A former member of the House of Representatives, Professor Haruna Yerima, has condemned the National Security Summit proposed by the National Assembly, calling it a misuse of public resources and time. Yerima’s remarks come just two days after the federal government, through Defence… Ex-Lawmaker criticizes planned security summit, calls it wasteful …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of five Resident Electoral Commissioners of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The confirmation followed the presentation of the report of Committee on INEC at plenary, on Wednesday. The report was presented by Chairman of… Senate confirms five INEC RECs …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of five Resident Electoral Commissioners of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Their confirmation followed the presentation of the report of Committee on INEC at plenary on Wednesday. Advertisement The report was presented by… Senate confirms 5 INEC RECs …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
The Federal Capital Territory 2025 budget of N1.783 trillion passed through first and secondary reading in the Senate on Wednesday. The budget, which was presented by the Senate Leader, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele sought for the legislative debate to enable appropriation of the… FCT’s 2025 budget of N1.783 trillion passes second reading in Senate …C0NTINUE READING … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has sought the approval of the Senate for the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s 2025 Appropriation Bill The request was contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Wednesday. “Pursuant to… Tinubu asks Senate to approve N1.7trn 2025 FCT budget …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
The Senate on Tuesday urged the Nigerian military to swiftly redeploy sufficient personnel to the North-East following the killing of 12 soldiers in Marte town of Borno State by insurgents. The upper chamber asked the military to ensure that they are adequately equipped with… Boko Haram: Redeploy sufficient personnel – Senate tells Nigerian military after … Read more
The Nigerian Senate has called on the military to urgently deploy more personnel—fully equipped and strategically positioned to Borno and Yobe states in the North-East to tackle the renewed threat posed by Boko Haram insurgents. This appeal followed the killing of 12 soldiers by… Senate urges Military to reinforce troops in Borno, Yobe to counter … Read more
The Nigerian Senate has called on the Federal Government to ensure that representatives from each Local Government Council (LGC) and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils are included in the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). This follows a recent Supreme Court… Senate urges inclusion of local governments in FAAC …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
The President of Nigeria’s Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Monday, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, denied the involvement of Chief Olisa Agbakoba and Monday Ubani, both SAN, in the defence of an alleged unlawful suspension suit filed by Kogi State Senator, Natasha… Akpabio, Senate disown Agbakoba, Ubani in legal battle with Natasha over suspension … Read more
The Senate on Thursday passed the remaining two Tax Reform Bills after a clause-by-clause consideration in the committee-of-the-whole. The Bills are the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill, 2025 and Nigeria Tax Bill, 2025. Advertisement The development came barely 24 hours after… Senate passes other Tax Reform Bills …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>