Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of Mr. Aghughu Adolphus as the new Auditor-General for the Federation. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the Upper Legislative chamber confirmed Aghughu following the presentation of a report of the Committee on Public Accounts by the Chairman, Senator Urhoghide Mathew (PDP-Edo) which was considered during plenary. During … Read more
Senate committees responsible for the oversight of the Nigerian military says the screening of the newly-appointed service chiefs will commence this week. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, confirmed the development in a chat with PUNCH. He said the service chiefs would however be screened behind closed doors. Ndume said it was not … Read more
The Senate has summoneded the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to brief its recent ban on cryptocurrency in the country. The Senate also invited the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Lamido Yuguda, to meet with its joint committee on the issue. The Senate has mandated its Committees on … Read more
Passion was high at Wednesday’s Senate plenary during the debate on insecurity that has left Nigeria on the brink of collapse. In a motion on “General Insecurity in Nigeria”, which was sponsored by Senator Boroffice, Robert Ajayi representing Ondo North Senatorial district and co-sponsored by all others, the Senate insisted that criminals operating in the … Read more
Several calls have been made to the President to overhaul the country’s security structure following the rising spate of insecurity Members of the National Assembly have, again, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to rejig the security architecture of the country by taking more decisive steps to curb the insecurity in the country. They have also … Read more
The lawmaker said the Senate is worried by the security threats in the country The Senate will on Tuesday debate the clashes between farmers and herders clashes in several parts of the country. Leader of the Senate, Yahaya Abdullahi disclosed this on Monday while addressing journalists at his office in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Abdullahi … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the senate to confirm the appointment of the service chiefs. On Tuesday, the presidency announced the resignation of the service chiefs and appointment of new ones. Lucky Irabor was appointed as the chief of defence staff; Ibrahim Attahiru as chief of army staff; Auwal Gambo as chief of naval staff, … Read more
Senate have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to give the new service chiefs an ultimatum to end insurgency and banditry or risk being sacked. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, stated this Abuja on Wednesday. He also said Buhari should mandate the new service chiefs to report directly to the National Security Adviser … Read more
Mr Saraki, however, said on Monday that it was heartbreaking that such incidents still occur despite laws passed during the eighth Senate he headed to prevent such tragedies. As gathered by EkoHotBlog, Bukola Saraki, former Senate President requested for the arrest of the murderers of David Nketim Rex who was shot dead at Jibowu, Lagos. … Read more
Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on Tuesday, said the Federal Government needs N400 billion for COVID-19 vaccines. He discloses this while briefing the Senate leadership in Abuja on Tuesday, stating that the federal government is ready for a COVID-19 vaccine that will save lives. Ehanire said the N400 billion would be required to vaccinate 70 … Read more
The Senate, on Monday, passed the ₦13.588 trillion 2021 budget with an increase of ₦505 billion. The budget was passed by a joint session of the National Assembly, during their special plenary held mainly to pass the budget ahead of the Christmas and New Year break. The lawmakers pegged the price of crude at $40 … Read more
The National Assembly is billed to pass the 2021 Appropriation Bill today, Monday, 21 December, raising the total estimated from the proposed N13.08tn to N13,588,027,886,175, an increase of over N500bn. This was disclosed in the report by the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations on the national budget. Both the Senate and the House of … Read more
2021-2023 MTEF/FSP The Senate on Thursday at plenary passed the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). The passage of the document was sequel to the consideration of the harmonised conference report of the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives, Eko hot blog gathered. In his presentation, Chairman … Read more
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has sworn in the winner of the Cross River North senatorial bye-election, Stephen Odey. Odey could not take his oath of office on Tuesday because of a federal court order halting his swearing-in. However, the legal issue seemed to have been resolved as Senator Lawan, during Wednesday’s plenary, invited him into … Read more
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday postponed the passage of the 2021 budget till Monday 21 December, 2020. Senate President Ahmad Lawan disclosed this at plenary session on Wednesday. He said the development followed new items of expenditure transmitted to the National Assembly by the Executive. Read Also: Senate Passes Finance Bill 2020 Lawan said that … Read more
Bill The Senate on Tuesday passed the Finance Bill 2020, transmitted by President Muhammadu Buhari on Nov. 25 for consideration. The bill, which has 77 clauses was passed following adoption of the report of Senate Joint Committee on Finance, Customs, Excise and Tariff, Trade and Investment and Public Procurement at the Committee of the Whole. … Read more
The Senate Public Account Committee has sustained a query which indicted a senior civil servant in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources of awarding ₦145m meant for the media campaign on the Petroleum Industrial Bill to himself. The official was expected to award the contract to competent and technically experienced companies. The query is contained in … Read more
Senate Removal Senate has urged President Muhammadu to reconsider his directive on the removal of Dr Nasir Ladan as Director-General of National Directorate for Employment (NDE). This followed the adoption of a motion by Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia(APC- Jigawa), at Thursday’s plenary, Eko hot blog gathered. Hadejia, speaking under orders 42 and 52 of the Senate … Read more
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Umaru Farouk Aminu as a full-time Commissioner representing North-West geopolitical zone in the National Pension Commission (PenCom). The confirmation followed a satisfactory report by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service Matters, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau. In his report, Shekarau who represents Kano Central Senatorial district … Read more
Reactions trails the House of Representatives following many demands by Nigerians for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari. Kingsley Chinda, the member representing Obio/Akpor Constituency of Rivers State joined the calls on Sunday. In a statement titled ‘Nigeria saddled with the circus’, Chinda called on constituents to compel their representatives to commence the impeachment process … Read more