police Bill

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Senate passes state police Bill

…Empowers Govs. to appoint police commissioners, give directives The 10th Senate yesterday passed the a Bill seeking to establish state police in Nigeria. The upper chamber approved the Bill after considering the report of its Committee on the Review of the Constitution, presented by its chairman, Barau Jibrin.  The Bill’s clauses were considered at the Committee of the Whole before its final passage. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the passage of the Bill after more than two-thirds of the senators voted in support via a manual voting process in…

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Tinubu sends State Police Bill to Senate

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Tinubu sends State Police Bill

…As Govs. seek wider security powers President Bola Tinubu has formally transmitted a Constitution Alteration Bill seeking the establishment of state police to the Senate, marking a major step toward restructuring Nigeria’s security architecture as state governors push for broader powers and a sustainable funding framework for the proposed policing system. The Bill seeks to amend relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to create a legal basis for state police formations across the federation, a move widely seen as one of the most significant security reforms since Nigeria’s…

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₦210tr Audit Queries: Senate issues arrest warrant on ex-NNPCL GCEO, Mele Kyari

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Senate summon Kyari

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has issued a warrant of arrest on former Group Chief Executive Officer, GCEO, of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, over his alleged repeated refusal to honour the committee’s summons. The committee had invited leadership of NNPCL to appear before it to respond to audit queries involving a cumulative sum of ₦210 trillion spanning 2017 to 2023. According to reports, the audit queries emanated from the audit report of the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation on expenditures of Ministries, Department…

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Senate mulls 6yr single term for President, Govs. – Lawmaker

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Senate summon Kyari

Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has disclosed plans to sponsor a constitutional amendment Bill in the 11th National Assembly seeking to replace the current 2-term tenure arrangement for the President and Governors with a single 6-year term. The proposal, which is expected to form part of a broader package of political and constitutional reforms, is aimed at strengthening governance and reducing the distractions associated with re-election campaigns. Bamidele made the disclosure during an interview in Abuja, where he spoke on constitutional reforms, insecurity, legislative transparency, anti-terrorism measures and the performance of…

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