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Senate Confirms Yakubu Mahmood, Fani-Kayode, Ibas, 61 Others as Ambassadors

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2025

The Senate has approved the appointment of 64 ambassadorial nominees, including the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Yakubu Mahmood; former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode; and former Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ekwe

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Senate urges Tinubu to recruit 100,000 military personnel after Kebbi abduction

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2025

The Nigerian Senate has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to order the immediate recruitment of at least 100,000 additional military personnel to reinforce the country’s security architecture amid escalating violence and kidnappings. The resolution followed a motion on the recent mass abduction in Kebbi State, where gunmen reportedly attacked a community and abducted

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Senate proposes life imprisonment for defilement of minors

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2025

The Senate has unanimously passed a groundbreaking bill that mandates life imprisonment for anyone found guilty of defiling a minor, with no option for fines. This decisive move marks a significant step towards protecting the rights and safety of children across the nation. The proposal which is part of sweeping amendments to the Criminal Code […]

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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 available to PUNCH Online today. The shift in […]

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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