Tag: SANATE
2020 Budget: Senate Insists On Passing Bill By November 28
The President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan has maintained that the national assembly would ensure the passage of the 2020 appropriation bill of 10.33...
Waterways: Senate Directs Military, Police To Secure Nigeria
The Nigerian
Senate has charged security agencies to step up their surveillance on the
Bonny-Port-Harcourt waterways.According to
a statement by Special Assistant to President of the Senate,...
Senate Increases Budget To N10.729trn
The Senate
has passed the 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy
Paper MTEF/FSP submitted to it by President Muhammadu Buhari last week.This followed the...
NCC: Buhari Nominates Executive Commissioner, Seeks Senate
President Muhammdu Buhari has nominated Adeleke Adewolu as the Executive Commissioner of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC and is seeking the approval of the...
Senate To Visit Borno Over Killing Of Residents
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, says the Senate will soon pay a visit to the Badu village in Borno where the Boko...
9th Senate: Lawan Performs First Plenary Assignment As President, Swears In...
Senator Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday, performed his first
plenary assignment as the new Nigeria’s Senate President, swearing in Sen.
Rochas Okorocha, representing Imo West Senatorial District.The...
Senate Presidency: Goje Steps Down For Lawan
Senator Danjuma Goje on Thursday announced his withdrawal from the race for Senate Presidency and endorsed the candidacy of Sen. Ahmad Lawan.
The election...
Subsidy Claims: Nigeria Spends N11trn In Six Years – Senate Panel
Chairman,
Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream, Kabir Marafa, disclosed on Thursday
that Nigeria spent over 11 trillion naira as payment for outstanding subsidy
claims in the last...
Education: Senate Passes Bill To Convert Kadpoly To City University
The Senate has passed for third
reading a bill seeking the conversation of Kaduna Polytechnic to City
University of Technology, Kaduna state.The passing of the new...
Healthcare: Adewole Replies Senate, Says National Foundation Is Bad
The
Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole has blamed the foundation of healthcare in
the country for the deteriorating conditions of hospital facilities across the
country.Speaking before the
Senate...
Insecurity: Senate Summons Inspector General Of Police Over Killings
The Senate has summoned the Inspector General of
Police Mohammed Adamu to appear before the Upper Chamber for briefing over
increasing spate of killings in different...
Electricity: Senate Committee Proposes 10-Year Jail Term For Cable Theft
Senate committee on power, steel development and
metallurgy haverecommended a 10 year jail term without an option of
fine for anyonefound guilty to have conspired, procured...
2019 Budget: Senate To Commence Debate On Bill Wednesday
Senate
President, Bukola Saraki, says the senate will commence debate on the general
principles of the 2019 Appropriation Bill.Saraki,
who made the announcement at the plenary on...
2019 Elections: Senate In Rowdy Session Over Alleged Militarisation
The Senate on Wednesday went into a rowdy session
following a motion moved by Dino Melaye and co-sponsored by seven other
lawmakers on alleged militarisation of...
