NATASHA: WHAT LED TO SHOUTING MATCH AT SENATE COMMITTEE – NWEBONYI

By Ignatius Igwe The lawmaker representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District, Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi, has narrated what transpired at the Senate Ethics Committee’s hearing. On Tuesday, Nwebonyi had a verbal clash with former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili in Abuja as the committee began proceeding into the sexual harassment allegations involving suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi [...]

By |2025-03-26T10:56:10+00:00March 26th, 2025|Press Releases|0 Comments

Senate Committee Dismisses Natasha’s Petition Against Akpabio

  The Kogi Central Senator had petitioned the Senate alleging sexual harassment and abuse of office against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, The Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions has dismissed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s sexual harassment and abuse of office petition against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, declaring it “dead on arrival”. The [...]

By |2025-03-06T08:52:00+00:00March 6th, 2025|Press Releases|0 Comments

Senate Committee on Public Petition to Investigate N1.7bn Road Project

The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petition has decided to invite the Federal Ministry of Works to clarify conflicting documents related to the award of a contract for the rehabilitation of Lafia-Obi-Awe-Tunga roads in Nasarawa State. The Committee is resolving disputes between the Tunga community, beneficiaries of the project, and Triacta Nig Ltd, [...]

By |2024-07-28T16:24:32+00:00July 28th, 2024|Press Releases|0 Comments

SENATE PANEL SCREENS ABDULLAHI BELLO AS CCB CHAIR

  The senate committee on ethics and public petitions has screened Abdullahi Usman Bello as chair of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). Bello (pictured in blue suit) appeared before the committee for the screening exercise on Tuesday. While appearing before the committee, the CCB chair nominee promised to make the country proud in discharging [...]

By |2024-07-28T16:43:07+00:00June 19th, 2024|Press Releases|0 Comments

EU-SDGN Holds Capacity Building for N’Assembly Committee members

  The European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria cohort hosted a strategy and capacity-building retreat session for the National Assembly Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions. Held in Lagos State, Nigeria, the event aimed to enhance the committee’s effectiveness in addressing ethical matters, upholding privileges, and handling public petitions. The retreat [...]

By |2024-07-28T16:47:51+00:00May 23rd, 2024|Press Releases|0 Comments

CCB: Senate clears former Ondo Speaker Abdulsalam, Four others

The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has cleared President Muhammadu Buhari’s Nominees for appointment as members of Code of Conduct Bureau. Leading five other members of the Committee during the screening exercise, Senator Ayo Akinyelure, representing Ondo Central and Senate Committee Chairman on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions read President Muhammadu Buhari’s [...]

By |2024-07-28T16:52:15+00:00February 15th, 2023|Press Releases|0 Comments

Senate lauds Adeboye, RCCG over N188m road rehabilitation in Osun

.By Sanni Onogu, Abuja The Senate has lauded the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and its General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, for rehabilitating the Ife-Ifewara Road, at a cost of N188million. This is even as the Senate directed Messrs. Cartil Construction Nigeria Limited, that had abandoned the project after collecting mobilisation fee, to refund [...]

By |2021-06-26T14:58:07+00:00June 26th, 2021|Press Releases|0 Comments

Senate begins screening of 2 non-carreer ambassadors

The Senate on Tuesday mandated its Committee on Foreign Affairs to begin screening of John U. Usanga (Akwa Ibom); and Air Commodore Peter Ndabake Gana (Rtd.) (Niger) as Non-Career Ambassadors. The Committee is tasked to submit the screening report to the Senate, within two weeks. Also, the Senate referred the nomination of Professor Umar Danbatta [...]

By |2020-08-18T19:50:57+00:00August 18th, 2020|Press Releases|0 Comments