A US senator has said he is angry after an aide reportedly appeared in a sex tape recorded in a Senate hearing room. Ben Cardin said the staff member who has been linked to the clip was “no longer a…
Ukraine aid from US in doubt after failed Senate vote
Senate Republicans have blocked a move to pass an aid bill for Ukraine after failing to secure border compromises they sought in exchange. The $110bn (£87.3bn) package included $61bn for Ukraine, as well as funds for Israel and aid for…
Zelensky abruptly cancels US Senate briefing amid funding row
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called off a high-profile briefing with US lawmakers amid an impasse over future US funding for the country. Virtual appearances in the Senate and House had been scheduled for Tuesday, but were cancelled at the…
CNG Project: Senate asks Tinubu to present supplementary budget
The Senate Committee on Gas has urged the executive arm of government to present a 2023 supplementary budget to the National Assembly to kick start his Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) project. The panel, which commended President Tinubu for the CNG…
President Tinubu nominates Cardoso as new CBN governor
President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr Olayemi Cardoso to serve as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for a term of five years at the first instance. This is contained in a statement…
Tinubu seeks Senate’s approval for $800m World Bank loan
President Bola Tinubu has sought the approval of the Senate to obtain a loan of $800 million from the World Bank to finance the National Safety Net Programme of the Federal Government. The president’s request was contained in a letter…
Akpabio elected Senate President
A former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has been elected as the Senate President of the 10th Assembly. Akpabio is the preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress. The voting in the election of a new Senate President…
US Senate passes bill to bar federal employees from using TikTok on government-owned devices
The United States Senate late on Wednesday passed a Bill to bar federal employees from using Chinese-owned, short video-sharing app TikTok on government-owned devices. The vote is the latest action on the part of US lawmakers to crack down on…
Buhari nominates Aisha Ahmed, Edward Adamu as CBN deputy governors
President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate, seeking the screening and subsequent confirmation of the former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Director, Human Resources, Edward Adamu, for the position of Deputy Governor of the nation’s apex bank. According to the…
Fetterman flips Pennsylvania for Democrats in key Senate race
Just six months after a stroke raised questions about his ability to run for office, Democrat John Fetterman won Pennsylvania’s pivotal Senate race early on Wednesday, flipping a key Republican-held seat after a hard-fought campaign against Mehmet Oz, a celebrity surgeon and…