Tag: Nigerian senate
Senate receives Buhari’s request for N895.84bn supplementary budget
The Senate on Tuesday received a supplementary appropriation bill from President Muhammadu Buhari to approve the sum of N895.842,465,917 billion…
Senate confirms Farouk Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Major General Farouk Yahaya as the Chief of Army Staff, COAS.
Senate commends NNPC anti-corruption efforts
The Nigerian Senate has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for its efforts towards entrenching transparency and stamping out…
Nigerian Senate adjourns till 22 June
The Nigerian Senate adjourns plenary till 22 June to review its Legislative Agenda, says Ahmad Lawan, the senate president
Senate seeks stiffer punishment for copyright violators
The Senate on Tuesday commenced the amendment of Nigeria’s copyright laws in a direction that seeks stiffer punishment for violators…
Senate passes NIPOST Bill, one other
The Senate has passed the Nigerian Postal Service (Repeal and Reenactment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to unbundle the agency to…
JUST IN: Senate passes bill to end discrimination between first degree, HND holders
The Senate has passed a bill that prohibits employers in the country from discriminating between first degree and Higher National…
Senate passes bill to establish University Teaching Hospital, Yola
The Senate has passed a bill seeking to establish the Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital, Yola.
Senate mourns Gulak, Ex-COAS Attahiru
The Senate on Tuesday mourned the recent deaths of Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Attahiru Ibrahim, and former…
Buhari asks Senate to confirm Maj. General Yahaya as COAS
President Muhammdu Buhari has sent the name of Major General Farouk Yahaya, to the Senate for screening and confirmation as…
Senate approves deployment of 5G network in Nigeria
The Senate has approved the deployment of the 5G network in Nigeria, following the outcome of investigations by a Joint…
Senate confirms Salamatu Suleiman as NHRC boss
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Salamatu Hussaini Suleiman as Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission by…
Senate okays Federal Medical Centres bill
The Senate has passed a bill for an Act to provide the legal framework to establish Federal Medical Centres in…
FG seeks Senate’s approval of donor fund projects
The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to approve donor fund projects under the 2018-2020 Federal Government…
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…
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…