National Chairman of the ruling, All Progressive Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole has said that President Muhammadu Buhari can rule from any part of the world. He said this in reaction to critics of President Buhari, signing the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract PSC, into law in London. Oshiomhole had stated this while […]
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Senator Ahmed Lawan, the Senate President, has said the country should support bicameral legislature, which is made up of the Senate and House of Representatives. He said the diversification of Nigeria’s ethnic composition requires a system that would provide equity, justice and fair play. Senator Rochas Okorocha, had earlier raised the opinion of scrapping the […]
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The Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan, on Tuesday announced a request from, President Muhammadu Buhari, to allow the approval of 10 billion naira for Kogi State. The letter read partly “I am seeking approval of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for N10 billion being expenditures on projects executed in Kogi State on […]
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Nigeria’s Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has said that the 2020 Bidget will be passed before the end of the year, calling on all concerned to defend their budget. He said this in a statement by Ola Awoniyi, his Special Adviser on Media, during the unveiling of the Legislative Agenda of the House of Representatives, stating […]
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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its proposed industrial action over the delay in implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage. Mr Lawan made the appeal when the executives of the NLC and the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, (PASAN) led by Ayuba Waba […]
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Ahead of Tuesday’s inauguration of the 9th National Assembly, Senators-elect on Saturday in Abuja endorsed Ahmed Lawan as unopposed to contest as Senate President. The campaign group Chairman, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi from Kebbi, a second timer, explained that they proactively nominated Ahmed Lawan to avoid a repeat of what happened in 2015. Secretary of the […]
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The Majority leader of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmed Lawan, has stated that since Donald Trump has confirmed that the US has received $496m from Nigeria for fighter jets, the issue of impeaching President Muhammadu Buhari has been put to rest. Some members of the house of representatives had called for the impeachment of the president […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari who is on vacation in London, hosted the Senate president, Bukola Saraki; the speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and the senate leader, Ahmed Lawan, during their visit Wednesday. Pictures from the visit: Welcome to London: Buhari receives Senator Saraki Ahmed Lawan’s turn: The senate leader bows as he shakes the President’s […]
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Former senate leader who was ousted on Tuesday, Ali Ndume, says he was praying when he was removed from his position, but has accepted Ahmed Lawan as the new majority leader of the upper legislative chamber. On Tuesday, Bukola Saraki, senate president, announced Lawan as the new senate leader. Speaking on the floor of the […]
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