Tag: Nigerian senate
Jailbreaks: Senate summons Malami, Aregbesola
Senate calls for reinforcement of physical protection system and security mechanism at correctional centres
Senate to states: Stop wasting money on airports, not viable
“Functional Airstrips are better operational in most of the States than Airports of N20 billion being established, Senator Adeyemi said…
Nigerian Senate moves against importation of fake goods
A bill seeking to prohibit the importation of fake goods into Nigeria on Wednesday scaled second reading in the Senate.
Senate tells military to intensify efforts to end terrorism
Na’Allah urged Amao to use all resources within his disposal to rout insurgents and make the forests uninhabitable for bandits,…
Senate mourns over 120 Nigerians killed by bandits in Sokoto market
The Senate on Tuesday held a minute silence to mourn the killing of over 120 Nigerians by bandits at the…
JUST IN: Senate approves Buhari’s $16.2bn, €1.02bn loan request
The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s loan request for the sum of $16,230,077,718 (USD) billion, €1,020,000,000 billion (Euros), under…
Senate pushes for swift prosecution of money launderers, terrorist financiers
The Senate on Tuesday considered two critical bills seeking to facilitate the swift prosecution of money launderers and terrorist financiers…
Senate wades into Plateau House of Assembly crisis
The Senate on Tuesday waded into the crisis rocking the Plateau State House of Assembly.
Senate passes Electoral Act amendment bill
The Senate has passed the harmonized version of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
Senate begins debate on 2022 appropriation bill
The Senate on Tuesday commenced debate on the 2022 appropriation bill presented to the National Assembly last week by President…
JUST IN: Senate empowers INEC to determine transmission of election results
The Senate has empowered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to determine the procedure for the transmission of results during…
Senate passes revised fiscal framework, approves N16.39trn budget for 2022
The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s revised submission of the 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework.
Declare bandits as terrorists now: Senate tells Buhari
Nigerian Senate on Wednesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare rampaging and deadly bandits as terrorists.
Senate moves to improve Nigeria’s power generation capacity
The Senate on Tuesday considered the Electricity Bill, 2021, which seeks to consolidate all legislations in the power sector into…
Senate to FG: Consider N300bn fund for Emergency Intervention on roads
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, consider an Emergency Intervention Fund to the…