Tag: Senate
An Overview: The Senate And The Underage Marriage
By Ezebuike Temple The news of the Nigerian Senate passing a law that supports underage marriages has taken to the…
ACN Slams Lagos PDP Over Quest For Remi Tinubu’s Recall
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has slammed PDP over its call for the recall…
Senate Considers Proposal To Rename UNILAG
The Senate has given a hint that it would consider a proposal by the federal government to rename the University…
Senate Rejects State Creation, Rotational Presidency
Two contentious political issues, state creation and rotational presidency, have been rejected by the Senate. In its report on the…
Nebo: The New Spirit In The Power Sector
By Sunny Igboanugo When the Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Ositadimma Nebo, stood before the Senate earlier this year to…
Questions Over 2013 Budget
President Goodluck Jonathan, Tuesday, 26 February, finally signed the long-awaited 2013 budget, after he reportedly reached a truce with members…
Senate Passes N4.99tr Budget
The Senate on Thursday passed the 2013 Appropriation bill of N4.99 trillion into law. The Senate Deputy President, Ike Ekweremadu,…
Nigerian Senate passes N4.99tr. budget
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed the 2013 Appropriation bill of N4.99 trillion into law. This followed the earlier passage…
Terrorism: Panel Report Divides Senate
The Senate on Wednesday, suspended discussions of the Conference Committee Report on the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011 (Amendment) Bill, 2012.…
Senate Condemns Air Mishaps, Orders Probe
The Senate has condemned what it described as the resurgence of air mishaps in the country, and mandated its committees…
Oil Subsidy: Senate Passes N161b Supplementary Budget
The Senate on Thursday, passed the supplementary appropriation bill of N161.6 billion. The amount will serve as payment for fuel…
Mubi Massacre: Jonathan orders killers arrested
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday ordered Security Agencies to fish out and bring to book those behind the Independence Day…
Nigerian senate sacks agency’s head
Desmond Utomwen/Abuja Following the recommendation of the final report of the committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senate has…
Mark: Nigeria’s $1.7 billion pension fraud disgraceful
Nigeria’s Senate President, David Mark, on Thursday said that the level of fraud uncovered in the administration of pensions in…
Senate Begins Screening Of Ministerial Nominees
Nigerian Senate this morning began the screening of the 34 ministerial nominees sent to the upper chamber yesterday by President…
Senate Recess Delays Jonathan’s Cabinet
The naming of Nigeria’s new cabinet could take several more weeks because the Senate has gone on recess, undermining President…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Senate Commends INEC On Polls
The Senate on Tuesday commended INEC for ensuring the smooth conduct of the just concluded general elections. Sen. President…
Senate Approves N4.972 Trillion Budget For 2011
The Nigerian Senate during its sitting today passed N4.97 trillion as budget for 2011. As passed by the upper chamber…
The Supreme Court And Omisore’s StrategiesCourt
Recent sponsored publications by Iyiola Omisore, the Senator representing Ife East Senatorial District in the Senate of the Federal Republic…
Senate Slams Jega; Summons Him Over Voter Registration
The Nigerian Senate at its plenary session today slammed the chairman of the Independent National commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega…
Mamora Cup Draws Hold Today
The much-awaited draws ceremony for Mamora Cup will hold this evening at the Gbagada Roundabout Indoor Sports Hall, Lagos State,…