Tag: Senate
Senate screens Justice Tanko behind closed doors
The Senate is currently screening Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria in as the upper chamber…
Senate screens Tanko Mohammed for CJN Wednesday
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday agreed to screen Justice Tanko Mohammed for the position of substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria,…
Senate yet to receive ministerial list – Lawan
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan on Thursday night said the Senate was yet to receive the ministerial list from President…
Senate plans separate budget for police commands
The President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, says the National Assembly is planning a separate budget for adequate funding…
Shouting match in Senate as lawmakers disagree on Open Ballot system
There was commotion at the Senate as lawmakers disagreed on what form of voting system should be adopted to elect…
Senate: Group endorses Lawan, Orji Kalu
The Igbo Youth Intelligential (IYI), the umbrella group of enterprising youths of Igbo extraction at home and in the Diaspora,…
Senate: Court orders INEC not to issue certificate of returns to Gov. Okorocha
The battle to stop the Imo Governor Rochas Okorocha from going to the Senate took another dimension on Saturday as…
Senate tasks Federal Govt, Rivers govt on killings
The Senate of Federal Republic of Nigeria on Wednesday called on the federal and Rivers governments to work together to…
Senate okays June 12 as Democracy Day in Nigeria
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday unanimously endorsed June 12 of every year as Democracy Day in Nigeria.
Senate confirms Emefiele for a second term
The Senate, on Thursday, confirmed the renewal of appointment of Mr Godwin Emefiele as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
Senate Committee approves second term for Emefiele as CBN Governor
The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions on Wednesday approved a second term for the Central Bank…
Alabama senate passes law to ban abortion
The Alabama senate has passed the most restrictive abortion bill in the United States, which places a near-total ban on…
Senate threatens to shutdown Bet9ja
The Senate Committee on Youth and Sports on Tuesday threatened to order the shutdown of Bet9ja office if the company…
El-Rufai: If you believe everything from Senate, you’ll have mental problems
Governor Nasir El-Rufai warned Nigerians Monday not to take hook, line and sinker everything that emanates from the Nigerian Senate,…
Proposed Maritime University: Senate rejects Bill
The Senate on Thursday rejected a bill proposing the establishment of Maritime University of Nigeria, Lokoja in Kogi.
National Security: IGP arrives Senate
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has arrived the Senate to brief the upper chamber on what the…
Senate passes 2019 budget, injects N10bn
The Senate on Tuesday passed the 2019 Appropriation Bill into law and added N10 billion extra, raising the budget from…
IGP, Adamu must appear before us over killings – Senate
The Senate has summoned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu to appear before the upper chamber and brief it…
Senate summons I-GP over killings
The Senate has summoned the Inspector-General of Police (IG) to appear before the upper chamber and brief it on increasing…
Senate wants late Justice Nasir immortalised
The Senate on Thursday called for the immortalisation of former President of the Court of Appeal, late Justice Mamman Nasir,…
Sokoto Assembly commits to pass bills before tenure end
Sokoto House Assembly on Wednesday restated its commitment to pass all outstanding bills before the expiration of the 8th Assembly.…
Senate Passes Police Reform Bill
{caption id=”attachment_404114″ align=”alignnone” width=”504″] The Senate during plenary[/caption] The Nigerian Senate during plenary on Wednesday, passed the Police Reform Bill,…
Senate releases details of National Assembly budget for 2018
The Senate on Friday released details of the National Assembly budget for the 2018 fiscal year.
Senate confirms new Ambassadorial nominees
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed three new Ambassadorial nominees presented to it by President Muhammadu Buhari for approval this year.
Leah Sharibu: Senate calls for dialogue to quicken release
The Senate on Thursday urged the Federal Government to explore the option of dialogue to quicken the release of Leah…
Banditry: Senate approves N10bn intervention to assist displaced persons in Zamfara
The Senate has proposed that a N10 billion intervention be made part of the 2019 Budget to assist persons displaced…
We’ll override Buhari’s veto on Constitution alterations, Income Tax bills, Senate vows
The Senate on Wednesday resolved to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on the Constitution, 1999 (Fourth Alteration No. 28) Bill,…
Senate, House of Reps task Niger Delta Ministry on budget implementation
The Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Niger Delta had emphasised the need for effective implementation of budgetary allocations…
9th Assembly: APC’s decision on leadership supreme- Nabena
Mr Yekini Nabena, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the party’s decision on the selection…
Senators to make case for increased funding for Border Development Agency
The Senate Committee on States and Local Government Administration says it will make a case for Border Development Agency to…