Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the 2020 budget of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to the Senate for consideration and approval. The Senate President,Ahmad Lawan read Buhari’s letter at plenary. Buhari in his letter noted that the request was in compliance with Sections 121 and 299 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The … Read more
The senate, on Thursday, passed the 2020 Appropriation bill after the adoption of the reports submitted by the Committees on Appropriation of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Read Also: Breaking: Court Jails Kalu 12years For Fraud The senate however, raised the estimates by N260 billion to bring it to N10.59 trillion. The … Read more
Senate delegation pays condolence visit to Gov. Sanwo-Olu on the demise of first military Governor of Lagos State, Brig. Gen. Mobolaji Johnson at Lagos House, Marina on Saturday, November 30, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked for the approval of the Nigerian Senate to obtain an external loan of $29.96 billion for infrastructural development. According to the President, the loan would be used to execute key infrastructural projects across the country. President Buhari, in the letter, said the Eighth National Assembly approved only a part of … Read more
The Senate has ordered the Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu, to arrest and enesured that justice was served in regards to the mufer of the Women Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Mrs Salome Abuh. The senate described her killing as gruesome and barbaric. It could be recalled that Salome was burnt alive … Read more
The Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has raised the alarm that Nigeria was under attack by some element who hide under the guise of freedom of speech. The senator cautioned that these people needed to be checked otherwise the country would have herself to be blamed. Abdullahi who sponsored the … Read more
It was plaudits all the way for the EFCC on Wednesday in Abuja as the yearly workshop on financial & economic crimes investigation and prosecution for judicial officers got underway at National Judicial Institute, Jabi. Ahmed Lawan, President of the Senate, who declared the workshop opened, commended the EFCC for its consistency in carrying out … Read more
The Nigerian Senate has announced that it will increase budgetary allocations for security in the 2020 budget. The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan made this disclosure during plenary on Wednesday. He also said that the Senate will ensure accountability and transparency by monitoring expenditure. Read Also: Bayelsa/Kogi polls: ASSU Cautions Members Against Electoral Malpractices. The Senate … Read more
-Senate felicitates with Nigerians at home and in the diaspora on the occasion of the 59th independence anniversary of the nation -The senate stated that there were various challenges facing Nigeria but Nigerians are still hopeful -The senate promised to partner with the executive, judiciary, civil society organisations, Non-governmental Organisations, the media and every relevant … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday submitted the 2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) to the Senate. This followed Buhari’s letter to the Senate which was read at plenary by the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan. Details later….
According to information gathered, President Muhammadu Buhari may re-present Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to the Senate for confirmation as the substantive chairman of the anti-graft agency. A presidency source who does not want his name in print disclosed this. Read More: Samuel Eto’o Retires From Active … Read more
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to ban the production, importation or circulation of snipers insecticide, a product currently used to commit suicide. This followed a motion sponsored by Senator Theodore Orji (PDP-Abia) and 15 others on the rising incidence of suicides among Nigerians. Orji, while making his presentation noted with grave concern, … Read more
The Senate has said that it is prepared to receive the list of ministerial nominees from the Presidency any time it is submitted. The upper chamber also said that the apparent delay in the submission of the ministerial list by President Muhammadu Buhari would not prevent senators from embarking on their scheduled annual vacation. Chairman, … Read more
The National Assembly, on Thursday, pledged to intervene over the continued detention of the leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, by the Department of State Services (DSS). Zakzaky is being held by the DSS, while facing charges for culpable homicide, unlawful assembly, and disruption of public peace. The House Leader, Ado Doguwa, … Read more
One of the major contenders for the position of the Senate President, Senator Ali Ndume, has promised never to step down for his opposition, Ahmad Lawan. He made this known while speaking with journalists on Thursday, June 6th. Ekohotblog understands that he has reiterated his resolve to contest on the floor of the Senate on … Read more
Acting Inspector-General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, is expected to appear before the Senate at the hallowed chambers in Abuja today to brief lawmakers on the disturbing spate of killings, banditry, and kidnappings in the country. His appearance followed disturbing voices raised at the National Assembly a few weeks ago over the raging state of insecurity … Read more
Following a protest by communities affected by exploration activities by Shell Petroleum Development Company, the Nigerian Senate has issued a fresh directive to the oil giant on the payment of N6.9 billion to the communities. It all stared with a petition by a firm, Bekele Jones and Associates, to the upper chamber of Nigeria’s legislature … Read more
The Senate Committee on Finance on Monday queried the Federal Ministry of Finance for high budgetary releases to itself and some of its parastatal agencies. Members of the committee raised the question when officials of the ministry appeared before them to defend their 2019 budget proposals. The committee noted that amid complaints of paucity of … Read more
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has dismissed speculations that it had altered its earlier plan to present Certificates of Return to newly-elected federal lawmakers, saying the event will go on today as scheduled. There were reports that the event had been shifted to March 23, but when contacted, Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, … Read more