Tag: Senate
Nigerian Senate invites Police Boss over community policing
The Senate on Tuesday mandated its Committee on Police Affairs to invite the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, to…
Senate calls for rural roads improvement
The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to ensure that critical rural roads across the roads were constructed or…
Enforce ban on Tobacco Advertising, Senate urges Health Ministry
The Senate has urged the Ministry of Health and other relevant enforcement agencies to ensure the comprehensive prohibition of Tobacco…
Senate’s rejection of Magu in right order – Court
A Federal High Court in Abuja has backed the Senate’s rejection of Mr Ibrahim Magu as substantive Chairman of the…
President Buhari to review national security architecture
In a letter to Senate President Bukola Saraki, President Muhammadu Buhari vowed to review the entire national security architecture to…
Senate to probe low remittance by JAMB before 2016
The Senate, on Wednesday, resolved to investigate the low remittance by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) into the…
Senate urges NNPC to end petrol scarcity queues in 7 days
The Senate on Thursday urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to, within seven days, end lingering scarcity of petrol…
Economist appeals to Senate to confirm MPC members for stability
Prof. Sheriffdeen Tella, an economist, has appealed to the National Assembly to ensure quick confirmation of members of the Monetary…
Senate set to tackle alleged corrupt practices in Hajj Commission
The Senate says it is poised to unraveling alleged extortion and imposition of charges, among other hardships inflicted on pilgrims…
Senate to hold security summit next week
The Senate says it suspend plenary next Wednesday and Thursday to hold a summit on the security situation in some…
Benue killings: Senate issues IGP 14-day ultimatum to arrest perpetrators
The Senate has given the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr Ibrahim Idris 14 days ultimatum to arrest and investigate the…
Senate urged to lift ban on confirmation of nominees
The Presidency has urged the Senate to lift the embargo on confirmation of nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu…
Scholarship Board: Senate to investigate alleged fraud
Chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tetfund, Senator Jibrin Barau on Monday said that the committee would investigate the…
I want to run for Senate, Orji Kalu declares
Former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has declared his intention to run for Abia North Senatorial seat in…
Senate postpones deliberation on $1 billion Boko Haram Fund
The Senate on Thursday, postponed deliberation on the proposed withdrawal of one billion dollars from the Excess Crude Account (ECA)…
Senate tackles Adeosun over plan to pass 2018 budget in January
The Senate on Tuesday challenged the Minister of Finance kemi Adeosun, on Federal Government’s insistence on passing the 2018 Budget…
Fuel scarcity: Senate moves in, summons NNPC GMD
The Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream says plans have been concluded for it to conduct nationwide inspection of filling stations…
Senate investigates alleged fraud against Egina Oil Field over local content
The Senate on Tuesday constituted an ad hoc committee to investigate local content elements and cost variations relating to Egina…
Apo six: Senate investigates reinstatement of Police officer
The Senate has resolved to investigate alleged recent reinstatement of a Deputy Police Commissioner, Mr Danjuma Ibrahim, who was indicted…
Buhari writes Senate, seeks confirmation of CCB nominees
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate seeking confirmation of 10 nominees of the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB.
Senate lied, There’re no 222 Pensions properties to share – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says the Senate lied when it said the commission shared 222 pensions properties…
REC: Senate rejects Zamfara nominee, confirms 2
The Senate on Thursday rejected the nominee from Zamfara, Mr Ahmad Mahmud, as Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC). The upper chamber,…
Senate postpones consideration of MTEF/FSP over discrepancies
The Senate on Thursday announced the postponement consideration of the 2018-2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper…
Insecurity: Senate tasks Federal Government
The Senate has called on the Federal Government to come up with a policy on the protection of its citizens,…
Nigerian Govt. presents revised MTEF/FSP to Senate
The Federal Government has presented a revised 2018 to 2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) to…
Court grants interim order restraining senate from investigating IGP
An FCT High Court sitting in Jabi on Thursday granted an interim order restraining the leadership of the senate from…
Senate lifts suspension on Ndume
The Senate after a closed-door meeting at Tuesday’s plenary has announced its resolution to allow Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno…
Excess Crude Account is unconstitutional – senate
The Senate on Tuesday described the operation of the ECA as unconstitutionally hence the call for the abolition of Excess…
Senate invites IG-P over alleged unpaid N6.5bn revenue
The Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Alleged Fraudulent Activities in Collection, Accounting, Remittance and Expenditure by Revenue Generating Agencies has invited…
Senate to probe Etisalat’s $1.2 billion Nigeria loan default
Nigeria’s Senate voted in favour on Tuesday of launching an investigation into the default on a $1.2 billion loan earlier…