News Update Senate President Godswill Akpabio has declared the legislative seat of the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, vacant during the valedictory session in his honour on Wednesday in Abuja. This…
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Move to create New State from Ondo surfaced
News Update A bill seeking the creation of a new state out of the present Ondo State scaled its first reading at the Senate on Wednesday. The bill sponsored by Senator Jimoh…
Senate paves way for Kogo to assume office as CCT chair
The legislative chamber invoked section 157 (1) of the constitution to send a written address to the president after it secured two-thirds majority. The red chamber took the decison following a motion…
Why senate tackles Obasanjo
The Senate has described claims by former president Olusegun Obasanjo that it was involved in determining its salaries or receiving special fiscal packages from the as “sordid and telltale assertions.” Obasanjo…
House passes bill on old national anthem, ‘Nigeria we hail thee’
Voice Air Media, VAM News Update THE Senate on Tuesday passed the National Anthem Bill 2024 to revert to the old national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee”. The bill, which speedily passed…
BREAKING: Senate passes bill on death penalty for drug traffickers
The Senate, today, Thursday, passed the bill on death penalty for convicted drug traffickers. The resolution followed the Senate’s consideration of a report of the Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights and…
BREAKING: Senate plans action on naira— A MUST READ
The Senate Committee on Finance has expressed worry over, “the instability and continuous depreciation of the naira.” In a statement issued on Sunday, the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Mohammed Sani…
Senate Passes Student Loans (Repeal And Re-Enactment) Act 2024
VOICE AIR MEDIA, VAM News Update THE Senate has passed the Student Loans Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024. The passage followed the consideration of a report of…
Nigerian Senate suspends Ningi over budget padding claim
Voice Air Media, VAM News Update THE 10th Senate, on Tuesday, suspended Senator Abdul Ningi for three months over an allegation of N3.7 trillion padded into the 2024 budget. Ningi is the…
Retirement Age Of NASS Staff Extended
Voice Air Media, VAM News Update THE Senate on Thursday, February 29, passed a Bill that seeks to add five years to the retirement age of staff of the National Assembly Service….