Tag: SENATE
Senate queries N7bn in Ministry’s account without appropriation
Senate has queried the Ministry of Power over the sum of N7 billion smuggled into its budget without…
Just In: Senate Adjourns Plenary Till January 26
The Nigerian Senate on Monday proceeded on its end of year/new year break and adjourned plenary till January…
Senate passes 2021-2023 MTEF/FSP
The Senate, on Thursday, passed the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). The…
Insecurity: Peace Corps, Hunters Council bills scale second reading in Senate
The Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading, a bill seeking to give legal backing to the Nigerian…
Senate passes Finance Bill 2020
The Senate, on Tuesday, passed the Finance Bill 2020 transmitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari…
JUST IN: Senate swears-in Dickson, Abiru, two others
Former Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson was on Tuesday, sworn in as Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District.…
Senate okays nominees for Disability Commission
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominees for appointment as Chairman and National Commissioners of the…
Senate passes bill to establish Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, Oke-Ogun
The Senate on Wednesday passed two bills to establish the Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, Oke-Ogun, Oyo…
Zabarmari Killings: Senate, Reps urged to face realities in insurgency war
Following the killing of farmworkers in Zabarmari, Borno State, members of the Senate and the House of Representatives have been…
Why National Assembly can’t create new Nigeria constitution – Omo-Agege
Deputy President of the Senate Ovie Omo-Agege has said Nigerians should not engage in wishful thinking that the…
Senate confirms Garba NERC Chairman, two others
The Senate has confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of Engineer Sanusi Garba as Chairman of the Nigeria Electricity…
BREAKING: Senate confirms Prof. Yakubu as INEC chairman
The appointment of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission for the second term…