Nigeria: The Senate has officially announced the little shift in its plenary sitting from 11am to 1pm today Tuesday 20, May 2025.

The Clerk to the Senate, Andrew Nwoba, who announced the shift in a statement, said the action has become necessary due to the opening ceremony for the First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament fixed for 10.00 am which the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, will be attending.Nwoba said:

“This is to bring to the attention of Distinguished Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that the Senate will resume its plenary session by 1:00pm instead of 11:00am, today (Tuesday), 20-05-25.

Accordingly, “This shift in time for resumption is due to the Opening Ceremony of the First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament, tomorrow (today) by 10.00 am which the President of the Senate will be attending.“The Deputy Senate President, Senator Jibrin Barau, will also be in attendance as he is the 1st Deputy Speaker of that Parliament.

“Any inconvenience this shift in time might have caused is highly regrettable.”

9News Nigeria will be bringing to our esteemed readership the outcome of today’s plenary at the senate pending the speed of deliberation on ECOWAS matters right in Abuja by Mr Senate President Akpabio.