Tag: Senate
Senate yet to decide on extension of state of emergency
The Senate is yet to decide on the extension of state of emergency after it failed to discuss the request…
Stop Begging Politicians For Money, Ex-Minister Advices Nigerians
Eromosele Ebhomele A former Minister of State for Defence, Ademola Seriki, has said that Nigerians can only fully hold elective…
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Senate amends, passes bill to make NFF autonomous
Nigerian lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill amending the way the country’s football association is run, which could reduce the…
Senate worried over non-completion of East-West Road
The Chairman, Senate Committee on SURE-P, Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi), has expressed concern over the non-completion of the East-West Road…
Senate to adopt $78 oil benchmark for 2015 fiscal year
The Senate is set to adopt the proposed $78 as the country’s oil price benchmark for 2015 fiscal year. The…
Lagos Deputy, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, Guns For Senate
Jamiu Yisa The race to replace Senate Minority Whip, Senator Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon, as representative of Lagos West Senatorial District…
Minimum Wage: TUC gives Senate one-week ultimatum
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Saturday gave the Senate a one-week ultimatum to clarify its position on the removal…
HND Discrimination Bill narrowly scales second reading
The Bill for an Act to Abolish and Prohibit Dichotomy and Discrimination between First Degrees and Higher National Diploma in…
Gbajabiamila Battles Tinubu For Senate
Jamiu Yisa Former Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development under Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, Engr. Hakeem Akinola Gbajabiamila,…
French opposition lawmaker elected Senate speaker
The French Senate on Wednesday elected a member of the opposition as its speaker, after the upper house made a…
Senate passes corporate manslaughter bill into law
The Senate on Tuesday honoured late Senator Pius Ewherido by passing the Corporate Manslaughter Bill 2014 into law after a…
Senate begins investigation into $9.3m
The Senate on Tuesday began investigation into circumstances surrounding the seizure of Nigeria’s 9.3 million dollars in South Africa. The…
Senate refers appointment of Justice Nweze, others to committees
The Senate on Wednesday referred the nomination of Chima Nweze as Justice of the Supreme Court to its Committee on…
Senate to consider 1bn dollars security loan
The Senate, billed to resume from its recess on Tuesday, said it would consider the Federal Government’s request to obtain…
Melaye eyes senatorial seat in Kogi
Dino Melaye, a former member of the House of Representatives, has declared his intention to contest election in the Senate…
David Mark to ensure creation of additional states
The Senate President, Senator David Mark, on Wednesday restated his commitment to ensure that the quest for creation of additional…
INEC issues certificate of return to Niger East senator-elect
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday issued certificate of return to the Niger-East senator-elect, Dr Shem Zagbayi of…
NNPC to dialogue with NASS over directive to remit $218m
The NNPC said it would continue to engage the National Assembly in dialogue over directive to remit $218 million into…
Remi Tinubu Accounts 3yrs Stewardship In The Senate
Senator Oluremi Tinubu representing Lagos Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, recently gave an account of her activities in…
Jonathan Nominates Shekarau As Minister
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday forwarded the names of former Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau and four other…
Democracy Day: Senate committed to democracy gains
The Senate on Wednesday said the National Assembly remained resolutely committed to pursing legislative actions that would guarantee the gains…
Financial Intelligence Centre: Senators disagree over bill
Senators on Tuesday disagreed on whether the Bill for an Act to establish Nigeria Financial Intelligence Centre (NFIC) should be…
Of Hallmark Award And Senator Ndoma-Egba
By Michael Jegede On 21 February, 2014, the award of ‘Lawmaker of the Year 2013’ was conferred on Majority Leader…
Time To Halt Mudslinging In The National Assembly
In the last couple of weeks, defections and counter-defections in the National Assembly have hogged the news headlines non-stop. The…
World Cup: Senate Commits Eaglets To God
The Nigeria House of Senate says it has committed the Golden Eaglets to God ahead their Semi-finals against Sweden this…
Who Is Afraid Of A National Conference?
By Kanayo Esinulo The drumbeats and soundbites that favour a National Conference are getting louder and clearer. The objective conditions…
Senate Mandates Committees To Investigate Apo Killings
The Senate on Tuesday mandated its committees on National Security and Intelligence and Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters to…
Autonomy For LGs, A Necessity
By Michael Jegede Before the National Assembly went on annual recess towards the end of July this year, the Senate…
Like Senegal, Let’s Abolish The Senate
By John Tosin Ajiboye Since Nigeria returned to democracy rule in 1999, a lot of things have been going wrong,…
Senate Orders Probe Of Threat To Oba’s Life
The Office of the Senate President has ordered a detailed investigation into the remote and immediate reasons that led to…