Tag: Senate
Senate assures EFCC of improved funding
Senator Godfrey Chukwuka Utazi, Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes has again reiterated the commitment of the 8th…
$8bn dividends: Senate gives NLNG 1 week to provide evidence of payments
The Senate on Thursday gave Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) one week to provide evidence of payment of taxes…
Pipeline vandals are “clog in wheel of progress” – Senate
assembly The Senate on Thursday condemned the resurgence of pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region, noting that, they are…
Senate fires back at Bisi Akande over degrading comment
Eromosele Ebhomele The Nigerian Senate late Saturday slammed Chief Bisi Akande, a former acting national chairman of the ruling All…
Senate to conclude constitution amendment by June – Saraki
The Senate on Wednesday began moves to conclude the amendment of the 4th Alteration Bill which was concluded by the…
Senate to probe $40m loan to aviation industry
The Senate has mandated its committees on aviation and anti-corruption to commence investigation into alleged disbursement of 40 million dollars…
Senate will be more transparent in 2016 – Saraki
The Senate on Tuesday, said it would more transparent in its activities and discourage unnecessary travels by members and committees.…
Lagarde to Nigeria: Act with Resolve, Build Resilience, and Exercise Restraint
On Wednesday, 6 January, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director addressed the national assembly, speaking on ‘Global economic transitions and…
Senate donates N2m to victims of bomb blast in Kano
The Senate, on Wednesday, donated N2 million to victims of the recent bomb attack in Kano, Kano State. Senator Bala…
Buhari to present 2016 budget to National Assembly today
All is set for presentation of the 2016 national budget to the National Assembly on Tuesday, Lai Mohammed, Nigeria minister…
Fix time frame for corruption cases, EFCC tells Senate, Reps
Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, December 17, 2015 called on the National Assembly…
Senate constitutes committee to investigate Shi’ite, military crisis
The Senate on Wednesday constituted an ad hoc committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the clash between members of the…
Senate pledges support for anti-corruption war
The senate on Monday, December 14 pledged its support for the ongoing fight against corruption in Nigeria. Chairman Senate Committee…
Why we are buying N4.7billion worth of cars – Nigerian Senate
The Nigerian Senate has responded to reports by online news platform, Premium Times, that it plans to illegally spend an…
Clean sweep as Court of Appeal sacks 3 Rivers Senators, 12 House of Reps members
It was a tsunami of sort for the Rivers State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party on Friday as Abuja division…
Lawmaker condemns senate’s bid to cripple social media
Eromosele Ebhomele The representative of Epe Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Segun Olulade, on Wednesday described…
Appeal Court sacks PDP’s Uche Ekwunife from Senate, orders fresh election
The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu has reversed the election of Uche Ekwunife of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)…
Ekiti Attorney-General slams Senate over social media bill
Eromosele Ebhomele The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Nigeria’s Ekiti State, Mr Owoseni Ajayi, has condemned the plot by…
Why I won’t support social media bill – Senator Adeola
Eromosele Ebhomele The senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, has dissociated himself from the move by his…
Senate’s attempts to muzzle Nigeria’s social media
By Mausi Segun This week, Nigeria’s senators moved a bill designed to muzzle free speech on social media one step…
Senate invites Fashola over bridge collapse
The Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution inviting the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, to brief…
Nigerians blast Buhari as fuel scarcity bites harder
Nigerians have taken to social media to blast President Muhammadu Buhari over the worsening fuel scarcity across the country. Most…
Nigeria loses N4trn annually to illegal mining – Senate
The Senate on Thursday said the country was losing about N4 trillion to illegal mining activities annually and ordered investigation…
Senate not paying a kobo for Facebook training – Saraki
Nigeria’s senate president, Bukola Saraki has stated that the upper chamber will not be paying a kobo for their Facebook…
Senate scores Lagos high on utilisation of $400m World Bank loan
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Senate has scored the Lagos State Government high over the utilisation of the $400 million loan given…
Saraki unveils list of committee chairmen, vice chairmen of 8th Assembly
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has unveiled the list of committee chairmen as well as that of the vice chairmen of…
$200m Loan: Senate ponders over Ambode’s request
The Senate has considered the request of President Muhammadu Buhari for a 200-million-dollar World Bank loan for Lagos State led…
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Equipment at Nigeria airports acquired over 30 years ago, FAAN MD tells Senate
The Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr Saleh Dunoma, said on Tuesday in Abuja that…
Amaechi’s Confirmation: Peterside lauds senators, describes them as patriots
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State in the April election has commended…
Senate confirms Amaechi as PDP senators walkout
Former Governor Rotimi Amaechi on Thursday overcame stiff opposition from senators elected on the platform of opposition Peoples Democratic Party,…