Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday said the Senate will pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) before the end of 2020. The Bill is meant to overhaul the petroleum industry,…
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday submitted the 2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) to the Senate. This followed Buhari’s letter to the Senate which was…
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Senate will on Wednesday inaugurate its standing committees at plenary. President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan disclosed this after a closed-door session on Tuesday. The Senate had on resumption…
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Senators Deserve SUVs – Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi Tells Critics
by Damilare Salami September 19, 2019The Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, has condemned the controversy surrounding the Senate’s budget of N5,550 billion for the purchase of Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs). He said Nigerian senators deserve SUVs…
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BREAKING: Tribunal Throws Dino Melaye Out As Kogi West Senator
by Damilare Salami August 23, 2019The National Assembly/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lokoja on Friday sacked Senator Dino Melaye as the Senator for Kogi West. In its judgement, the tribunal ordered that fresh…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has finally sent his list of ministerial nominees to the Senate. Unlike during his first term when he appointed only 36 ministers; one per state — Buhari…
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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday, said that President Muhammadu Buhari will submit the list of ministerial nominees for the consideration and approval this week. Lawan stated…
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Supreme Court Declares Mohammed Musa Winner of Niger-East Senatorial District Election
by Damilare Salami June 14, 2019The Supreme Court on Friday declared Mohammed Sani Musa the winner of the last election for the Senate held in the Niger-East Senatorial District of Niger State. The court set…
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The Senator representing Imo west, Rochas Okorocha, says “Igbo presidency” does not exist. Speaking with journalists after he was sworn into the Senate on Thursday, Okorocha said the south-east would…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has on Thursday pronounced the dissolution of the eighth session of the National Assembly and announced the proclamation of the ninth session of the federal parliament billed…