Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has identified smuggling of goods into the country as the greatest threat to the realization of the economic policies of the present administration led by President…
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BREAKING: House of reps orders ministry of education to separate IRS, CRS
by Reporter July 11, 2017The house of representatives has asked the ministry of education not to group subjects like Christian religious studies (CRS) and Islamic religious studies (IRS) under civic education. In the revised…
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The Senate has warned Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, to stop spreading wrong information and half-truth about the 2017 budget as the legislators worked to…
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Senators angry with Ag. President Osinbajo over comment on National Assembly’s power
by Reporter June 15, 2017Senators on Wednesday expressed anger over comments credited to the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, that the National Assembly lacks the power to alter the National Budget. Speaking on behalf…
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Nigerian Senate has today June 8, 2017, passed A bill to protect whistle-blowers, in an announcement made made available on its official Twitter handle. Members of the Nigerian Senate on…
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The upper legislative chamber (Nigerian Senate) on Thursday stood down the national road funds bill, which has been generating controversy in recent times. The bill which had proposed among other…
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The Senate has confirmed the appointment of 15 persons, out 27 nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari, as Resident Electoral Commissioners. Mr. Buhari had on March 23 requested the Senate to…
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The Nigerian legislative arm of government, comprising the Senate and the House of Representatives, is rarely in the good books of the public. No congregation of legislators in Nigeria has…
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The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has been scraped by the Senate. This is following the passage of the controversial Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB). The Senate had on…
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The Nigerian upper legislative house, the Senate has passed the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIG Bill), which promises broad reforms to the nation’s oil and gas industry. The Senate joint…