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Hon Dr Iornengen Chia is a consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist. He is running for the Benue Northeast Senatorial seat, locally referred to as zone A, on the platform of the Young Progressives Party (YPP). In this interview with DAILY ASSET’s CHRIS GAGA in Makurdi, Chia avers that leadership failure is the …

From Adgidzi Attah, Lafia Eggon Youths under the auspices of Eggon Youth Movement (EYM) in the Southern Senatorial District of Nasarawa State have endorsed the candidature of Barr Baba Ayiwulu for the 2019 senatorial election to represent them in the red charmber of the National Assembly.

By Gabriel Atumeyi, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm over an alleged fresh plot to use the Police and the Department of State Services (DSS) to forcefully remove the President of the Senate and Director General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO), Senator Bukola Saraki, …

The Senate Committee on Works has commenced investigation into the N23 billion failed Ibadan-Ilorin road project. The chairman of the committee, Sen. Kabiru Gaya, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on yesterday.

The Senate Committee on Local Content has intervened in a disputed contract sum of $670,000 between Chevron and Solewant a Nigerian firm involved in pipe coating for oil and gas companies.

By Bishop Oyoyo The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Olanipekun Olukoyede as the Secretary to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The Senate has mandated its committee on Local and Foreign Debts to investigate alleged plan by the Kogi government to obtain a $500million foreign loan without National Assembly approval.

By Gabriel Atumeyi The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed reservation over the intention of the the Senate to investigate the outcome of last Saturday’s bye-election in Kwara State, the strong hold of the Senate president, Bukola Saraki. In a statement made available to journalists on Friday by the publicity …

    By Cecilia Ijuo Abuja, Nov. 14, 2018(NAN) The Senate Committee on Gas on Wednesday decried a fresh 1.2 billion dollars illegal withdrawal from the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas ( NLNG).

The Senate has adjourned plenary till Nov. 20 after it failed to form a quorum on Tuesday.