Tag: Senate
Federal Scholarship Board says students’ loan bill before Senate
The Director, Federal Scholarship Board, Mrs Fatima Ahmad, says the students loan bill before the Senate seeks to provide access…
NLC brands Invasion of hallowed chamber as a “Threat to democracy”
The invasion of the hallowed chamber of the Senate on Wednesday by hoodlums and miscreants, who carted away the mace,…
I didn’t bring hoodlums to remove Senate Mace – Omo-Agege
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has debunked claims that he brought hoodlums to invade the Senate Chamber on Wednesday to remove the…
House of Reps. brands Senate mace seizure, a mockery of democracy
The House of Representatives on Wednesday described the “seizure” of Senate mace by some hoodlums as mockery of the country’s…
Attack on Senate: Governor Fayose blames presidency, reps angry
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has described as shamefully embarrassing the invasion of the Nigerian senate during plenary and…
Why I want to represent Delta South in the Senate – Uduaghan
Former Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan on Monday said he wants to represent Delta South Senatorial District at…
2019: Itsekiris back Emmanuel Uduaghan for Senate
Immediate-past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has received yet another boost which will help reinforce his senatorial ambition…
Senate suspends Omo-Agege for 90 days
The Senate on Thursday suspended Senator Ovie Omo-Agege for 90 days over his comment that the amendment to the Electoral…
Senate makes case for more budgetary allocation to FCT
The Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Wednesday in Abuja, made case for more budgetary allocation to the…
Senate urged to pass Federal Polytechnic Daura Bill
A member of the Katsina State House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasir Yahaya, has called on the Senate to urgently pass…
Forex fraud: Senate calls on FG to blacklist guilty companies, banks
The Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs on Thursday urged the Federal Government to blacklist companies and banks found…
Senate lauded for rejecting Kaduna Govt’s $350m loan application
The Democratic People’s Party (DPP) on Wednesday praised the Senate for rejecting the 350 million dollars loan application by the…
Drug abuse: Senate initiates 2 bills
The Senate has developed two draft bills for legislation to tackle drug abuse. This was part of the outcome of…
Saraki eulogises colleagues as 8th Senate passes 201 bills
As the 8th Senate passed its 201st bill on Thursday, the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has commended…
Senate rejects El-Rufai’s $350m World Bank loan request
The Senate on Thursday rejected the request of Gov. Nasiru El-Rufa’i to secure a 35 million dollar World Bank loan…
2017 budget must run till May 31 – Senate
The Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Ministry of Finance to allow the 2017 Budget run till May 31 instead…
Senate inaugurates committee to idenitfy recurring mass waec failure
The Senate has directed its Committee on Education (Basic and Secondary) to interact with the Minister of Education to identify the…
Senate receives committee report on EFCC/DSS officers’ clash
The Senate on Wednesday received the report of its Ad hoc Committee Investigating the clash between officers of EFCC, NIA…
Senate re-introduces Electoral Act Amendment Bill
The Senate on Tuesday started a fresh move toward reordering the sequence of elections by reintroducing the Bill to amend…
Senate confirms 3, rejects 1 CBN Monetary Policy Committee nominees
The Senate on Thursday confirmed three nominees for appointment as members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central…
Senate, Reps to pass 2018 budget on April 24
Both the Senate and the House of Representatives have resolved to pass the 2018 budget on April 24.
Senate vows to allocate adequate funds for Navy War College
The Senate on Thursday said it would allocate adequate funds for the take-off of the Naval War College building in…
Electoral Act Amendment Bill: Senate expresses reservation on court order
The Senate on Thursday expressed reservation on the Federal High Court’s order stopping the National Assembly from taking further action…
2018 budget: No scheduled date for passage yet – Senate
The Senate on Tuesday said there was no date yet for the passage of the 2018 Budget.
Senate calls for state-of-emergency in health sector
The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to declare a state-of-emergency in the country’s public health sector over decay…
Senate committee urges regulatory agencies to check rice smuggling
The Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff, Sen. Hope Uzodinma has called on relevant agencies of the government to…
IGP summoned over Dapchi Girls’ abduction
The Senate on Thursday, summoned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr Ibrahim Idris and the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur…
Senate rejects bill proposing skirts for NYSC female members
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a bill proposing the option of wearing of skirts by female members of the National…
Nigerian Senate approves conference report on NFIU autonomy
The Senate on Wednesday approved the conference committee report on a bill that will grant autonomy to Nigerian Financial Intelligence…
Senators fight for youths, urge Buhari to sign Peace Corps bill
The Senate on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to review his position in withholding assent on the bill to establish…