The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to amend the 2022 Appropriation Act passed by the National Assembly in December, 2021. The request was contained in a …
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The Senate, today, passed the bill for the Act to provide for the establishment of Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), a multimodal accident investigation agency, coming about a month after …
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Even with rife allegations of being a card-carrying member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Senate on Wednesday confirmed Professor Rhoda Gumus from Bayelsa State as one of the …
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EducationStatement
Senate moves to avert impending crisis in tertiary institutions over alleged hike in fees
by Adminby AdminThe President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Wednesday that the Senate will intervene to avert possible crisis over allegations of hike in registration fees by some tertiary institutions …
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Jobs
Senate amends rules, approves simple majority for electing presiding officers
by editorby editorThe Senate on Tuesday amended the Senate Standing Rules 2015, and approved a simple majority for the election of presiding officers. The upper chamber also retained a closed ballot system …
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News
Senate probes jail breaks across Nigeria amid speculations of terrorists involvement
by editorby editorThe Senate on Tuesday mandated its Committee on Interior to carry out a full scale investigation into the causes of jail breaks across the country. The probe is coming amid …
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The Senate on Tuesday resolved to intervene in the diplomatic row between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following disagreements between both countries. The decision to wade into the …
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The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s loan request for the sum of $16,230,077,718 (USD) billion, €1,020,000,000 billion (Euros), under the 2018-2020 External Borrowing plan. Also approved was a grant …
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Health
Curious: $200m loan request for mosquito nets, others; despite N450b budget for same
by editorby editorMalaria: Uproar in Senate over new borrowing plan of $200m for procurement of Mosquito nets Members of the Senate Commitee on Foreign and Local debts were furious on Tuesday when …
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Politics
Senate reverses self on e-transmission of results, applauded by Ekweremadu; approves direct primaries for parties
by editorby editorThe Senate has empowered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to determine the procedure for the transmission of results during the general elections. This was just as it approved direct …