Tag: SENATE
Senate Promises Enabling Environment To Improve Creativity
Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has promised that the National Assembly would support efforts to ensure enabling environment geared towards promoting creativity in the country.Lawan...
External Borrowing: Senate Approves Buhari’s $16Bn, €1Bn Request
The Senate on Wednesday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s External Borrowing (Rolling Plan) request in the sum of 16.2 billion dollars and 1 billion Euro.Also...
Electoral Act: National Assembly Passes Amendment Bill
The Senate and House of Representatives has passed the harmonised version of the Electoral Act, Amendment Bill, 2021 at separate sittings, following the consideration...
Senate Concurs With The House, Asks NCAA To Suspend Issuance Of...
The Senate has directed the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority NCAA to stop forthwith the issuance of an Air Operator’s Certificate AOC to NG Eagle,...
Senate Committee Lauds CAC Registrar General On Reforms
The Senate Committee on Trade and Investment has commended Garba Abubakar, the Registrar General of the Corporate Affairs Commission CAC for introducing reforms in...
Senate Passes Bill To Scrap Ferma
The Senate has passed the Federal Road Bill which seeks to repeal the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency Act, Federal Highways Act, and the Control...
2022 Budget: Senate Approves N13.98trn Projection, Retains N8.36trn Revenue Target
The Senate has approved Federal Government’s proposed budget of 13.98 trillion naira for 2022 and a revenue projection of 8.36 trillion naira.The Red Chamber...
Kidnapping: Bill Seeking Tougher Punishment Passes 2nd Reading In Senate
A Bill titled “Abduction, Wrongful Restraints and Confinement Bill 2021”, seeking stiffer penalty for kidnapping, wrongful restraint and confinement for ransom has passed second...
PIA: Senate President Dismisses Allegation Of $10m Bribe
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has described as false the 10 million dollars bribe allegedly offered to members of the two chambers of the National...
Edo 2020: Senate Committee On Inec Warns Against Violence
The Senate committee on Independent National Electoral Committee, INEC has warned political actors in Edo State against violence during the September 19 governorship election...
Legislative Duties: Ninth Assembly Will Not Be Distracted – Senate President
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the ninth Assembly will not be distracted from discharging its duties.Senator Lawan stated this on Monday...
774, 000 Jobs: Senate In Emergency Closed Session
The Senate went into an emergency closed session to discuss the outcome of the meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the presiding officers of...
Arotile:Senate President Mourns Nigeria’s First Female Combat Copter Pilot
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has expressed shock and sadness at the tragic news of the death of Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter...
NDDC Prob Complementing FG’S Forensic Audit, – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the probe into the finances of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC by the Senate...
Senate Mulls Devaluation Of Naira, Budget Reduction
The Senate is considering options to cushion the impact of the nation’s dwindling revenue. It might reduce the 10.594 trillion naira budget of 2020...
Oil Price: Senate Invites Zainab, Sylva, Emefiele
The Senate has invited the ministers of petroleum Timipre Sylva and his Finance counterpart, Zainab Ahmed to find ways of saving the country's...
Senate To Ban Importation, Use Of Generators
The Senate has proposed a bill to
criminalise the importation, purchase and use of power generating sets in
Nigeria.The bill which was sponsored by
Senator Bima Muhammad...
COVID-19: Nigeria Not Ready For Disease Outbreak – Senate
The Senate has declared Nigeria is
not prepared for the ravaging Coronavirus, known as COVID-19.The President of the Senate Ahmad
Lawan stated this when the leadership...
Service Chiefs’ Appointments Must Reflect Federal Character — Senate
A bill for the establishment of Armed Forces Service
Commission passed first reading at the Senate.The bill was sponsored by Senate Minority Leader
Enyinnaya Abaribe.A copy...
We Won’t Declare Kalu’s Seat Vacant — Senate
The Senate has ruled out the possibility of
declaring vacant, the seat of its Chief Whip, Orji Kalu,
following his conviction by a Federal High Court...
