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Former Senate President, Joseph Wayas died of poverty and not sickness, his first son, Joseph Wayas Jr, has said.   The Senate president in the Second Republic between 1979 and 1983, died at a London hospital in 2021. He was 83 years old.    Speaking with The Nation in Abuja, Wayas Jr …

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has said it is not sustainable for Nigeria to continue borrowing.   He disclosed that the Upper Legislative Chamber will put pressure on various revenue-generating agencies for adequate revenue to fund the implementation of the N21.83tn 2023 budget.   Lawan made this known in Abuja during …

WASHINGTON — Representative Katie Porter, a third-term California Democrat who studied under Elizabeth Warren at Harvard University and became a social media darling of liberal Democrats, said Tuesday that she would run in 2024 for the Senate seat held by Dianne Feinstein. Ms. Porter, 49, is the first announced challenger …

The Senate has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend its deadline for the phasing out of the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes from January 31st to June 30th, 2023. The recommendation follows a motion titled, “Urgent need to extend the withdrawal of old currency from circulation” …

The Senate has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend its deadline for the phasing out of the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes from January 31st to June 30th, 2023.   The senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, gave the recommendation during plenary at the Senate chambers. …

Umar Mantu, son of former Deputy Senate President Ibrahim Mantu, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Naija News understands that the Plateau State indigene confirmed his withdrawal from the PDP in a statement on Sunday where he also pledged his allegiance to the All Progressives Congress (APC), his new …

Out of all of the Senate Republicans present for the vote, just 18 of them voted to fund the government and not crash the economy before Christmas. The bill passed 68-29, and here are the 18 Senate Republicans who voted with Democrats not to destroy the economy before Christmas: Sen. …

Fire broke out at the Lagos State University (LASU) campus in Ojo, Lagos, on Friday, Dec. 9.   The fire, said to be caused by a power surge, affected no fewer than seven offices.   The Directorate of Internal Audit; Bursar’s office; Risk Insurance & Investment, Bursar Mini Registry  & Reception; Payroll & Pension …

The CBN deputy governor made the explanation during her screening and her counterpart on Corporate Services, Edward Lametek Adamu, for re – appointments as deputy governors. She said the cashless policy, as fully implemented by CBN now, was not new as required steps were taken in 2012 with Lagos State …

Senate Republicans are being asked to condemn Trump’s attack on the Constitution and they are refusing. Video of Nicolle Wallace talking about new reporting from NBC News: NBC News is reporting that Senate Republicans aren’t condemning Trump for calling on the Constitution to be terminated, “McConnell has nothing to say …