Tag: Nigerian senate
Buhari asks senate to confirm Salisu Garba as FCT chief judge
President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded a letter to the senate, seeking the confirmation of Salisu Garba as substantive chief judge…
Senate considers Bill to unbundle NIPOST
The Senate has commenced moves to unbundle the Nigerian Postal Service, NIPOST with the consideration of a bill to repeal…
Senate moves to recover N16trn AMCON loans
The Senate, Tuesday, considered a critical bill seeking to empower the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in the aspect…
Senate shoots down Armed Forces Service Commission bill
A bill seeking the establishment of Armed Forces Service Commission on Wednesday was stepped down after generating mixed feelings among…
Diversification: Senate considers Bill to shore Nigeria’s FX earnings from Shea export
The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly on Tuesday considered a critical bill that would shore up the country’s foreign…
Bandits killings: NSA must deploy more troops to affected areas now – Senate
The Senate, Wednesday, urged the National Security Adviser, Mohammed Babagana Munguno to, as a matter of urgency, deploy more security…
Senate wades into abandoned Badagry-Sokoto Expressway project
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, initiate a Build-Operate-Transfer or Public-Private Partnership arrangement…
Senate prohibits sex offenders from working with children
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill prohibiting persons convicted of sexual offences from working with children, either as a…
Breaking: Senate confirms CDS, Service Chiefs
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the new Service Chiefs and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) nominated and forwarded to…
Senate confirms Chukwu as Commissioner, Law Reform Commission
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Professor Larry Obinna Collins Chukwu (South East) as Commissioner of the Nigerian…
Senate approves N11.35bn for Police Trust Fund
The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N11,352,457,101.70 as budget for Nigeria Police Trust Fund in the 2020 fiscal…
JUST IN: Senate confirms Buratai, other ex-Service Chiefs as Ambassadors-Designate
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Service Chiefs as Ambassadors-Designate after their names were forwarded to the upper chamber by…
Senate moves to block revenue loss from medical tourism
The Senate, on Thursday, moved to block revenue leakages from medical tourism with the consideration of a bill that would…
Senate moves to prohibit casual jobs for graduates in Nigeria
The Senate, on Thursday, considered a bill seeking to stop employers in the private and public sectors from engaging employable…
Kagara abduction: Senate asks Buhari to declare state of emergency on insecurity
The Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to as a matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency on…