Tag: Nigerian senate
Just IN: Buhari seeks approval for $6.183b external loan
President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate to approve a new external loan of $6.183billion, for the Federal Government to…
CACOL backs Senate’s probe of MDAs’ revenue remittance
CACOL has thrown its weight behind the Nigerian Senate in its bid to probe revenues remitted by the MDAs between…
Senate in ‘closed door’ session with Service Chiefs
The Nigerian Senate is currently in 'closed door' session with Service Chiefs over rising insecurity across the nation.
Senate gives Customs ultimatum to return seized rice in Ibadan market
The Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges has ordered the Nigeria Customs Service to return bags of rice seized from…
Senate approves N216.65bn for FIRS in 2021
The Senate has approved the sum of N216,646,579,231 billion naira as expenditure for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for…
Senate okays Abdullahi as Chief Judge, FCT High Court
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Hon. Justice Salisu Garba Abdullahi as Chief Judge of the High Court of…
Insecurity: 109 senators to meet Buhari behind ‘closed door’
The Senate, on Tuesday, mandated its leadership to schedule an appointment with President Muhammadu Buhari to enable all 109 senators…
Senate approves N257.18bn budget for Customs
The Senate, on Wednesday, approved the sum of N257,183,671,694.71 as budget for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for the 2021…
JUST IN: Senate approves $1.5bn, €995m external loans for FG
The Nigerian senate has given the Federal Government the nod to borrow $1.5bn and €995m from foreign bodies.
Senate mourns communal clash victims, sends delegates to Gombe
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, held a minute silence to mourn the victims of recent communal clashes who lost their…
Senate probes Customs invasion of shops at Bodija market
The Senate, on Tuesday, mandated the Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate the alleged invasion of Rice…
Senate confirms Usman as NPC Commissioner
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Muhammad Dattijo Usman as a Federal Commissioner of the National Population Commission.
Senate begins probe of CCT boss Umar over assault allegation
The Senate, on Tuesday, waded into assault allegations leveled against the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar…
IGP, security agencies must investigate Ebonyi killings – Senate
The Senate has called on the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to carry out a comprehensive investigation into…
Senate suspends plenary over death of N’Assembly members
Upon resumption from its two weeks recess, the Senate adjourned plenary over the recent death of two members of the…