The Senate has adjourned plenary till tomorrow Wednesday, April 14 in honour of two members of the National Assembly, who died in the last two weeks. Senate had resumed from a three-week Easter holiday on Tuesday morning but did attend…
Senate to hold public hearing soon on constitution review – Deputy Senate President
The Senate Adhoc Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has disclosed that it will soon unveil its schedule of events for the forthcoming public hearings on amendment of the constitution. Deputy President of the Senate and Chairman of…
Azman Air not fit to fly- NCAA
The director-general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Musa Nuhu, has said it will be criminal not to take any action against Azman Air as the company’s aircraft are not fit to fly.. Nuhu told members of the Senate…
Buhari writes Senate, seeks confirmation of new service chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, seeking for the screening and subsequent confirmation of the newly appointed service chiefs. President Buhari in a letter to the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, dated 27th January 2021, said…
Senate President Lawan swears in Seriake, Abiru, Moses, Dadu’t
The Senate on Tuesday swore in the immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bayelsa West. Also sworn in as Senators were Moses Cleopas, PDP, Bayelsa Central; Adetokunboh Abiru, All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos…
Senate approves N148bn refund for 5 states
The Senate has approved payment of N148 billion promissory notes to Bayelsa, Cross River, Ondo, Osun and Rivers states as refund for projects executed on behalf of the federal government. This followed the adoption of a report by Committee on…
Presidency lambasts Abaribe over call on Buhari to resign
The Presidency has condemned the call by the Senate minority leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, on President Muhammadu Buhari, to resign due to what he described as the inability of the federal government to address security challenges in the country. Abaribe also…
Senate passes N10.594trn 2020 budget (Punch)
The Senate on Thursday passed N10.594 trillion as the 2020 budget as against the N10.33 trillion proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari to the joint session of the National Assembly on October 8, 2019. This Senate decision followed the adoption of…
*Lagos Assembly Tasks Sanwo-Olu On Protection Of Local Traders (Independent) *Senate observes one minute silence in honour of Mobolaji Johnson (Nation)
Lagos Assembly Tasks Sanwo-Olu On Protection Of Local Traders (Independent) The Lagos State House of Assembly has called on the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to direct the state Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Lola Akande, to come up with strategies…
Senate raises alarm over insecurity on Nigeria’s Delta waterways (Guardian)
The Senate has alerted the nation to escalating insecurity on the Bonny-Port-Harcourt waterways where activities of sea pirates had led to the abductions, killings and raping of Nigerian women and girls using water transportation. It charged security agencies to step…
