Tag: Nigerian senate
Tinubu writes Senate, requests injection of N6.2trn into 2024 budget
Tinubu explained that the appropriation act amendment bill sought to amend the principal act to provide the sum of N3,200,000,000,000…
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.