The Senate has proposed the implementation of Sharia Court in the South-West region of the country. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a group known as The Muslim Congress has submitted a memo to the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, proposing the implementation of Sharia Court in the South-West region. The Sharia … Read more
Nigerian Senate has said it is monitoring all funds donated and allocated for the fight against COVID-19. The Senate says it is monitoring all funds donated and allocated for the fight against COVID-19 and urged Nigerians not to shun the vaccine. The chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, stated at a press conference … Read more
A security guard had claimed he was assaulted by Umar and a policeman attached to him when he informed him that his car was wrongly parked The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar was on Tuesday absent at the continuation of the hearing by the Senate committee on ethics. The committee on … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Senate to approve a new external loan of N2.3trillion ($6.18bn). President Buhari stated that the proposed loan, which is equivalent to N2.3trillion, is to finance the 2021 budget deficit of N5.6 trillion. President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Senate to approve a new external loan of N2.3trillion ($6.18bn), EKO … Read more
By Rudolf Okonkwo “To begin with, if you show Nigerians on the street the picture of Mr Lawan, most of them will not be able to identify him” What if tomorrow, the Senate President initiates the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari on the floor of the National Assembly for failing to uphold the terms of … Read more
A national public hearing is also expected to hold in Abuja. Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber says the zonal public hearing on the proposed review of the 1999 constitution will commence on May 26. Ovie Omo-Agege, chairman of the senate committee on constitution review, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. In a statement by Yomi … Read more
Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege has invited Nigerians to the Senate zonal public hearing. Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution is inviting Nigerians to its Zonal Public Hearings which will hold on Wednesday 26 May and Thursday 27 May 2021. This Deputy President of the Senate/Chairman of the Committee, Ovie Omo-Agege … Read more
“We need to protect the lives and property of citizens to stabilise our environment for economy to receive better investments for this country” Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber, the senate, has disclosed why the service Chiefs and other security agencies have performed below expectation in addressing the widespread insecurity that plagues the country. Speaking during the … Read more
The meeting between the Service Chiefs and the Senate was earlier scheduled to hold on Tuesday (May 4)… The Service Chiefs have honoured the invite of the Senate to brief the lawmakers on the security situation in the country. Present at the meeting is the Acting Inspector General of Police, the Chief of Defense Staff, … Read more
The Senate has announced the postponement of its scheduled meeting with Service Chiefs and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to Thursday. After an exhaustive debate at the Senate, last Tuesday, the upper chamber had resolved to invite the heads of the nation’s Armed Forces over the current security challenges bedeviling the country. The Senate … Read more
Some Nigerians have berated the Senate for not doing a thorough screening on Pantami before his appointment was confirmed by the red chamber. The Senate has declared that nobody, group or organisation has approached it with any concrete evidence that could warrant the sacking of the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami. Chairman, … Read more
“We need this country to come back to where we were in terms of peace” Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber, the senate, has disclosed the reason behind its refusal to entertain any motion seeking to remove President Muhammadu Buhari amid the troubling security situation in the country. Mohammed Sani Musa, senator representing Niger east, says this … Read more
Traditional rulers from Yewa land in the Ogun West Senatorial District of Ogun State, on Monday, returned to the Senate. The Ogun traditional rulers besieged the National Assembly to witness the public hearing organised by the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND. Traditional rulers from Yewa land in the Ogun West Senatorial District of … Read more
Traditional rulers from the Ogun West Senatorial District, on Thursday morning, besieged the National Assembly for the public hearing on a bill for the upgrade of some tertiary institutions to universities. The traditional rulers in attendance include the Olu of Ilaro, Oba Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle; Onimeko of Imeko, Oba Benjamin Olanite; Onipokia of Ipokia Yewa, … Read more
The Senate has directed its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to probe the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau, Danladi Umar, over an alleged assault on a security guard. The 22-year-old employee of Jul Reliable Guards Services Limited, posted as a security guard to Banex Plaza, in Wuse, Abuja, told the Senate … Read more
The Senate has directed governors across the 36 states to grant full independence to the judicial arm of government. The Senate, on Monday, asked the governors to save the nation’s democracy from collapsing, saying the independence of the judiciary is not negotiable. The Senate has directed governors across the 36 states to grant full independence … Read more
At least fifteen people were killed on Monday evening when suspected herdsmen attacked four villages in Ebonyi State Lawmakers in the Senate have condemned the recent killings by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen in Ebonyi State. They also called on the Federal Government and authorities in the state to put appropriate measures in place to … Read more
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Halilu Ahmad Shaba as Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA). Senators approved that Shaba be confirmed when the recommendation of the Committee was put to voice vote by Senate President Ahmad Lawan. The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Halilu Ahmad Shaba … Read more
The Senate has suspended plenary over the recent death of two lawmakers after resuming from a two-week recess on Tuesday. The lawmakers held a minute of silence in honour of Haruna Maitala, who represented Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency of Plateau State, and Suleiman Lere, who represented Lere Federal Constituency of Kaduna State. The Senate has … Read more
Yobe Market Fire Disaster President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Friday, donated the sum of N8 million to victims of the Yan Harawa market fire disaster in Yobe State. In a statement by Ezrel Tabiowo, his Special Assistant on Press, Lawan made the donation when he paid a visit to the market in Gashua, … Read more