The Senate has confirmed Godwin Emefiele as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria for another term. The confirmation follows his nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari last week. Mr Buhari…
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The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions on Wednesday commenced the screening of Godwin Emefiele as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for a second…
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IGP Threatens To Sanction Senior SARS Officials Over Abuse of powers, Misuse of firearms
by Damilare Salami May 10, 2019Mohammed Adamu, The Inspector General of Police (IGP), says supervisors of trigger-happy police officers will be held liable for the infractions of those under their command. Adamu spoke during an…
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Senate Confirms Abike Dabiri-Erewa As CEO, Nigerian Diaspora Commission
by Damilare Salami May 9, 2019The Senate has confirmed the nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari of Abike Dabiri-Erewa as chairman and chief executive Officer of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission. Her confirmation was made today, following…
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The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has appeared before the Senate in plenary to brief the lawmakers over the spate of insecurity and kidnappings across Nigeria. He appeared…
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The Senate has passed a sum of N8.916 trillion as the budget for the 2019 fiscal year as against the N8.83 trillion proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The new budget…
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The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday postponed passage of the 2019 Appropriation Bill till Tuesday. Even though the report by the Senate Committee on Appropriations on the national budget was billed…
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NJC Strikes Out Ex-CJN Walter Onnoghen’s Name From Membership List
by Damilare Salami April 22, 2019Justice Walter Onnoghen’s name has been removed from the National Judicial Council’s (NJC) members’ list, preparing the ground for a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, to emerge…
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The floor of the 8th Senate was in a heated debate recently over the approval and confirmation of the 2019 Budget, as the media, economic experts and lawmakers have identified…
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The Senate has passed seven of the at least 16 bills rejected so far this year by President Muhammadu Buhari. The bills are the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB), National…