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Senate passes bill to end discrimination between first degree, HND holders

The Senate has passed a bill that prohibits employers in the country from discriminating between first degree and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders. The passage...

Senate approves deployment of 5G network in Nigeria, insists on sensitisation, adherence to global standards

The Senate has approved the deployment of the 5G network in Nigeria, following the outcome of investigations by a Joint Committee mandated to carry...

Senate considers bill to prohibit ransom payment to kidnappers, proposes 15 years imprisonment for defaulters

ReleaseBy Ezrel Tabiowo, Special Assistant (Press) to President of the Senate The Senate on Wednesday considered a bill that seeks to prohibit the payment and receipt...

Nigeria’s debt may rise to $93b as Buhari wants N’Assembly’s nod to raise $6.1b to finance deficit

Up, up may go the debt stock of Nigeria to $93 as the Senate on Tuesday received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to...

FIRS gets N216.6bn to raise N7.6 Trillion in 2021

The Senate has approved the sum of N216,646,579,231 billion naira as expenditure for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for the 2021 fiscal year. This...

Senate gives AMCON powers to seize, sell debtors’ assets

The Senate, on Wednesday, passed an Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Amendment bill that empowers the Corporation to, amongst others, take possession, manage...

2020 Budget Performance: Senate commends ICPC

ReleaseBy Mrs. Azuka C. Ogugua, Spokesperson, ICPCThe Senate Committee Chairman on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes, Senator Suleiman Abdu Kwari, has commended the board and...

Nigeria’s external debt stock to rise to $87b as Senate approves $2.6bn loan request to finance priority projects

Nigeria's debt profile looks set to rise by another $2.6 billion as The Senate, on Wednesday, approved the sum out of the $5.5 billion...

Senate approves N257.18bn for Customs in 2021

The Senate, on Wednesday, approved the sum of N257,183,671,694.71 as budget for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for the 2021 financial year. The approval followed...

Senate probes Customs invasion of rice traders’ shops at Bodija market

The Senate, on Tuesday, mandated the Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate the alleged invasion of Rice Traders’ shops by men...

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