The 10th Senate's Standing Committees and Leadership have been announced by Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate.The list was shared by NTA News on its social media handle on Tuesday.The full list as obtained by Naijacrawl is as follows:SENATE COMMITTEE ON AIR FORCEAKWASHIKI GODIYASENATE COMMITTEE ON ANTI-CORRUPTION AND FINANCIAL CRIMESUDENDE EMMANUELSENATE COMMITTEE ON AVIATIONBUHARI ABDULFATAISENATE COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL MARKETOSITA NGWUSENATE COMMITTEE ON TER...

Earlier today Thursday 12th of March 2020, the Nigeria's Senate passed for the second reading, a constitution amendment bill which prescribes Higher National Diploma (HND) or its equivalent as the minimum educational requirements for aspirants seeking to contest the office of the Nigerian President or state governors.The bill which is being sponsored by a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Plateau State, Senator Isfifanus Gyang, also prescribes Nation...

The Sokoto State government has clarified that the Sultan of Sokoto lacks constitutional authority to appoint officials. Speaking at a public hearing on the Sokoto Local Government and Chieftaincy Law of 2008, Commissioner of Justice Barrister Nasiru Binji stated that the current Chieftaincy law contradicts the Nigerian Constitution.Binji explained that Section 76(2) of the Chieftaincy law is inconsistent with Section 5(2) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended. "Sect...