Tag: SENATE
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan speaks on ‘scrapping House of Reps’
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan,has said the adoption of a bicameral legislature by the framers of the constitution was…
AMCON lobbies National Assembly on emergence of Arik as national carrier
Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has appealed to the National Assembly to reform the aviation sector for…
Senate committee walks out reporters from budget defence session
Journalists were on Friday denied access into the Senate hearing room, where they had assembled for the budget…
FIRS nets N4. 012tr from Jan – Sept 2019
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, (FIRS) has collected N4. 012 trillion in three quarters (January-September 2019). Executive Chairman,…
Malami begs Senate for 2.5 percent of recovered loots, gives reason
Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has urged the Senate panel to approve 2.5 per cent…
Senate Bars Media from Budget Defence, gives reason
As the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) commence the defence of their 2020 budget, the various committees of…
Boko Haram: Group asks Senate to strip Ndume of Army Committee Chair over alleged attempt to sow terror in the heart of citizens
Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATE) has called on the Senate leadership to strip Senator Ali Ndume of…
Senate pledges support for Local Content implementation
The new Senate Committee on Local Content has pledged to support and collaborate with the Nigerian Content Development…
NASS will include card reader in new electoral act – Omo-Agege
The Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, says the National Assembly will give legal backing to the…
Senate wants integration of ‘Almajiris’ into educational system
Nigeria Senate has urged the Federal Government to formulate policy that would integrate almajiris into the educational system…
Buhari to present 2020 budget next Tuesday
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday present the 2020 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National…
How Senate will tackle Nigeria’s insecurity – Lawan
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said Nigerians are not getting the best from the security agencies due to…