Tag: Senate
Senate considers bill to address food security problems in Nigeria
The Senate on Tuesday commenced legislative action to address the country’s food security problems when it considered a Bill to…
Senate passes Petroleum Tankers Safety Bill for Second Reading
A bill seeking to reduce frequent accidents by petroleum trucks on Nigerian roads on Tuesday scaled through the second reading…
Lawan reveals why Senate is in a hurry to perform
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Sunday advanced reasons why the ninth Senate is in a hurry to deliver…
Gridlock: Reduce checkpoints on federal highways, Senate tells IGP
The Senate has urged the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu to reduce the number of checkpoints on federal highways…
Senate to IGP: Reduce checkpoints on federal highways
The Senate has appealed to the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, to as a matter of urgency reduce the…
APC Women leaders applaud Lawan for peace in govt
Women leaders of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) have applauded the leadership of the ninth National Assembly for the…
Senate condemns Boki killings
The Senate, on Wednesday, condemned the incessant spate of killings as a result of militancy, cult activities, boundary disputes and…
NDDC caretaker committee not recognised – Senate
Sen. Godiya Akwashiki, Chairman Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs has said that the Senate would not have anything…
Senate probes non-takeoff of Hydro-electric power commission
The Senate has mandated its Committee on Legislative Compliance to investigate the delay in takeoff of the Hydro Electric Power…
Senate calls for computerization of Oil Sector
The Senate on Thursday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to initiate the process of computerising the nation's oil sector.
Senate moves against foreign companies involved in oil spill
The Senate has commenced moves to put an end to what it described as the “illegal” activities of oil companies…
HIV: Senate sends message to FG on NACA
The Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to ensure adequate funding of the National Agency for the Control of…
Ajaokuta-Otukpo rail line: Senate calls for speedy completion
The Senate has urged the Federal Ministry of Transportation to immediately take steps to ensure completion of the construction of…
Brass project: Senate invites NNPC, LNG
The Senate on Tuesday invited the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Brass LNG to brief…
IGP must prosecute killers of PDP Women leader – Senate
The Senate on Tuesday unanimously condemned electoral violence, particularly killings in the Kogi and Bayelsa states' elections, following consideration of…
Criminal Code: Senate seeks removal of gender restrictions for rape
The Senate on Tuesday began an amendment of the Criminal Code Act, 2004, when it considered a Bill to that…
Setback for Buhari’s budget at Senate
The 2020 budget of President Muhammadu Buhari will no longer be passed this week by the Senate.
Senate passes Buhari’s Finance Bill
The Senate on Thursday passed President Muhammadu Buhari’s Finance Bill, 2019, which seeks an amendment of Nigeria’s tax laws.
Bills for establishment of FAUTA, FCE scale second reading
The Bill for establishment of Federal University of Agriculture and Technology (FUAT) in Funtua, Katsina State, on Wednesday scaled second…
Senate charges Health Ministry, NMA on fake medical reports, quackery
The Senate on Tuesday directed the Federal Ministry of Health to set up an efficient and proper mechanism to stop…
Senate to investigate NEMA over ‘selective’ disaster response
The Senate has directed its Committees on Special Duties, Ecology and Climate Change and Environment to investigate the effectiveness of…
Unsteady power supply: Senate probes GenCos,DisCos
The Committee on Power has been mandated by the Senate to investigate the activities of power generating and distribution companies…
Senate receives six Executive bills from Buhari
The Senate on Tuesday received six aviation sector bills from President Muhammadu Buhari for consideration and passage into law.
Lawan swears-in Olujimi as Senator
The Senate on Thursday swore-in Senator Biodun Olujimi as the Senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District at the National Assembly.
Senate calls for steady fuel supply at Nigeria’s border towns
The Senate on Wednesday called for a steady supply of Petroleum products through the identified suppliers and registered filling stations…
Senate wants Deep Blue Sea Project fast-tracked to fight piracy
The Senate on Wednesday called on Nigeria's maritime agency to quickly fast-track the implementation of the Deep Blue Sea Project…
Three days to poll: Senate approves N10.069bn for Kogi
The Senate on Wednesday approved a promissory note issuance in the sum of N10.069 billion for Kogi State Government for…
Senate wants NNPC to re-evaluate pipelines surveillance measures
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, said government officials conniving with criminals involved in vandalising oil pipelines should…
Anambra: Senate sends delegation to condole tanker fire victims
The Senate on Thursday resolved to send a delegation to commiserate with the victims and people of Anambra State over…
N7.7bn Kagara Dam delay: Senate wades in
The Senate has mandated its Committee on Water Resources to investigate the delay in the execution of Kagara dam in…