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  • Confirmation of ministers and senior appointments

    The President may appoint a minister only if the Senate confirms the nomination (s.147(2)); the Senate also confirms the Chief Justice of Nigeria (s.231(1)).

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  • constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Nigeria's Constitution of 1999 with Amendments through 2011, read 2026-10-12: existence, composition, selection and powers of the Presidency, National Assembly, Senate, House of Representatives and Supreme Court. For: Senate
  • constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Nigeria's Constitution of 1999 with Amendments through 2011, read 2026-10-12: sections cited in each power. For: Confirmation of ministers and senior appointments
  • constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Nigeria's Constitution of 1999 with Amendments through 2011, read 2026-10-12: office, seat count and selection method (ss.48-50, 64, 142-143, 230-231). Parts of the text (President election rules s.132/134, Vice President s.142) are cited from knowledge of the constitution and were not in the pages read. For: Senator, President of the Senate, Deputy President of the Senate
  • nass.gov.ng · checked Fallback: Wikipedia Template:Nigerian senators of the 10th National Assembly (current revision) for district, name and party, cross-checked against National Assembly of Nigeria profiles (nass.gov.ng/mps/senators, 74 of 109 present), read 2026-10-12. Party shown is as listed in those sources and may lag defections since 2025. Start date 13 June 2023 (inauguration of the 10th National Assembly) unless noted. For: Austin Akobundu as Senator, Abia Central, Orji Uzor Kalu as Senator, Abia North, Enyinnaya Abaribe as Senator, Abia South, Abbas Aminu Iya as Senator, Adamawa Central, Amos Yohanna as Senator, Adamawa North and 105 more
  • von.gov.ng · checked Voice of Nigeria, Senate swears in two new senators from Edo, Anambra, read 2026-10-12: Emmanuel Nwachukwu (APGA, Anambra South) and Joseph Ikpea (Edo Central) sworn in 8 October 2025 after the 16 August 2025 by-elections. For: Emmanuel Nwachukwu as Senator, Anambra South, Joseph Ikpea as Senator, Edo Central
  • guardian.ng · checked The Guardian Nigeria, APC wins Sokoto East Senate seat, read 2026-10-12 (and a September 2025 AllAfrica report that Ibrahim Lamido is still serving): Lamido (APC) is senator for Sokoto East; the Wikipedia template wrongly lists the previous holder. For: Ibrahim Lamido as Senator, Sokoto East
  • en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Senate of Peru / Chamber of Deputies of Peru, read 2026-10-12: presiding officers. Fallback: Wikipedia, official sites did not state the presidency. For: Godswill Akpabio as President of the Senate
  • allafrica.com · checked AllAfrica, Nigeria: Updated - INEC Reschedules 2027 General Election, Releases New Election Timetable (27 February 2026), read 2026-10-12: presidential and National Assembly elections 16 January 2027, governorship and State Assembly 6 February 2027. Fallback: press report of an INEC statement, because the INEC site and statement itself were not read; also reported by Voice of Nigeria and Prime Business Africa. For: General election, January 16, 2027

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