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    Politics Nigerian Senate Launches Investigation Into Maina's Recall

    Nigerian Senate on Tuesday resolved to investigate the issues surrounding the recall and promotion of fugitive former pension reform committee chairman, Abdulrasheed Maina into the federal civil service. The senate asked the Committee on Public Service and Establishment investigate...
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    Politics Maina's Recall: Buhari Is Surrounded By Canker worms – Dino Melaye

    Senator Dino Melaye has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is surrounded by canker-worms. Senator Dino Melaye stated this on Tuesday when he was contributing at the plenary on the reinstatement of the fugive former pension reform chairman, Abdularasheed Maina into the civil service. He said...
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    Politics LIST: 24 Agencies Fail To Remit N630Bn To FG

    The senate ad hoc committee has alleged that 24 government agencies failed to remit N1.695 trillion revenue to the consolidated revenue fund. The committee also disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was running on a deficit of about N3.115 trillion between 2012 and...
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    Politics Senate Move To Probe Buhari's Bailout Funds To State Governors

    The Nigerian Senate on Thursday said that it would probe how the Paris Club refunds and other bailout funds given to state governors by President Muhammadu Buhari were approved. The decision by the apex legislative chamber to investigate the funds was provoked by concerns that many state...
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    Politics ‎Why Buhari Must Borrow Responsibly – Shehu Sani

    The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, Sen. Shehu Sani, says if President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government must borrow, it must borrow responsibly. Sani gave the advice in a meeting with the Ministers of Transportation; Finance; Budget and National Planning and Power...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate to Rename 7 Colleges of Education [See LIST]

    The Senate has commenced the process to rename seven colleges of education to align the location of the institutions affected by boundary adjustment as a result of state creation. The process to rename the institutions is coming more than 20 years after the states were created. A bill for the...
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    Politics Akpabio Reveals That Top APC Members Are Set To Join PDP

    Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio has revealed that a number of stalwarts of other political parties were on their way to the main opposition party in droves. He stated after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senate Caucus met behind closed doors on Wednesday with the party’s...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Under Pressure to Drop $25b NNPC Contracts Probe

    The Senate has postponed the commencement of its planned investigation into the alleged award of $25 billion worth of contracts in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Following the allegation of abuse of due process made by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu...
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    Metro Former Senator Marries Woman 40 Years Younger, Claims He Was Lonely

    An 87-year-old lawyer and former lawmaker, Senator Cyrus Nunieh, said he decided to marry another wife because he was alone and needed a companion. Nunieh officially married a lady in her 40s on Tuesday at the Presidential Hotel in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The former member of...
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    Politics Senate Urges Buhari to Urgently Appoint A Separate Minister Of Power

    Nigerian Senate on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently appoint a separate minister for the ministry of power due to critical challenges facing the sector. The senator said the current minister, Babatunde Fashola is overwhelmed by functions in other ministerial portfolios...
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    Politics Nigerian Senators Kick as Buhari's Appointees Resume Through Backdoor

    Nigerian senators are kicking as appointees of President Muhammadu Buhari for the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) and Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) have assumed duties without confirmation. According to Dailytrust report, the Senators said Lanre Gbajabiamila who had...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Summons NNPC Chief, Baru, Shell Over Oilfield Probe

    The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has invited the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Maikanti Baru; and the Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, Osagie Okubor, over the revocation of the...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Urges FG To Be Proactive In Curtailing The Monkeypox Virus

    The Senate has urged the Federal Government to liaise with the World Health Organisation and other donor agencies for contingencies against eventualities as Nigeria fights against monkeypox. This was part of the prayers of a motion moved by Senator Ali Wakili (Bauchi-South), titled ‘Urgent Need...
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    Politics Buhari Seeks Senate's Approval For $5.5Bn Foreign Loan

    President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the approval of the Senate to take $5.5bn foreign loan for the execution of the 2017 budget. The Senate president, Bukola Saraki read the President's letter during plenary on Tuesday. The letter dated October 4,this year was read a week after the...
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    Metro Asta's Family Confirms IGP's Wedding With Their Daughter

    The family of Asta, the wife of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has confirmed that their daughter got married to the IGP but was publicly at the Sultan Bello Mosque, Kaduna. Senator Isa Hamman Misau had on Wednesday on the floor of the Senate alleged that the IGP married Asta...
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    Politics Saraki Lists 9 Senators To Conduct Holistic Investigation Into NNPC

    Nigerian Senate on Wednesday moved to conduct holistic investigation into alleged corruption in the Nigerian national petroleum corporation. Saraki listed the following as members of the committee to carry out the investigation: Senator Aliyu Wamakko as chairman. Senator Tayo Alasoadura...
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    Politics Saraki Lists 6 Committee Members To Probe Police IG, Idris [See NAMES]

    Nigerian Senate has named 6-member committee that will conduct probe into the alleged corrupt practices of the Inspector General of Police, , Mr. Ibrahim Idris. Senator Isa Misau, representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, has asked the Senate to probe the Inspector General of Police, Mr...
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    Politics Kachikwu's Letter: Nigerian Senate Moves To Probe NNPC

    Nigerian Senate on Wednesday moved to conduct holistic investigation into alleged corruption in the Nigerian national petroleum corporation. This is coming a day after the minister of State for petroluem , Dr Ibe Kachikwu's memo on the National oil company, Dr. Baru alleged insubordination and...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Begins Probe Of Police IG Over Alleged Corruption

    Senator Isa Misau, representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, has asked the Senate to probe the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, over alleged corrupt practices and misconduct. Senator Misau stated this during Wednesday's plenary. He reiterated his earlier allegations...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Revisits JAMB, Post-UTME Regulatory Conflict

    Nigerian Senate on Tuesday revisited the regulatory conflict between JAMB and Universities in offering admission in Nigeria The bill was sponsored by Senator Umaru I. Kurfi. In his argument, the Senate leader, Senator Ahmed Lawan said there is no need for post UTME since we trust the...
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