Nigerian Senate President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday transmitted the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to the Senate. Read Also: Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Tuesday, September 29th, 2020 Senate President Ahmad Lawan read Buhari’s letter on the floor of the Senate during plenary. Details shortly…
I have searched into the record books of Lagos politics but no family seems to have the record of the Abiru family in the whole of Lagos State. Time was when the names of Dosunmu and Shitta- Bey were dominant in the political firmament of the state. In the Second Republic, Wahab Dosunmu became a … Read more
The senate committee on special duties says the federal government spends N5 billion monthly on internally-displaced persons (IDPs) in the north-east. The IDP camps were created in the region to help cushion the devastating effects of insurgency on residents following the activities of Boko Haram fighters. Many lives have been lost and property destroyed owing … 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 Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has called on Nigerians to oppose the proposed constitution review by the country’s upper legislative body, the senate, as previous recommendations on constitution review that the lawmakers could focus on. The NEF made the call in a statement issued on Sunday by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, director, publicity and advocacy, NEF. On … Read more
Nigerian Senate To Pass Social Media Bill Despite Rejection By Nigerians According to a top source in the Senate, who pleaded anonymity, the upper legislative arm is determined to pass the heinous bill despite the immense rejection by majority of Nigerians. The Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation and Other Related Matters Bill 2019 popularly … Read more
Senate Joint Committee on Finance and National Planning has ordered the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, to investigate the financial activities of Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited. The committee wants the AGF to probe payment of $18.323billion being dividends accrued from the company between 2004 and 2020. The directive is sequel … Read more
The Chairman, Senate Committee on the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, Senator Gershom Bassey, has called for N500bn yearly budget to enable FERMA fix all the deplorable federal roads across the country. Bassey made the call in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Friday. He said the country’s projection in the 2021-2023 Medium Term … Read more
The Nigerian Senate has uncovered an alleged multi-billion Naira fraud in the joint venture operations between, the Nigerian Television Authority(NTA) and a Chinese Satellite Pay TV, StarTime. The allegation came up when the Senate Joint Committee on Finance and National Planning scrutinized the spending and expenditure of the Nigerian Television Authority for 2021 with the … Read more
The leadership of the House of Representatives has suspended all investigative and committee hearings till after resumption from annual vacation. The decision of the leadership was contained in a letter to Chairman of all Standing and Ad hoc Committees. The letter was signed by Leader of the House, Alhassan Ado Doguwa (APC, Kano). It was … Read more
Senatorial aspirants jostling for the All Progressives Congress (APC) tickets in the forthcoming legislative by-elections are to pay N7 million for the party’s expression of interest and nomination forms. Houses of Assembly aspirants are to buy the forms for N850,000 each, while female aspirants and physically challenged aspirants are to pay 50 per cent of … Read more
The US Senate on unanimously approved a bill banning federal employees from using the social media app TikTok on government-issued devices. Authorities have raised security concerns about the video-sharing platform because it’s owned by the Chinese-based company ByteDance. The vote follows a vow from President Trump to shut down the app entirely in the US … Read more
– Senate has announced that it will be going on eight-week recess for the annual vacation – The plenary session is expected to resume back on September 15 – The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, disclosed this after approving the votes and proceedings at the plenary session The Senate has announced the adjournment of the plenary … Read more
– The House of Representative is set to take legal action against Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio for alleged perjury and civil defamation – The Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila announced this at the plenary o. Thursday, stating that he has directed the Clerk to engage the Lawyer to file a suit against Akpabio … Read more
– Senate has recommended the dissolution of the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission – The panel also recommended that the NDDC should be transferred to the Presidency for supervision – The Senators are currently debating this recommendations The Senate ad hoc committee set up to investigate the alleged financial misappropriation and … Read more
The Kaduna State Government has converted the sickbay of the College of Nursing and Midwifery, kafanchan, to a temporary isolation center for coronavirus patients as part of an effort to combat the virus in the state. Council Chairman of Jema’ a Local Government Mr. Peter Danjuma Averik stated this in a statement signed by the … Read more
The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Services has pleaded with the Federal Government to repeal its’ decision to call off the forthcoming West African Senior School Certificate Examinations. Chairman, Prof.Julius Ihonvbere, while speaking in a statement, titled: “WASSCE should not be cancelled,” on Friday, said stakeholders were not informed beforehand, and that … Read more
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has revealed why the upper legislative chamber did not declare the seat of Uzor Orji Kalu, chief whip, In December, a federal high court in Lagos convicted the chief whip of money laundering to the tune of N7.1 billion. He stood trial alongside Ude Jones Udeogu, a former director of finance … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a request to the Senate for the replacement and confirmation of two non-career Ambassadors-designate. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan read the request during plenary, which contained a letter seeking to replace the earlier nomination of Mr. Oboro Effiong Akpabio and Brigadier General Bwala Yusuf Bukar from Akwa-Ibom and Borno State, … Read more
The Senate on Tuesday changed the name of “Nigeria Police” to Nigeria Police Force”. In the same vein the House also passed a bill that will allow office of the Inspector-General of Police be a single tenure of four-year. This, the Senate, explained that it was to enable for a secured tenure of a serving … Read more