Tag: Senate
Senate charges Federal Govt to adequately fund Boundary Commission
The Senate Committee on States and Local Government Administration has called on the Federal Government to adequately fund the National…
Senate tasks FG on corruption prevention
The Senate has advised the Federal Government to invest more in preventing corruption than fighting it.
Sen. Lawan rules out crisis in APC over 9th NASS leadership
Leader of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, has ruled out the possibility of crisis in the All Progressives Congress (APC) over…
2019 budget scales Second Reading at Senate
The Senate on Tuesday concluded debate on the principles of the 2019 Appropriation Bill and passed the Second Reading of…
Senate Approves N30,000 Minimum Wage For Federal, State Workers
It is victory at last for Nigerian workers as the Senate this morning approved N30, 000 as the minimum wage…
Only 8 senators present as Saraki adjourns Senate to March 12
The Senate on Tuesday adjourned plenary until March 12, for lack of quorum. President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, presided…
Gov Dankwambo loses bid to go to senate
The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) senatorial candidate in Gombe North, Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo, has been defeated by Alhaji Sa’idu Alkali…
Buhari sends names of RMAFC Chairman, Commissioners to Senate
President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded to the Senate for confirmation names of 30 nominees as Chairman and Commissioners of the…
Onnoghen: Senate withdraws case from Supreme Court
The Senate has withdrawn the case it filed at the Supreme Court against the suspension of the Chief Justice of…
Onnoghen’s suspension: Senate shelves emergency meeting, heads to court
The Senate has approached the Supreme Court to challenge the recent suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice…
Senate reconvenes on Tuesday over Onnoghen’s suspension
The Senate will reconvene on Tuesday over the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen,
Minimum Wage bill passes Second Reading in Senate
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed the first and second reading of the National Minimum Wage Bill of 2019.
Senate to Buhari: Name National Monument to immortalise Shagari
The Senate on Thursday charged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to immortalise former President Shehu Shagari by naming a…
13 political parties adopt Patrick Obahiagbon for Senate
The Action Democratic Party (ADP) and 12 other political parties in Edo, have adopted Mr Patrick Obahiagbon and Mr Washington…
Group commends senate for confirming new ICPC chairman, members
The Good Governance Group (GGG) has congratulated the Senate for finally putting its seal of approval on the new Chairman…
Senate to establish North West Development Commission
A bill seeking the establishment of the North West Development Commission has been formally introduced in the Senate.
Senate begins probe into N23bn failed road project
The Senate Committee on Works has commenced investigation into the N23 billion failed Ibadan-Ilorin road project.
Senate wades into Akwa Ibom House of Assembly crisis
The Senate on Wednesday directed the Committee on Police to look into the crisis rocking the Akwa Ibom State House of…
Senate adjourns in honour of 44 soldiers killed by Boko Haram
The Senate on Thursday suspended legislative duties and adjourned sitting until Tuesday in honour of 44 soldiers killed by Boko…
Senate orders police to vacate Akwa Ibom House of Assembly
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday ordered the police to vacate the premises of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly and…
Senate orders investigation into sealing of Akwa Ibom House of Assembly
The Senate, on Wednesday, ordered an investigation into the sealing of the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly by security operatives.
8th Senate worst in attendance – Ndume
Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, on Tuesday described the 8th Senate as the worst he had seen in terms of…
FEPSAN tasks NASS to pass 13-year old Fertiliser Bill
The Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) has begun a final push to get the Fertiliser Bill, which…
2019: Senate cuts Presidency, other MDAs’ budget to fund INEC’s N242bn budget
The Senate has made a U-turn on the source of funding for the budgets of the Independent National Electoral Commission,…
Ekweremadu: Senate urges thorough investigation of assassination attempt
The Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution urging security agencies to thoroughly investigate the alleged assassination attempt on its Deputy…
US Republicans retain control of the Senate
US Republicans are on course to expand their slim 51-49 majority in the upper chamber of Congress. Three Democratic incumbents…
Senate bemoans low budgetary allocation to Ministry, agencies
The Senate Committee on Environment has bemoaned low budgetary allocation to the Federal Ministry of Environment and some of its…
Senate passes bills establishing Federal Polytechnics in Aba, Silame
The Senate on Tuesday in Abuja passed two bills establishing Federal polytechnics in Aba, Abia and Silame, Sokoto State.
Senate sets up committee to investigate NNPC’s withdrawal of $1.05bn from NLNG Account
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday set up a committee to investigate the alleged unauthorized withdrawal of $1.05 billion by the Nigerian…
Senate sets to probe 100% foreign ownership of some multinational companies
The Committee on Local Content has concluded plans to investigate 100 per cent foreign ownership of some multinational companies registered…