The Nigerian senate has confirmed Aisha Ahmad and Edward Lametek as deputy governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Adeola Adenikinju, Aliyu Sanusi and Robert Asogwa as members of the monetary policy committee (MPC). The nominees were confirmed after the report of Rafiu Ibrahim, Chairman Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial […]
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The Nigerian Senate, on Thursday resolved to write the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, to protest the Federal High Court order stopping the National Assembly from taking further action on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 2018. The restraining order which stands till March 20, was issued by Justice Ahmed Mohammed in a suit filed […]
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Senator Abdullahi Adamu has accused Senators elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC of working against the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and the party on which platform they were elected. Adamu spoke in reaction to the presidential veto of the amendment to the Electoral Act on Tuesday. It will be […]
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Senator representing Kaduna central senatorial district, Shehu Sani, in an interview he granted THENEWS magazine but was made available online by Sahara Reporters, revealed he and his colleagues receive N13.5 million monthly as running cost. Sani said the running cost was in addition to over N750,000 monthly consolidated salary and allowances of each senator. “I […]
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The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to make Nigeria’s Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), currently under the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), totally independent. The bill was passed after a conference committee of both houses of the National Assembly sat to harmonise differences in their reports. The report was laid and considered at the […]
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The Nigerian Senate adopted a motion sponsored by Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, wherein he asked the committee on ethics to probe the amended timetable for the 2019 elections. While moving the motion on the floor of the senate on Tuesday, Melaye said he did not want to be part of any move targeted […]
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The Senate on Wednesday confirmed seven of the nine Resident Electoral Commissioner nominees sent for approval by President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari on December 20, 2017 sent names of the nine candidates to be considered as RECs. Out of the nine, seven of the nominees were confirmed, one failed to show up for screening, while […]
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The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, says he has conquered fear and is not afraid of going to prison. Senator Melaye said this on Tuesday on the floor of the senate while drawing the attention of the upper legislative chamber to the charges filed against him by the federal government. The government had accused […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari in a letter read on Wednesday by Senate President Bukola Saraki, said the police is working “strenuously” to apprehend those behind the attacks. He said the federal government is working to put in place measures to forestall the reoccurrence in Benue and across the country. “I thank you for your letter referenced […]
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The Senate at the plenary on Wednesday resolved to investigate former registrars of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board over low remittances during their administration of the board. The probe will also be extended to the National Examinations Council and the West African Examination Council. WAEC is an international examination body for the West African […]
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