Tag: Senate
Senate sets up 6-man committee for Kabba College of Agric upgrade
The conference committee is expected to meet with their counterparts in the House of Representatives to harmonise positions on the…
Senate passes Civil Aviation Bill
The bill provide an effective legal and Institutional framework for the regulation of civil aviation in Nigeria to confirm with…
Senate passes Nigerian Metrological Agency Bill
The bill seeks to repeal the Nigerian Meteorological Agency Act, 2003 and enact the Nigerian Meteorological Agency to provide for…
Electoral Act: Senate surrenders to Buhari on mode of primaries
This followed the adoption of a motion for the re-committal of the bill to the Committee of the Whole by…
Senate passes Nigerian Airspace Management Agency Bill
The bill sought to repeal the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency Act, 2010 for the purposes of providing effective air navigation…
Electoral Act: Lawan reveals Senate’s next line of action
Buhari had in a letter dated Dec. 13, 2021, written to the Senate President said he is withholding assent to…
Senate approves Buhari’s N276.8bn virement request
The approval followed the consideration of a motion sponsored by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North).
Senate passes 2022 Appropriation Bill of N17.126trn
President Muhammadu Buhari had on Oct. 8, presented the 2022 budget proposal of N16.391 trillion to the joint session of…
Senate amends Senate Standing Rules 2015
The amendment of the rules followed the consideration of a motion pursuant to Order 111 of the Senate Standing Rule,…
Senate passes bills to establish two new tertiary institutions
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to establish the Federal College of Forestry, Wawa Zange, Duku, Gombe State.
Senate amends National Health Insurance law
The Senate on Wednesday also passed five bills for concurrence.
Senate wades into NIEPA crisis
The Institute was established with a mandate to develop a critical mass of Education Sector Planners, Managers and Administrators
Senate steps down establishment of two new institutions
The Senate on Tuesday stepped down two reports on bills seeking to establish the Federal University of Education Numan, and…
Senate passes bill to establish Real Estate Regulatory Council
The bill sponsored by Senator Aliyu Wamakko was read for the first time on April 28, 2021, and scaled second…
Senate intervenes in Nigeria, UAE diplomatic row
The decision was reached sequel to a point of order by the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, during plenary.