Tag: Nigerian senate
Coronavirus: Senate summons Health Minister
The Senate on Thursday resolved to invite the Minister of Health, Osagie Emmanuel Ohanire, to brief the upper chamber on…
Senate advocates strict fiscal compliance for MDAs
The Senate has initiated moves to ensure strict compliance with fiscal transparency and accountability by Ministries, Departments and Agencies of…
Senate confirms NASC, NCC nominees
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of nominees to serve as chairman and members of the National Assembly Service…
Kogi: Senate wades into Bassa clashes
The Senate on Wednesday waded into communal clashes in Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State by demanding for the…
Senate issues MDAs ultimatum to defend Buhari’s loan request
The Senate has given Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, of government a two-week window period to appear before the Senate…
Senate okays N238.15bn budget for Customs
The Senate on Tuesday approved the sum of N238,149,325,832.70 for the Nigeria Customs Service for the 2020 financial year.
Senate begins probe of NNPC over $396m spent on Refineries’ maintenance
The Senate on Thursday resolved to probe the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over the sum of $396 million expended…
Coronavirus: China returnees should quarantine themselves – Senate
The Senate on Thursday urged the Federal Ministry of Aviation to immediately take steps to ensure that all persons arriving…
Senate swears in Akpabio’s conqueror, Ekpenyong
The Senate on Thursday sworn-in Senator Christopher Ekpenyong of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), representing Akwa-Ibom North-West Senatorial District in…
Declare National Security Emergency, Senate tells Buhari
The Senate has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency declare a National Security Emergency to address…
Boko Haram: Senate condemns Plateau killings, abductions
The Senate on Wednesday condemned the abduction and killings of Nigerian citizens from Plateau State by Boko Haram.
Smart Adeyemi gets new appointment as Senate closes for 2019
The Senate on Friday before its adjournment for the year appointed Sen. Smart Adeyemi (APC-Kogi West) as Chairman Senate Committee…
2020 FCTA Budget: Senate approves N278bn against N232bn proposal
The Senate on Friday approved N278 billion for the 2020 Federal Capital Territory Administration(FCTA) budget, against the N232 billion earlier…
Lawan pays condolence visit to late Uwajumogu’s family
President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, on Thursday led a delegation of the Senate to the Abuja home of Senator…
Senate passes bills to establish more universities, polytechnics
The Senate on Wednesday passed six bills seeking to establish and give legal backing to federal universities and polytechnics across…