A bill seeking to stop sexual abuse of female students in the nation’s tertiary institutions has been passed. The Senate on Tuesday passed the bill after the third read, following the consideration of the report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters presented by the Chairman, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, All Progressives Congress, … Read more
The Senate on Tuesday has called on the Federal Government to name the Ibadan Airport after the late Senator Abiola Ajimobi, who was a former Governor of Oyo State. Senator Abdulfatai Buhari (Oyo North), who moved the motion urged the Senate to pay tribute to the departed former Senator. The motion was approved by the … Read more
Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Monday said the joint committee of the national assembly was right to question the modalities and conditions put in place for recruitment of 774,000 Nigerians. You recall that, Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, last week was involved in melee with some senatorsmelee with some senators and … Read more
Chief whip of the senate, Uzor Orji Kalu has proposed some amendments to the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) of 2015. The bill is entitled, ‘administration of criminal justice act 2015 (amendment) bill’, 2020. The was introduced on Wednesday after Nelson Ayewoh, senate clerk, read its short title. The former governor of Abia state … Read more
SENATE President Ahmad Lawan has said installation of functional meters for Nigerians by electricity distribution companies (DisCos) must be done before implementation of any tariff increase. Lawan gave the prerequisite on Tuesday after he and House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila met with President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa in … Read more
Nigeria upper legislative chamber, the senate, on Thursday confirmed Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem as the President of the Court of Appeal. The development is sequel to the presentation and consideration of the screening report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters. Senator Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central) is the chairman of the … Read more
The Senate has passed the revised 2020 budget of N10.8 trillion. The budget was passed at both the Senate plenary and at the Committee of Supplies following the consideration of the report of the Senator Barau Jibri led Committee on Appropriation. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/06/10/python-terrorizing-lagos-residents-finally-killed-see-how/ Ekohotblog understands that the Upper Chamber increased the revised estimate from … Read more
Orji Kalu is set to resume at the senate tomorrow Tuesday, May 11 after 5 Months In Prison. Ekohotblog recalls that Senator Orji Uzor Kalu the former Abia State governor was jailed in December 2019 over allegation of misappropriation of Abia’s state funds to the tune of N7.6 billion during his tenure; between 1999 and … Read more
Orji Kalu who was released today after five months at Kuje correctional facility, Abuja makes his freedom speech from his residence. Ekohotblog reports that the immediate release of the Nigerian majority whip of the Senate, Cheif Orji Uzor Kalu came has a huge surprise to many Nigerians. This online news platform gathered that the freedom … Read more
As part of its efforts to find lasting solution to the intractable security challenges that is bedeviling the country, Nigeria upper legislative chamber, the Senate, has sought for introduction of community policing as a way of addressing the country’s insecurity challenges. In light of this development, the hallowed chamber is also advocating for de-centralization of … Read more
The Nigerian Senate has disavowed the approval of ₦850 billion loan for President Muhammadu Buhari following the resumption of it’s plenary on Tuesday. Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Ajibola Basiru, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday revealed that the Senate only passed a resolution to vary the terms of the … Read more
The Senate, Nigeria upper legislative body, on Tuesday approved the N850billion loan request of President Muhammadu Buhari. The approval follows the reading of the loan request letter by the senate president, Ahmad Lawan, after a closed session with members when the red chamber resumes plenary on Tuesday. According to the letter, the loan request is … Read more
The Senate on Tuesday received an executive bill from President Muhammadu Buhari to amend the Finance Act 2019 recently passed by the National Assembly. The Act which was passed by the Senate on November 21, 2019, received Presidential assent on January 13, 2020. The executive bill, accompanied with a formal letter dated March 6, 2020, … Read more
Donald Trump’s defence attacked Joe Biden and his son Hunter on Monday to try to demonstrate that the American president was within his rights by asking Ukraine to investigate them, a request in the center of his impeachment trial in the Senate. Trump is accused of conditioning crucial military aid on Kiev’s investigation into Democrat … Read more
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has berated the former Chief Whip of the Senate, Sola Adeyeye, who had accused of the party of playing poor politics ahead of the 2023 presidency. Senator Adeyeye had in a recent television programme, “Politics today,” took the PDP to the cleaners even as he came short of labeling … Read more
The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has pledged to run a non-partisan leadership in the National Assembly. NAN reports that Lawan stated this on Saturday in Damaturu, Yobe State capital at a reception in his honour. “I can take it upon myself to run a non-partisan Senate, where party does not determine what … Read more
The Senate has held a special plenary to pass the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) 2020 N273.255bn budget and before the adjournment, the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, named Senator Smart Adeyemi, as the Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation to replace Dino Melaye. The upper chamber,thereafter, adjourned till January 28, 2020. The Senate would have adjourned … Read more
Nigerian singer and politician, Banky W has berated the approval of N37 billion for the renovation of the National Assembly, by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The amount, which is included in the 2020 budget, is however not part of the N128 billion allocated for the assembly for next year. Confirming the report, Senate President Ahmad … Read more
The Senate has suspended plenary in honour of the late Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu, who died on Thursday. Late Senator Uwajumogu represented Imo North Senatorial District until his death. The Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, drew the attention of the Senate to the death of Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu, coming on order 43. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/12/19/impeached-white-house-reacts-over-trumps-impeachment/ The Senate … Read more
The Senate has mandated its committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal matters to investigate the reported invasion of a Federal High Court Abuja by operatives of the Department of State Services(DSS) to re-arrest the convener of #revolutionnow,Omoyele Sowore. This resolution followed a point of order moved by the Senator representing Ekiti Central, Senator Opeyemi … Read more