The Senate Public Accounts Committee has given the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, up till Thursday, to appear before it over an alleged disappearance of $9.5m interest which accrued to the Federation Account from Petroleum Profit Tax Investment. The SPAC, which is currently scrutinising the reports of the AuGF, alleged … Read more
The Senate has announced that it will proceed on a three-week Easter break from Thursday. The lawmakers would however be holding committee meetings within the 19 days Easter break, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, made this known at the end of plenary on Wednesday. Lawan stated that the break would … Read more
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Haliru Nababa as the Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service. Nababa’s confirmation followed the presentation of the report of the Chairman, Senate Committee on Interior, Senator Kashim Shettima, at the plenary on Wednesday. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE Vacancy!!! Graduate Trainee – Investment Sales at CardinalStone Partners Limited … Read more
It will take me four days to go round my local government — Dickson Seriake Dickson, senator representing Bayelsa west, on Tuesday chided Aishatu Dahiru, his colleague from Adamawa, over the latter’s assertion regarding the size and population of his state. Dahiru, while presenting a bill on the need for significant presence of federal government … Read more
A Bill sponsored by Senator Oluremi Tinubu of Lagos State Central has scaled second reading in Senate on Tuesday. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to repeal the Nigerian Postal Service Act Cap N127 LFN 2004, and establish the Nigeria Postal Commission to make comprehensive provisions for the … Read more
The Bill seeking for the establishment of an agency for the development of solid mineral resources in the country has passed for second reading in the Senate on Tuesday. The Bill among others seeks to encourage investment and foreign exchange earnings for Nigeria. The Bill seeking for the establishment of an agency for the development … Read more
A Bill to establish the Armed Forces Service Commission, on Wednesday, led to an uproar in the Senate. No sooner than the debate for the second reading of the Bill commenced than it degenerated into an uproar. A bill to establish the Armed Forces Service Commission, on Wednesday, led to an uproar in the Senate … Read more
A bill to amend the Labour Act to provide for upward review of fines on violations of labour laws on Tuesday scaled second reading at the Senate. Leading debate on general principles of the bill, Sen. Francis Ezenwa(APC-Imo), said the bill sought to essentially increase the current fines for offences in the labor act. He … Read more
A Bill to establish a Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences in Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State, has scaled second reading in Senate on Tuesday. The Bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State and for matters connected therewith, … Read more
Nigerian Senate has said that there is no going back on its warrant of arrest issued against the management of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), saying their move was in line with the legislative process of making public servants to account for their actions. The Chairman disclosed that the NDDC management following the arrest order, … Read more
Jarigbe said the Senate President should immediately inaugurate him as a Senator in accordance with the judgement of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court which affirmed him as the authentic candidate of the PDP for the Senatorial bye election. He also wants the Senate leadership stop his opponent, Stephen Odey, who has been … Read more
The senate has appeal the federal government to resettle residents of Ogun state who sought refuge and succour in Benin Republic after being displaced following attacks on their communities by suspected herdsmen. The plea followed a motion sponsored by Tolu Odebiyi, senator representing Ogun west, on Wednesday, emphasizing the need to resettle the displaced persons. … Read more
The workers during the protest threatened that if their demands are not met, they will continue the protest and occupy all State Assemblies across the Federation. The workers also alleged that the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) is impeding every effort to also implement President Muhammadu Buhari’s Executive Order 10 Members of the Parliamentary Workers Association … Read more
The Senate has on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of the new Service Chiefs that were forwarded for screening and subsequent confirmation by President Muhammadu Buhari. The confirmation was sequel to the presentation and consideration of a report of the Senator Aliyu Wamakko, All Progressives Congress, APC, Sokoto North led Senate Joint Committee of Defence, Army, … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of Dr Halilu Shaba Ahmad as the new Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency. Buhari in the letter read on the floor by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, urged the lawmakers to give it accelerated consideration. Ahmad … Read more
According to Pantami, radiations from 4G and microwave are more harmful than 5G. Senate Committee on Communications on Thursday held an investigative hearing on the present status of the 5G Network in Nigeria and its technological impact on citizens. Minister of Communications, Isa Ali Pantami, in his contribution, said indeed the Ministry conducted the first … Read more
Nigerian Senate has approved N11,352,457,101.70, which is the budget for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund in the 2020 fiscal year. Senate made the approval on Wednesday, following consideration of the harmonized report of the Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs. The implementation of the NPTF 2020 budget would lapse on the 30th … Read more
The CBN had prohibited dealing and facilitating payments in cryptocurrencies The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele has arrived at the National Assembly to honour the request by the Senate Joint Committee on Banking Insurance and other financial institutions, (including ICT and cybercrime) to brief on the opportunities and threats of cryptocurrency on the nation’s economy. The … Read more
Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, says only the National Assembly could make state police a reality. El-Rufai, who was one of the speakers, said this on a live broadcast tagged ‘The Fierce Urgency of Now: Tactics and Strategies to Pull Nigeria from the Brink,’ on Friday. He further asked the Federal Government to … Read more
Senate confirms Barrister Victor Chinemerem Muruako as chairman of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission. However, there was a mild drama that almost stalled the confirmation. On Thursday, the Senate confirmed Barrister Victor Chinemerem Muruako as chairman of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC). This happened even as the upper chamber urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently nominate … Read more