Tag: Senate
Senate amends Finance Act to allow imposition of windfall tax
Presenting the report, Musa said that the Senate at the plenary session on Wednesday July 17, read the letter of…
Senate passes 2024 Appropriation Act Amendment bill of N6.2trn
Olamilekan in his presentation said out of the N6.2 trillion,N3.2 trillion was for capital expenditure, while N3 trillion was for…
Senate speedily passes 2024 National Minimum Wage Amendment Bill
The bill which was transmitted to Senate by President Bola Tinubu on July 23, was given accelerated consideration, resulting into…
Fourth quarter appraisal of the 10th senate
Once again, the overall impact of legislative outputs is a function of the executive’s disposition. The Constitution is weak and…
Budget padding allegation: Senate pardons, recalls Ningi
The upper chamber had suspended Ningi who is representing Bauchi Central in the Senate after he granted an interview to…
Tinubu asks Senate to pass anti-doping bill, FCT supplementary budget
In a separate letter, Tinubu also sought the consideration and approval of Senate for supplementary statutory appropriation to the 2024…
Senate endorses death sentence for trafficking in hard drugs,
The Senate on Thursday, prescribed death sentence as penalty for trafficking in hard drugs and other substances in Nigeria.
Senate passes N1.28trn FCT 2024 statutory budget
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, had on Monday, while defending the budget, said that it was designed to transform the capital…
How Ningi was misled on N3trn budget padding allegation – Senate
Statutory transfers for agencies on first line charges, that are not domiciled in the Ministries was what Ningi said was…
Senate endorses sack of Irukera as FCCPC boss by Tinubu
In his remarks, President of the senate, Godswill Akpabio said that Tinubu had the right to “hire and fire”.
Senate confirms Cardoso, 11 others as members of CBN’s MPC
The MPC, the highest decision organ of the CBN has the mandate to: review economic and financial conditions in the…
Tinubu asks Senate to endorse removal of Irukera as FCCPC boss
President Tinubu had on 8 January removed Irukera as the boss of the FCCPC
Plateau Killings: Senate summons Ribadu, security chiefs
Oshiomhole said Nigerians were angry with the chiefs ,and so they needed to give explanation on why there was no…
Senate confirms 11 Justices for Supreme Court
The nomination of the 11 Justices were confirmed in a Committee of Whole of the upper chamber following the adoption…
Tinubu asks Senate to confirm 19 nominees as NPC Commissioners
The request of the President was contained in a letter read out by Senate President Godswill Akpabio at the plenary…
Senate Leader Bamidele faults 2024 Budget
The Ekiti lawmaker also noted that the total fiscal operations of the Federal Government would result in N9.8 trillion deficit,…
Senate approves N2.17trn 2023 Supplementary budget
By Kingsley Okoye The Senate has passed the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N2.17 trillion sent by President Bola Tinubu…
Tinubu seeks Senate approval of 2022-2024 external borrowing plan of $7.8bn, €100m
Tinubu in the letter said the past administration had approved the 2022-2024 borrowing plan at the Federal Executive council on…
Senate probes N11.3 trillion rehabilitation contracts for ‘dead’ refineries
While presenting the motion earlier, Karimi said state owned refineries in Nigeria had been a serious drain pipe of public…
Senate urges police to investigate robbery attack in Otukpo
By Naomi Sharang The Senate has urged the police to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Oct. 20 robbery attack on…
Fubara decries delay in fixing collapsed section of East-West road
Fubara made the observation when members of the Senate Adhoc Committee, led by its Chairman, Senator Abdul Ningi Ahmed, paid…
Senate condemns Niger coup, says Tinubu did not seek permission to deploy troops
The Senate said this after a closed door session in which members deliberated on President Tinubu's letter on the resolutions…
Senate begs protesting workers for 7 days to resolve their demands
The Senate set up the committee after the workers forcefully gained entrance into the National Assembly by pulling down the…
Bulkachuwa to ICPC: You can’t arrest me over speech I made on senate floor
Bulkachawa said this in a suit he filed against the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), the…
Senate amends ICPC Act, okays 2 -year jail term against false petitioners
Before the amendment, the offence of false petition which is in section 25 of the ICPC Act attracts a fine…
Senate confirms 6 RMAFC Federal Commissioners
Senate also at plenary confirmed the appointment of Mr Abdu Abubakar as Non -Executive Director of the Central Bank of…
Mobolaji, 6 others confirmed as members of NDIC board
By Kingsley Okoye The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of AbdulHakeem Mobolaji and six others as members of Governing…
Senate adopts report on Peace Corps bill
The House version of the Conference Committee report was adopted by the Senate because it which retained the word, “Peace…
Senate passes Federal High Court Amendment Bill, Franchising Establishment Bill
The Federal High Court Act, Cap F12 LFN 2004 (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (SB. 745) was sponsored by Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo…
Buhari asks Senate to confirm ex-I-G Arase as Chairman PSC
By Naomi Sharang President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the senate to confirm former Inspector-General (I-G) of Police Solomon Arase (retd),…