Ovie Omo-Agege

Senate President Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday, led a delegation of Senators on a visit to the Wasa IDP camp in southern Abuja to commemorate the 2nd year anniversary of the ninth Assembly. On the delegation were: the Deputy Senate President,…

The Senate, on Tuesday, mourned the recent deaths of Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Attahiru Ibrahim, and former Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak. The upper chamber held a minute silence to honour…

The Senate, on Wednesday, approved the sum of $2.6  billion (USD) out of the $5.5 billion external borrowing request sent to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari in May last year. The approval came after the Upper Chamber…

Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, on Thursday, accused governors of the Niger Delta states of diverting the 13 per cent oil derivation funds meant for  oil producing states. The Deputy Senate President also advocated 100 per cent…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said that personnel of security agencies involved in the killing of innocent Nigerian citizens must be made to face the full weight of the law. Sen. Lawan stated this against the backdrop of a motion…

Ovie Omo-Agege, deputy senate president, says under the proposed sexual harassment prohibition law, students of tertiary institutions will be treated as minors. Speaking at a policy dialogue organised by Youth Alive Foundation (YAF), a…

Deputy Senate President,  Ovie Omo-Agege, on Monday called for tougher laws against rape and sexual abuse in Nigeria . Omo-Agege who was represented by his Senior Special Assistant on Electronic and New Media, Lara Owoaye-Wise, made…

Ovie Omo-Agege, deputy president of the senate, has urged parents and youth to support enactment of effective law against sexual harassment in work places and educational institutions. In a statement by Yomi Odunuga, his special adviser…

The senate has reintroduced the sexual harassment prohibition bill. The first reading of the bill was taken after Nelson Ayewoh, clerk of the upper legislative chamber, read the long title of the bill on Wednesday. The bill is being…

The Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege says the National Assembly will give legal backing to card reader in the new Electoral Act, to further enhance the integrity of the electoral process in Nigeria. He gave the assurance…