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Senate Postpones Plenary Resumption

Daily Dispatch September 23, 2025

The leadership of the 10th Senate has again altered its legislative calendar, shifting the resumption of plenary sittings from September 23 to October 7, 2025. The postponement was conveyed in an internal memo signed by the Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Chinedu Akubueze, and made

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Emmanuel Rawlings Agada Appointed Clerk of the Senate

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2025

Emmanuel Rawlings Agada, who previously served as Deputy Clerk of the Senate, has been officially appointed as the new Clerk of the Senate. His appointment was confirmed in a letter signed by Chief Saviour Enyiekere, Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC), following the Commission’s 7th meeting held on August 6, 2025. In his […]

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Breaking: Senate writes Natasha’s lawyer

Daily Dispatch July 15, 2025

The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has written the suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s advising that the embattled Senator to await the action of the Senate regarding her purported plan to resume plenary. A copy of the letter sighted by our correspondent read below

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Senate Lawyers Warn Senator Natasha Over Misinterpretation of Court Ruling

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2025

Legal counsel to the Nigerian Senate has issued a stern warning to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over her public statements claiming that a Federal High Court ruling has mandated her recall from suspension. The caution was conveyed in a letter from the chambers of Paul Daudu, SAN & Co., addressed to J.S. Okutekpa, SAN & Co., […]

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Senate gives NNPCL CEO 10 days to address financial irregularities or face constitutional sanctions

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2025

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has given the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, a 10-day deadline to respond to 11 major financial concerns stemming from discrepancies in the company’s audited financial statements. The committee warned that failure to comply could lead to serious

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Akpabio assures of Senate full participation in Edwin Clark’s burial

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2025

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has given an assurance that the Senate will participate fully in the burial of Pa Edwin Clark who died on Monday. Akpabio gave the assurance on Wednesday when a delegation of the Pan Niger Delta Forum(PANDEF) led by its National Chairman, Ambassador Godknows Igali visited him to formally […]