The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced the suspension of its two-week warning strike, following renewed commitments from the Federal Government to address key outstanding issues raised by the union. The strike, which began on October 13, 2025, was initially billed to end next Monday. However, the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) resolved …
In a high-stake session at the National Assembly on Thursday, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, the newly appointed chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), faced intense scrutiny from senators as he sought confirmation. The hearing, held before a Senate Committee of the Whole, featured probing questions about his past affiliations, plans for electoral reform, …
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North, has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of lying about never seeking a third term in office, insisting that the former president personally discussed the plan with him while in power. Obasanjo, speaking at the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation’s Democracy Dialogue in Accra, Ghana, last month, dismissed long-standing claims that …
Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP), on Tuesday resumed plenary at the National Assembly after serving a six-month suspension imposed by the Senate. The lawmaker arrived at the Senate chamber at exactly 11:42 a.m., marking her official return to legislative duties. She walked into the chamber, proceeded to her seat, and exchanged greetings with …
President Bola Tinubu has withheld assent to two bills recently passed by the National Assembly, citing provisions he described as fiscally risky, inconsistent with existing policies, and potentially detrimental to sound governance. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the President’s objection letters during Tuesday’s plenary session as lawmakers resumed from their annual recess. Concerns Over Transport …
Suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday, returned to her office at the National Assembly following its reopening by the Sergeant-at-Arms in the company of security operatives. The lawmaker, dressed in black, arrived at the complex around 2:30 p.m. with her supporters shortly after officials announced the unsealing of her office, which had remained …
Natasha Akpoti‑Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi Central, is the eighth lawmaker to be suspended from the Senate since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999. She also ranks third among senators who secured legal reversal of their suspensions through court rulings. Pinnacle Daily recalls that the Federal High Court in Abuja, on July 3, ordered …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned what it described as an attempt by the acting Clerk of the National Assembly to block Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from resuming her seat at the Senate, following the expiration of a six-month suspension imposed on her by the Senate leadership. In a statement issued on Wednesday, PDP National …
The political drama surrounding Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has taken another twist. Even after completing her six-month suspension, the Senate has insisted that she cannot yet return to her seat. On Thursday, September 4, 2025, Natasha wrote to the Senate, informing them that her suspension had ended and she was ready to resume her duties. But …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Senate has given the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) a three-week deadline to respond to audit queries concerning N210 trillion recorded in its financial statements from 2017 to 2023. The Senate Public Accounts Committee, chaired by Senator Ahmed Wadada (Nasarawa West), issued the directive during a session with NNPCL’s Group …
