Tag: Senate
Senate passes 2021-2023 MTEF/FSP
The Senate has passed the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper ahead of the presentation of the…
Corruption probes: SERAP sends message to Lawan, Gbajabiamila
Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila have been sent a request by…
Service Chiefs: Buhari tells Senate to mind its business
The Buhari presidency promptly Tuesday replied the Nigerian Senate over its resolution asking the Service Chiefs to step aside over…
Allegations of financial recklessness in NDDC unacceptable – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the allegations of financial recklessness and misappropriation of funds leveled against…
Why we declined to declare Orji Kalu’s seat vacant – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday explained why the Senate refused to yield to pressure to declare Senator…
Legislature most misunderstood arm of Government – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the legislature is the most misunderstood arm of Government.
Buhari seeks Senate approval for 42 Ambassadorial nominees(Full List)
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has presented the list 42 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for approval.
NDDC: Senate set to unmask IMC over financial recklessness
The Senate Tuesday resolved to carry out a probe on alleged Financial Recklessness by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of…
Buhari, time to slash salaries of political appointees by 70%
By Fredrick Nwabufo Nigeria is an impoverished country. In fact, the country has never been rich – in the economic…
Coronavirus: Senate suspends public hearings
The Senate on Thursday announced the suspension of all public hearings with effect from March 24, over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senate receives petition over Journalist killed during Shiite protest
The Senate on Tuesday received a petition over the killing of a Journalist assigned to cover a protest in Abuja…
PDP bashes APC senators for approving Buhari’s $22.7bn loan
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the All Progressives Congress (APC) senators for approving President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for…
Senate approves N346.3bn for NDDC
The Senate on Thursday approved the sum N346,388,900,000 as budget for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for the 2019…
NCDC Director-General quarantined over Coronavirus
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been quarantined for 14 days after arriving from…
Senate raises alarm over strange epidemic outbreak in Benue
The Senate has raised alarm over the outbreak of a strange epidemic on January 29, 2020, in Oye-Obi Local Government…