A Senator representing Niger south, Bima Enagi, has introduced a bill seeking to outlaw power generating sets, better known as ”generators”, in the country. The bill, which passed first reading …
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There was pandemonium on the floor of the Senate on Thursday following the insistence of the opposition senators to know details of the $22.7bn foreign loan request from the President, …
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The Senate on Friday urged the Federal Government to place a temporary flight ban on the Ethiopian airline to curb further spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19) to Nigeria. This call, according …
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A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, says community policing is a “fraud” and total distraction. Ekweremadu, who represents Enugu west senatorial district, said this when he featured on a …
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Ex-Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, is now the leader of the South-East caucus in the Senate, it was learnt Wednesday. Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, disclosed …
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“I was the Senate leader between November 1992 and November 1993 when the late Sanni Abacha ousted us. But the Senate I led was not paid. Only N5,000 was paid …
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The Senate on Tuesday suspended its plenary and all legislative activities in honour of the late Senator Ignatius Longjan. Longjan, who represented Plateau South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, …
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Senators are reluctant to stand as surety to a former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, his lawyer, Afam Osigwe, said. Mr Osigwe made this known …
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A senator representing Gombe South at the National Assembly, Bulus Amos, has appointed 118 aides in his constituency. Amos, who disclosed this through his spokesperson, Abdul Lauya, said the aides …
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The Senate Thursday raised the alarm over the likely outbreak of a “strange epidemic” in Oye-Obi Local Government Area of Benue State, last week. Consequently, the upper chamber urged the …