JUST IN: Senate Shifts Resumption, Announces New Date

JUST IN: Senate Shifts Resumption, Announces New Date

The Senate has delayed its planned resumption of plenary sessions by two weeks, shifting the date from Tuesday, September 23, to Tuesday, October 7, 2025.

The upper chamber had earlier adjourned on July 24, 2025, for its annual recess and was initially scheduled to reconvene today.

In a notice to lawmakers, the Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Chinedu Akubueze, announced the new date without providing any official reason for the adjustment.

Akubueze, who expressed regret over the postponement, urged senators to take note of the change and reorganize their schedules accordingly.

The statement read in part: “This is to respectfully inform Distinguished Senators that the resumption of plenary sitting of the Senate, earlier scheduled for Tuesday, 23rd September, 2025, has been shifted to Tuesday, 7th October, 2025. Any inconvenience this short notice may cause is deeply regretted. Distinguished Senators are kindly invited to note the postponement and adjust their schedules accordingly. Thank you for your kind understanding, and God bless.”

Interestingly, the memo was signed by the Chief of Staff rather than the Clerk of the Senate, who traditionally handles such announcements.