Ahmad Lawan

A lawmaker representing Rivers East district in the National Assembly, Sen. George Sekibo, has revealed that some lawmakers are planning to veto President Muhammadu Buhari on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Recall that President Buhari…

The Senate has received a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari explaining his decision to withhold presidential assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021 passed by the National Assembly. President Buhari’s position was conveyed…

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said, on Sunday, that the National Assembly would continue to support President Muhammadu Buhari to deliver on promises made to the Nigerian people. Lawan made the remarks in Gombe at the launch…

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan arrived in Katsina Saturday morning to attend the turbanning of Yusuf, son of President Muhammadu Buhari. He was received on arrival by the Governor Aminu Bello Masari at the Umaru Musa Yar'Adua…

The Senate, on Tuesday, amended the Senate Standing Rules 2015, and approved a simple majority for the election of presiding officers. The upper chamber also retained a closed ballot system of voting for the election of the President of…

The Senate, on Tuesday, received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the nomination of Mu’azu Jaji Sambo from Taraba State as Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The confirmation request was contained in a…

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has sent his condolences to the family of former Senate President, Joseph Wayas, who died on Thursday. Lawan commiserates with the family of Senator Wayas, the Government and People of Cross…

Ahmad Lawan, President of the Senate, has expressed his shock and sadness at the news of the death of a National Assembly Correspondent of Vanguard newspapers, Mr. Tordue Salem. Sen. Lawan said the concern of the National Assembly, when…

An Executive bill seeking to establish the National Centre for the Coordination and Control of the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons, on Tuesday, scaled Second Reading in the Senate. The bill was sponsored by the Senate…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has congratulated Muslim faithful on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Mawlid, which commemorates the birth of Holy Prophet Muhammad (SLM). A statement from his office said “The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan,…