The senate has resolved to rescue Kanu Heart Foundation from take-over by Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON. The non-governmental organisation was founded by former superstar footballer, Kanu Nwankwo, to help underprivileged African children and young adults living with heart...
Senate has mandated its committees of Health (Secondary and Tertiary) and Primary Healthcare and Communicable Diseases, to investigate steps taken by the Ministry of Health to curb outbreak of Lassa fever across the country. Senate said outbreak of Lassa fever presently ravaging the country, has...
The suit challenging the Senate’s authority to deny an appointee to the office of Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been dismissed.
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The Senate has said it has been vindicated on the rejection of the appointment of Mr. Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi-Abdullahi, who briefed journalists in Abuja on...
Nigerian Senators on Monday fumed at the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) retired Colonel Hameed Ali over alleged breach of protocol.
A Senate ad-hoc committee chaired by Senator Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi) was at the Customs headquarters in Abuja on oversight visit.
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A former national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Victor Umeh, has resumed duty as the Anambra Central senator.
The senate President, Bukola Saraki admitted oath of office to the newly elected senator on Thursday.
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…Senators demand removal of heads of security agencies Fred Itua, Abuja A debate is currently ongoing on the floor of the Senate over claims that foreign militias have taken over the security architecture in many parts of the country, especially in states in the North that share borders with …...
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On Tuesday, January 16th, 2018, the 8th Senate resumed its plenary activities for the year.
The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, in his resumption speech, discussed the work of the Senate and the way forward.
These are 8 of the major things that he said.
1. On the Fuel Scarcity...
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Like in most legislative chambers world over, the Nigerian Senate was not free from controversies in the outgoing year. The red chamber in 2017 was politically charged as fiery comments, personality clashes, superiority battle arose at the least provocation. In all, some of the lawmakers made...
— The Nigeria Police told the Senate that if it must perform effectively and efficiently, it would require nothing less than N1.13trillion for its overhead cost annually, against N31.6billion earmarked for it in the 2017 budget. According to the Police, of the N31.6 billion for …
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President Muhammadu Buhari has sought the confirmation of nine nominees as state Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The president’s letter was read by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday.
The letter reads, “In...
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Members of the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday rubbished and criticised the 2018 Appropriation Bill presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari.
At the resumption of Legislative proceedings, Senators complained that 2018 budget is filled with inaccuracies, budget padding and...
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The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Lawal Daura, and the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, shunned each other on Thursday when both men appeared at a Senate hearing.
According to Thisday report, Daura and...
The Senate Committee on Power, Steel Development and Metallurgy, yesterday demanded explanation on the solar power projects for nine universities estimated to gulp a whopping sum of N10 billion. Meanwhile, the committee turned back minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, for his...
BudgIT, an NGO concerned about accountability in public finance, has called on the Nigeria Police and Senate leadership over the alleged harassment and detaining of one of its staff.
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Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi west senatorial district has described President Muhammadu Buhari 2018 budget proposal as unrealistic.
Melaye stated this on Wednesday contributing to the 2018 budget debate at the plenary.
The senators also took turn to make inputs and amendments into the...
Nigerian Senate on Wednesday discussed the migration and slave trade issue in Libya where Nigerian migrants and other citizens are being sold in to slavery, and subjected to inhuman treatment.
While corroborating the Senators, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki said: “We need a prayer that...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday asked the Senate to confirm 10 nominees as members of the code of conduct bureau, with one of them as chairman.
The senate President, Bukola Saraki read Buhari's letter during plenary.
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Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, representing Bayelsa East, has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to sell government-owned media companies.
Bruce listed the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, and Voice of Nigeria, as “no longer...
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Nigerian senators took turn to take a swipe on President Muhammadu Buhari's 2018 budget on Tuesday.
This is coming as the Nigerian Senate kicked off the 2018 budget debate:
See what senators are saying:
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over the plenary thanked the...
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