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The Senate has confirmed all 43 ministerial nominees sent in by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday last week. The confirmation followed the conclusion of the hearing conducted by the upper chamber on Tuesday, after a week-long screening process. Meanwhile, the senate screened the remaining...

There were strong indications last night that between 12 and 15 ex-ministers will join President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet. It was learnt that the ex-ministers’ names are on the list which was reportedly submitted to Senate President Ahmed Lawan on Wednesday. But there was still a pall of...

Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday announced the names of the eight principal officers for both the ruling APC and the minority PDP. Senator Abdullahi Abubakar Yahaya from Kebbi State is the new Senate Leader, while Ajayi Borofice from Ondo State is Deputy Senate Leader. Read more...

Sen Ahmed Lawan Senate President Ahmad Lawan has approved the appointments of Babagana Muhammad Aji and Festus Adedayo as his Chief of Staff and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity respectively. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Senate … Read more via Daily Trust –...

President Muhammadu Buhari acknowledges cheers at the Eagle Square, Abuja. Preparations for the formation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet is expected to take proper shape within the next two weeks, The Guardian learned Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World...

The Senator says he’ll go into the election on Tuesday, saying it’s either he wins or loses. Following the purported endorsement of APC senator, Ahmed Lawan by 60 PDP senators for Senate Presidency, Senator Ali Ndume has said he’s more interested in votes not endorsement. According … Read...

Two frontline candidates for the office of Senate President, Ahmed Lawan from Yobe State and Danjuma Goje from Gombe State, are currently meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in his office. The two senators arrived the Presidential villa together some minutes after 11 a.m. and went straight...

The Senator representing Oyo North District, Senator Fatai Buhari has said Senator Ahmed Lawan is cruising towards emerging as the next chairman of the National Assembly in the capacity of Senate President. According to him, Senator Lawan (Yobe North) already has 51 endorsement signatures from...

The current Senate Leader and the former Senate Leader, both members of the APC are battling for the bulk votes of the PDP ahead of the inauguration of the 9th National Assembly on June 10. Senate Majority Leader and APC candidate for the Senate presidency, Ahmed Lawan, -- Get More Nigeria...

Senate President Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan to stop All Progressives Congress (APC) … Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2mFGLxp Get More Nigeria Political News

Leader of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, has said that fight against drug abuse in the country should be prosecuted the same way as the fight against insurgency. The leader made this known in an interview with Newsmen in Abuja. He said that considering the damage abuse of substances … Read more...

Up to 70 per cent of codeine cough syrup produced and imported in Nigeria end up in the hands of Boko Haram insurgents, Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, said on Wednesday. With the rate of use of the drug, almost every family in Nigeria has an … Continue reading "Codeine: Almost every family in...

Nigerian Senate on Tuesday began the screening of 27 Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari for confirmation. Leader of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, presented the president’s request for approval of the nominees at plenary in Abuja. After the...

Nigerian Senate on Tuesday adjourned plenary after resuming from four weeks break over the death of House of Representatives lawmaker, Bello Sani. The senators after observing one-minute silence on the passing away of Hon. Bello Sani, a member of House of Representatives who died at the age of...

Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara and Senate leader Ahmed Lawan are currently in UK visiting President Muhammadu Buhari. See photos below:

Nigeria's Senate Majority Leader, Ahmed Lawan has stated that his appointment in the Red Chamber was predestined. “My appointment as Senate Majority Leader by my colleagues in the APC caucus was an act of God, it was predestined. I want to thank my colleagues for having the confidence in me to...

The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Monday met with the leadership of the National Assembly at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting was graced by Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan was organised as a proactive measure of ensuring easy...

Nigeria's new Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, has opened up on replacing his predecessor Ali Ndume. According to him, his choice as a Senate Leader is the decision of his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. “That is the position of the leader of the party in the country, the president...

Senator Ahmed Lawan on Wednesday (today) assumed duty as Senate Leader while ex-Senate Leader Ali Ndume According to Sumner Shagari Sambo , TVC News National Assembly Correspondent, the former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume sat directly behind him before the kick off of today's plenary. On...