Lawan has congratulated Nigerian workers on the occasion of the annual international Worker’s day celebration. He added that it is a special day for the creators of wealth and to reflect on how to improve their work environment and welfare. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has felicitated with Nigerian workers as they join … Read more
Senator Lawan is the first person in the National Assembly to be vaccinated Lawan urges Nigerians to get vaccinated Lawan tasked the COVID-19 task force to secure more vaccine variants Senate President Ahmed Lawan on Tuesday became the first member of the National Assembly to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that … Read more
Terrorist group, Boko Haram claims responsibility for the attacks carried out at Zabarmari, Borno State. In a video released on Tuesday, the group’s commander who spoke in the video said that the massacre was done to avenge the killing of its members by Nigerian soldiers. The group warned civilians to desist from spying against them. … Read more
The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, says that lack of compliance with resolutions of the Legislature is hindering the achievement of good governance in the country. Lawan made the statement at the 2020 National Legislative Conference, where he was represented by the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Sani Abdullahi in Abuja on … Read more
A Federal Government delegation led by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan arrived Maiduguri, Borno State by mid-day of Monday on a condolence visit following the killing of farmers on Saturday by Boko Haram terrorists. Members of the delegation include the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Ministers of the Federal Capital Territory, … Read more
– Ahmed Lawan assures Nigerian Youths of justice for victims of SARS abuse. – Senate President guarantees lawmakers intentions to work in unity with the executive arm of government. President of the Senate, Senator Ahmed Lawan the National Assembly will ensure justice for victims of misconduct and rights abuses by personnel of the disbanded Special … Read more
The Chairman of the National Assembly and President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ahmed Lawan, on Monday, disclosed that the federal lawmakers would no longer condone appointees of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, abusing the National Assembly. He said the President himself had made it clear that he would not tolerate such. Lawan spoke with State … Read more
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Saturday denied he is planning for president in 2023. Lawan’s Special Adviser on Media, Ola Awoniyi, made this known in a Statement while reacting to certain speculations and publication that the Senate President intended to run for presidency, after President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term elapses. Awoniyi opted that it … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, signed the N10.8 trillion revised 2020 budget into law. Buhari signed the document at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja . According to the President, he explained that the coronavirus pandemic affected the nation’s economy which necessitated the need for the budget to be revised. He said ministries, … Read more
Senate President Ahmed Lawan has stated his position on Npower recruitment. Ekohotblog understands that Senate President denied having allocated Npower slot from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management. Ahmed Lawan stated his position in a statement signed by Mr. Ola Awoniyi his Special Adviser (Media) on Saturday in Abuja. The statement reads thus; … Read more
The Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, were part of the dignitaries that graced that turbanning of Alhaji Musa Haro as Dan Madamin Daura by the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Farouk Umar. Dan Madamin is one of the highest traditional titles in the Daura Emirate Council. Other dignitaries at the … Read more
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawn has justified the move by the Senate to amend the production sharing contract law in the oil sector. The Senate President said ” “it has become absolutely necessary for us to do so as a country so that we can generate more revenues from our endowments.” Lawan disclosed this at … Read more
Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has expressed concern over the worsening xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa, in which Nigerians have been major victims. A statement he personally signed on Tuesday said Nigeria has had enough of its citizens being targets of those attacks and will no longer tolerate hate crimes in any form … Read more
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Monday urged Nigerians to recognise the value of diversity and use it for the prosperity of the country. Tinubu made the call at a public presentation of a book entitled: ‘Battlelines: Adventures in Journalism and Politics’, a memoir of Chief Olusegun Osoba. The book is … Read more
The Senate President , Ahmad Lawan has on Wednesday appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC) to shelve its proposed industrial action over alleged delay in implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage. Lawan made the appeal when the executives of the NLC and the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, (PASAN) led by Mr Ayuba Waba … Read more
Yakubu Dogara, immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives,who defeated Gbajabiamila in 2015 to become speaker has congratulated Ahmad Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila on their election as Senate President and Speaker of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively. In the same vein, he also felicitated with Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege and Rep. Ahmed Idris … Read more
Shortly after taking the oath of office on Tuesday, Ahmed Lawan, gave his first speech as the president of the ninth senate. In his speech he said the ninth Senate will take off with the aim of revitalising the Senate in line with “our constitutional duties, urgent expectations of our citizens and global best practices.” He … Read more
The president of the recently concluded eighth senate, Mr Bukola Saraki has extended his heart warm felicitation to his successor, Ahmed Lawan on his emergence as the President of the 9th Senate. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity on Tuesday, Mr Saraki also congratulated Ovie Omo-Agege, who is the … Read more
Sen. Kabiru Gaya (APC-Kano), has maintained that he is still in the race for the Deputy President of the ninth Senate. Gaya, who made this known while briefing newsmen on Friday in Abuja, said though the All Progressives Congress (APC) had not made its position known on who to endorse for the position, he was … Read more