Tag: Senate
N/East funds diversion: SGF fires back at Senate
The Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Babachir Lawal, says calls by the Senate for his resignation and…
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Mexican Senate legalizes cannabis
Mexico’s senate has voted overwhelmingly in favour of legalising medical marijuana. The bill fell short of demands among some critics…
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Breaking: Senate fails to screen Magu for EFCC chairmanship
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday failed to screen the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu.…
BREAKING: Senate approves Buhari’s request to amend 2016 budget
The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to amend the 2016 budget by re-assigning N180.8 billion to critical recurrent…
Senate to unravel mismanagement of resources
The Chairman, Senate ad hoc Committee on the Humanitarian Crisis in the North-East has pledged to unravel massive corruption allegedly…
NAGAFF hails Senate on Maritime University Bill
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, on Friday, said Senate’s passage of the Bill establishing the Maritime University…
Senate rejects Buhari’s ambassadorial nominees
The Senate, on Tuesday, rejected the entire list of 46 non-career ambassador-nominees forwarded to it for confirmation in October by…
Senate moves to avert ASUU strike
The Senate on Tuesday pledged to engage relevant stakeholders to avert the warning strike being planned by the Academic Staff…
Senate commends Egbin Power Station management
The Senate Committee on Privatisation has commended the management of Egbin Power Station over the improvement recorded in power generation…
Senate to reconsider 1% special grant for Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Senate is to reconsider the one percent special grant for Lagos from the Federation Account, being the…
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Breaking News: Senate throws out Buhari’s plan to borrow $30 billion
The Senate on Tuesday threw out President Muhammadu Buhari’s plan to borrow $30 billion from external bodies for infrastructural development.…
Senate concerned over liquidity crunch in power sector
The Senate Committee on Power has expressed concern over the liquidity crunch in the power sector. It has also expressed…
Plane crashes imminent – Senate warns
The Senate on Thursday warned of imminent plane crashes in the country if the aviation industry was not fixed immediately.…
Senate approves 3% VAT deduction to rebuild North-East
The Senate on Thursday approved the allocation of three percent of Value Added Tax (VAT) accruable to the Federal Government…
Senate condemns arrest of judges
The Senate on Tuesday condemned the action of the Department of State Security (DSS) for the “invasion of the homes,…
Group urges Senate not to play politics with Lagos status
A socio-political group, the Lagos Future Group has called on senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to put sectarian…
Ambode berates Senate for rejecting bill to grant Lagos special status
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has berated the Senate for turning down a bill meant to grant Lagos…
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Breaking: Senate opposes sale of national assets
The Senate has voted overwhelmingly to reject moves by the federal government to sell some national assets to reflate the…
Saraki on trial, not Senate – Lawyer
A Legal practitioner, Mr Remi Agwuezie, has called on the Nigerian Senate to face the business of law making rather…
Buhari hitting the Saraki Senate with kid gloves
By SKC Ogbonnia The scheme by the Nigerian Senate to undermine President Muhammadu Buhari’s government is as real as it…
Brazil’s Senate set to suspend President Rousseff
Brazil’s Senate looked increasingly likely to vote for President Dilma Rousseff to face trial on charges of breaking budget laws…
Osinbajo meets Senate, Reps, Governors Forum agree on new pump price
Nigeria’s vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo appears to have brokered a deal that will see the implementation of the new…
Senate summon security chiefs over fleeing terrorists
The Senate has invited the country’s security chiefs to brief it on the activities of fleeing terrorists in the North…
The 8th Senate and Matters Arising by Prof Sola Adeyeye
By Prof Sola Adeyeye I am really at a loss about how to respond to the column of my friend,…
BREAKING: Senate suspends amendment of Code of Conduct Bureau Act
Nigeria’s senate has suspended the amendment of the Code of Conduct Bureau act after it came under fierce criticism for…
SERAP tells Senate “You have no power to summon Justice Umar”
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the leadership of the Senate to “immediately withdraw the unconstitutional summon…
Our Toyota SUVs were bought for just N36.5m each – Senate
Despite the fact that millions of Nigerians are languishing in poverty and many others are struggling to come to terms…
Senate summon on CCT Chairman is illegal, says Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has described as “illegal” the summon on the Code of Conduct Tribunal chairman by the…
Senate to probe CCT chairman, says he’s corrupt
In what could simply be described as corruption fighting back, Nigerian senators have decided to wage a war against the…
Saraki’s trial should not stop Senate from sitting – CCT
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Code of Conduct Tribunal insisted on Monday that there was no need to adjourn proceedings to enable…