John Cornyn says ‘former Democratic Presidents’ could be impeached if Senate moves ahead with Donald Trump’s trial. One of the most influential Republicans in the United...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N-Y) has announced that former U.S. President, Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial will begin Feb. 8 on charges that he...
The US Senate has finally reached a decision on the commencement of impeachment trial of ex-President, Donald Trump. The opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial...
Former army general with personal ties to Biden takes charge of defence department, US military. The United States Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee for...
New majority leader Schumer promises to address the pandemic, economic recession, racial injustice and climate change. The Democratic Party took control of the United States Senate...
US Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell has finally made his position known on President Donald Trump’s action that led to the attack on US Capitol. President...
Kamala Harris has resigned her seat in the United States Senate in preparation for becoming the first female vice president in two days. “Serving as your...
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has won a crucial confidence vote in Parliament’s lower house, hanging on to power after a junior partner quit his coalition...
Some Parents have lamented while others have expressed fear as private and public schools resume in Nigeria despite the rise in number of COVID-19 cases. In...
Harris will leave the Senate chamber two days before she is inaugurated as US vice president on January 20. United States Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will...
THE Senate has uncovered how the Federal government lost N387 million, withholding Tax to Canadian Company , CPCS Transcom Limited, during the privatization of defunct Power...
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and other top Nigerian leaders, on Friday attended the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration which was held at the Eagle...
United States Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell has hinted that the upper chamber of the US Congress will not impeach President Donald Trump. The House Representatives...
President Donald Trump has called on his supporters to shun violence and vandalism after he was impeached for a history-making second time by the US House...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the leadership qualities of Senate President Ahmed Lawan have brought better results in the development of the country Lawan turned...
Ahmad Lawan, the president of Nigerian senate has revealed why he did not occupy the position in 2015. This revelation was made by the senate president...
Clean sweep by Democrats allows them to enact big-spending policies likely to benefit the economy, investors say. Global stock markets rose and bonds nursed losses on...
Shocking revelations have emerged on howe Senate President Ahmad Lawan and former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, are allegedly plotting the removal of President Muhammad...
Democratic candidates Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff have won runoff races in the southern state of Georgia, the Associated Press news agency has projected. The victories...
Global stock prices slipped and bond yields rose on Wednesday as investors braced for the prospect that Democrats could win both races in a United States...
Democrat Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican Kelly Loeffler in one of Georgia’s two US Senate runoff elections, according to a projection from the Associated Press, putting...
Polls have officially closed in Georgia, where Republican and Democratic US Senate candidates faced off after running the most expensive and nationally consequential pair of congressional...
Voters in the southern state of Georgia in the United States are set to decide the balance of power in Congress in a pair of high-stakes...
Georgia, USA – On the eve of an election that will determine control of the US Senate, President Donald Trump urged his supporters to vote for...
President-elect Joe Biden campaigned in Georgia on Monday to get out the vote for two Democratic candidates for US Senate whose success or failure in state-wide...
President-elect Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will both visit Georgia on Monday, a day before voters in the state cast their ballots in dual contests...
By Muhammed Abubakar These are trying times for northern Nigeria. Buffeted by insecurity – ranging from terrorism, banditry, ethno-religious crisis to cattle rustling, the region...
The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has felicitated with all Nigerians as they celebrate the New Year, wishing them joy and prosperity in 2021. Lawan, in a...
A growing split between outgoing President Donald Trump and Republicans in the United States Congress widened on Wednesday as the Senate moved closer to overriding a...
Former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, opened up on the decisions he took during his time at the 13th Senate President of Nigeria....
United States President Donald Trump’s push for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief cheques stalled in the Senate on Tuesday as Republicans blocked a swift vote proposed by...
Mahmood Yakubu Professor Mahmood Yakubu‘s reappointment as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been confirmed by the senate. The confirmation followed the...
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday, commiserated with victims of a fire outbreak that occurred at Potiskum Market, Yobe State. GCFRNG had earlier reported...
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has commiserated with victims of the fire incident that occurred on Monday in Potiskum, Yobe State. Lawan expressed sadness over...
The Core All Progressives Congress, APC, Supporters Network, has called for the resignation of the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan. The group said Lawan should resign for...
President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, yesterday, lauded Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, for promoting national unity and integration across party divide. Speaking during...
Tokunbo Abiru Tokunbo Abiru, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Lagos East Senatorial bye-election, Tokunbo Abiru, has been declared the winner. Recall...
Seriake D.ickson Former Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake D.ickson has been declared the Senator-elect for Bayelsa-West Senatorial district after he won Saturday’s bye-election in the state. Declaring...
When Georgia Republican Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Raphael Warnock advanced to the January 5 US Senate runoff, they faced the immediate challenge of winning over the...
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Saturday, paid a condolence visit to former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso over the death of his...
Senate has queried the Ministry of Power over the sum of N7 billion smuggled into its budget without an appropriation from the National Assembly. The Senate...
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, felicitates with the Christian faithful and Nigerians generally as they join the rest of the world in celebrating Christmas. Lawan...
The leadership of the Senate has hinted on engaging the Executive in the purchase of COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. This was concluded in a meeting with...
Campaigning in Georgia on Monday, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris stressed a need to elect Democratic US Senate candidates who will advance President-elect Joe Biden’s agenda. Ivanka...
Nigeria’s senate president, Lawan has urged Nigerians to recognise the sacrifice of lawmakers as the senate passes the budget for the 2021 fiscal year. GCFRNG learnt...
The Nigerian Senate on Monday proceeded on its end of year/new year break and adjourned plenary till January 26, 2021. The lawmakers proceeded on the break...
The Nigerian Senate on Monday passed the sum of N13.082,420,568,233 trillion 2021 Appropriation into law. The passage followed the recommendation by the Senate Committee Chairman on...
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, with some of his colleagues at the upper chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja on December 17, 2020. A...
The Senate, on Thursday, passed the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). The passage followed the consideration of a harmonized conference...
Sanni Onogu, Abuja THE Senate on Thursday deferred the passage of the 2021 budget till Monday, next week. Senate President Ahmad Lawan, who made this...
PRESIDENT BUHARI RECEIVES FMR PRESIDENT JONATHAN AND ECOWAS DELEGATION ON MALI CRISIS 5A&B. President Muhammadu Buhari Receives briefing from Special Envoy on Mali Crisis and Former...
Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, on Wednesday, felicitated with President Muhammadu Buhari, as he marks his 78th birthday on Thursday. In a statement, he said:...
The Nigerian Senate has disclosed that it will hold a special session to pass the 2021 budget presently before the National Assembly into law on Monday,...
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has said it will hold a special session on Dec. 21 to consider and pass the 2021 appropriation bill, Lawan...
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has announced that the Senate will next week Monday, 21st of December, 2020, hold a special session to pass the...
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan (File Photo) The Senate has postponed the consideration and passage of the 2021 Appropriation Bill to December 21. Speaking at...
The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, confirmed the appointment of Chief Onyemuche Nnamani as a Member, Police Service Commission. President Muhammad Buhari had in October 2020, sent...
Nigeria Senate has extended the implementation of the 2020 budget which was supposed to lapse on 31st December, 2020 to 31st March, 2020. The decision was...
The Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading, a bill seeking to give legal backing to the Nigerian Peace Corps. Another bill seeking to establish the...
The Senator representing Nasarawa West at the National Assembly, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has identified the limitations of the lawmakers to intervene in the country’s worsening security...
The Senate, on Tuesday, condemned in very strong terms the attack on Government Science School, Kankara, Katsina State which led to the abduction and disappearance of...
The Federal Capital Territory Appropriation Bill for the 2021 fiscal year scaled second reading during plenary on Tuesday. The bill which was sponsored by the Senate...
The Senate on Tuesday constituted a seven-man Adhoc committee to investigate a N1.2 trillion oil revenue loss to the Federal Government owing to a breach by...
The Senate on Tuesday considered a bill seeking to give statutory backing to the Nigerian Peace Corps. Sponsored by Senator Ali Ndume (APC – Borno South),...
The Senate, on Tuesday, passed the Finance Bill 2020 transmitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari two weeks ago. The passage of the Bill...
The passage of the bill was sequel to the consideration of a report by the Senate Joint Committee on Finance; Customs, Excise & Tariff; Trade and...
Former Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake D.ickson was on Tuesday, sworn in as Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District. Also Professor Nora Ladi Daduu’t representing Plateau South...
Former Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake D.ickson was on Tuesday, sworn in as Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District. Also Professor Nora Ladi Daduu’t representing Plateau South...
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has condoled with the family, friends of Leadership Newspaper over the loss of their publisher, Sam Nda -Isaiah. Lawan...
The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, on Thursday, submitted names of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, nominees to the...
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday approved the restoration of Abraka State Constituency in Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state. Abraka Constituency was separated from...
A file photo of lawmakers in the Senate. The Senate on Thursday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to revisit the presidential directive, sacking Nasiru Argungu, as...
Senate on Thursday called for the immediate reinstatement of the Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment, Nasiru Argungu, saying it was aware of the in-house...
Opponents of $23bn deal for F-35s, Reaper drones fail to muster enough votes to block the sale. The United States Senate has defeated an effort to...
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Wednesday that the National Assembly remained committed to its Legislative Agenda which also prioritises Electoral Reforms Bill. Lawan...
The Senate on Wednesday in an adopted motion urged the Executive arm of government to initiate investigations into illegal mining of gold in Zamfara and other...
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominees for appointment as Chairman and National Commissioners of the newly created National Commission for Persons with Disabilities...
Sanni Onogu, Abuja THE Senate on Tuesday urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to patronise indigenous shipping firms to help build their capacities to...
A Bill for an Act to assist banks recover bad debts, scaled second reading at the Senate on Tuesday.This followed the adoption of a motion by...
The bill which scaled second reading was referred by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, who presided over plenary, to the Committee on Banking, Insurance and...
The Nigeria Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Umaru Farouk Aminu as a full-time Commissioner representing North-West geopolitical zone in the National Pension Commission (PenCom)....
The Senate, Monday, called on the Federal Government to fund the newly-established National Commission for Persons with Disabilities ( NCPD). The upper legislative chamber, which made...
Seriake D.ickson Former Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake D.ickson has been declared the Senator-elect for Bayelsa-West Senatorial district after he won Saturday’s bye-election in the state. Declaring...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won Saturday’s senatorial bye-election in Lagos East district, The bye-election was conducted on Saturday in the five local governments in...
By Alao Abiodun The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Lagos east senatorial bye-election, Tokunbo Abiru, has been declared winner. According to the...
Tokunbo Abiru Tokunbo Abiru, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Lagos East Senatorial bye-election, Tokunbo Abiru, has been declared the winner. Recall...
By Alao Abiodun The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Lagos east senatorial bye-election, Tokunbo Abiru, has been declared winner. According to the...
The one-time levy will apply to about 12,000 of the country’s richest citizens and fund medical supplies and aid for businesses. Argentina’s Senate has approved a...
Our Reporter The proposed move to ensure that the Ilaro Polytechnic is upgraded to a University has been further boosted in the Senate as the Senate...
Senators worry the $23bn weapons sale could alter the balance of power in the Middle East and UAE could use the weapons in Yemen. The top...
The Senate on Thursday urged the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to provide adequate funds for the purchase and administration of COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. The Senate...
The Senate on Wednesday passed two bills to establish the Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, Oke-Ogun, Oyo State and the Federal University of Environmental Technology,...
This was just as it approved the restoration of Agasha State Constituency by altering the boundaries of the current Guma State Constituency to create two State...
Following the killing of farmworkers in Zabarmari, Borno State, members of the Senate and the House of Representatives have been advised to face the reality on the ground...
The bill which was sponsored by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (APC – Kebbi North), scaled second reading after consideration and referred by the Senate President,...
The Senate on Wednesday adopted a motion sponsored by Senator Jibrin Barau representing Kano North Senatorial district for the reconstruction and dualisation of Kano – Danbatta...
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday adopted a motion sponsored by Senator Jibrin Barau representing Kano North Senatorial district for the reconstruction and dualisation of Kano –...
The call on the President was made on Tuesday during plenary amidst the upper chamber’s resolutions, sequel to the consideration of a motion, “Beheading of 67...
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Professor Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a second and final term...
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