Abdulqudus Ogundapo

The bill aims to ensure that Nigeria's criminal justice system promotes efficient management of criminal justice institutions and guarantees the speedy dispensation of justice.

The bill aims to ensure that Nigeria's criminal justice system promotes efficient management of criminal justice institutions and guarantees the speedy dispensation of justice.

The committee's action followed a petition submitted by an environmental activist, who raised concerns over the persistent refusal of some oil companies to fulfil their statutory obligations to the Niger Delta region.

The development comes days after Mr Wike, the leader of the faction, publicly stated that the PDP stands no chance of winning the 2027 presidential election unless it rebuilds its internal structures and resolves its lingering crises.

The senators debated issues ranging from xenophobic attacks in South Africa to the fake agency controversy.

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, said the figure was reached between March 2000 and December 2025.

The lawmakers interpreted governor Makinde's statement as capable of diminishing the federal government's efforts to address insecurity and also undermine Nigeria's sovereignty.

The senator questioned how governors who struggle to fund existing informal security outfits would be able to finance a state police force.

The lawmakers said that any parliamentary probe at this stage could amount to interference in a matter already the subject of judicial proceedings.

The committee said the allegations against the nominee had been investigated by both the lawmakers and the university's governing council and were found to be unsubstantiated.