Tag: Nigerian senate
Senate investigates importation of hazardous petroleum products
Reports had revealed that 12 diesel cargoes conveying a total of 660 kilotons of diesel, were exported by refineries to…
Senate passes bill approving 300% salary increase for judicial officers
The bill was transmitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu for consideration and passage.
Nigerian Senate passes Student Loan Bill
The Act, popularly known as the Students Loan Bill seeks to provide loans for indigent Nigerian students to pay fees…
Breaking: Senate suspends Ningi over N3.7trn budget padding allegation
Ningi, who is the Chairman of the Northern Senators' Forum had told the BBC Hausa Services in an interview that…
Rowdy session in Senate over N500m ‘palliatives’ for ranking Senators
During the session, Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe disclosed that some senators were given N500 million as palliatives for their constituents while…
Insecurity: Senate in close door session with Service Chiefs, Ministers
Those at the meeting include National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, Ministers of Defence, Police Affairs, Interior and Finance, as well…
Senate summons CBN Governor over free fall of Naira
Cardoso is to appear before the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions to answer questions on the…
You can borrow $7.8bn, €100m: Senate okays Tinubu’s request
Tinubu had said that the Federal Executive Council under former President Muhammadu Buhari approved the loan facility on May 15,…
Senate jacks up Tinubu’s budget by N1.2trn, passes Appropriation Bill
Presenting the report the committee chairman, Sen. Solomon Adeola, said that the Committee adopted the Medium Term Expenditure Framework and…
Senate urges FG to stop statutory allocations of LGAs under unelected officials
The Senate passed the resolution after the lawmakers adopted a motion on “Urgent need to halt the erosion of democracy;…
Senate laments Cyber threats to Digital Economy with $500m annual loss
Akpabio, represented by the Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, observed that it was imperative to establish a comprehensive…
Senate approves new Federal University in Ekiti
The bill, sponsored by the Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, elicited the overwhelming support of senators across all…
Senate moves to return National Social Investment Programme Act to Presidency
The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele initiated the bill at the plenary yesterday, seeking to amend the National…
JUST IN: Senate confirms fainted Balarabe, two other ministerial nominees
Balarabe had slumped during screening on Wednesday, leading the senate to adjourn proceedings.
Senate blocks first-time senators from contesting for presiding senate offices
The amendment was carried out at the plenary on Tuesday after the Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele moved…
Updated: Senate confirms Cardoso as CBN Governor, four others Deputy Governors
Cardoso is a Nigerian banker, chartered stockbroker and public policy maker. He served as the former chairman of Citibank Nigeria.
Nigeria on the Path to Greatness Again
I am confident all the members of the National Assembly across the political divides are ready to objectively support all…
Senate to screen Cardoso, four others for CBN Governor, Deputy Governors Tuesday
On September 15, President Tinubu approved the nomination of Cardoso to serve as the new Governor of the Central Bank…
Senate stops El-Rufai, confirms Wike, Keyamo, Oyetola, others as ministers
Two others affected are Stella Okotete (Delta State), and Abubakar Danladi (Taraba State). The Senate said the trio were still…
“I am sorry,” Keyamo begs Senate
The Senate had exploded into a rowdy session earlier today when Keyamo came for screening. A Senator representing Abia Central…
Coup: Tinubu writes Senate to seek deployment of military to Niger
Tinubu, in the letter to the Senate, said following the unfortunate political situation in Niger Republic culminating in the overthrow…
Nigerian Senate fixes date to grill ministerial nominees
On allegation on some nominees like former governors with EFCC cases, Adaramodu said all the nominees had gone through security…
Senate postpones Tinubu’s ministerial list announcement
President Bola Tinubu submitted the ministerial list to the Senate last week, but the Senate purportedly postponed the announcement owing…
Breaking: Senate confirms appointment of Service Chiefs
The service chiefs confirmed are Maj. Gen. C.G Musa (Chief of Defence Staff), Maj. Gen. T. A Lagbaja (Chief of…
Senate sets up committee to probe NNPCL’s subsidy regime
The motion was tagged “Need to Investigate the Controversial Huge Expenditure on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) under the Subsidy/Under Recovery…
Senate moves to end police harassment, extortion
By Kingsley Okoye The Senate on Tuesday, urged the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to direct personnel to stop forthwith,…
Senate extends implementation of N819bn supplementary budget to Dec. 31
Senate Leader Ibrahim Gobir had earlier during plenary, led the debate on the general principles of the bill.
18 days to go: Buhari seeks Senate’s approval to borrow $800 million
Buhari said the senate might wish to know that the programme is intended to expand coverage of shock responsive safety…
Senate extends implementation of 2022 budget
By Kingsley Okoye The Senate on Tuesday at plenary passed two bills seeking to extend the implementation of capital components…
Senate passes N21.8trn 2023 budget
Barau said that President Muhammadu Buhari had on Oct. 7, laid before a joint sitting of the National Assembly the…