The Nigerian Senate will today approve the appointment of the former governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi and others after rancorous session during his screening process and agitations of the PDP led faction of the National Assembly led by the Minority leader, Sen. Akpabio.
Nigerian Senate has concluded the screening of ministerial nominees following Wednesday’s screening of Dr Okechukwu Enyinna Enelamah(Abia), Anwuka Anthony (Imo), Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa), Adamu Adamu (Bauchi) and Aisha Abubakar (Sokoto).
President Muhammadu Buhari sent a list of 36...
The Senate has screened Eyinna Enelemah, ministerial nominee from Abia state.
Enelemah advocate for a technology driven Nigeria and a more inclusive growth needed to attract more foreign investment in the country.
He advised every state to concentrate on its comparative advantage.
So far in the Ministering Screening by the Senate, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions, Senator Samuel Anyanwu has received petitions against these following nominees.
The Nominees with number of Petition
- Professor Anwuka Gozie (10 Petitions)
-...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday wrote the Senate over the appointment of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and INEC commissioners.
The President asked the Senate to confirm the appointments.
As a former Senator, the screening of Senator Heineken Lokpobiri at the Senate was very brief and short. The 'House” did not ask him any question aside the Senate president asking him to elaborate more on Environmental rights and issues in Nigeria, particularly the Niger-Delta.
After his...
From the upper chamber, the Senators are presently in a closed door session to determine the business of the day.
Although the initial order paper have 6 nominees to be screened today while the embattled former Governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi is the first nominee on the order paper...
Dino Melaye, who was among the 81 senators that accompanied Bukola Saraki to the CCT earlier today has come put to justify their stand and that attack on Saraki is directed to the National Assembly.
He said: “We believe this is an attack on our institution not just the senate president in the...
The judgement in the suit instituted by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki in the Code of Conduct Tribunal has been adjourned indefinitely.
The Court gave no reason for adjournment and to communicate a new date to all parties at a later date.
Dr. Bukola Saraki had filed an appeal...
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