The Senate sitting in Abuja, has commenced investigation into an alleged N600 billion cost of collection withheld by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The probe was prompted by a petition written by the Legislative Watch, a non governmental organisation to the Senate. The Executive Secretary of the organisation, […]
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The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, began a probe into the allegation of diversion of over N1 trillion levelled against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde. The probe however ran into a storm as it was denounced by a group of senators as an illegality. On its part, the EFCC […]
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The Legislative Houses Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ilorin at the weekend admitted three exhibits in the petition filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate for Kwara Central Senatorial district, Alhaji Abdulrahaman Abdulrasak against Senator Bukola Saraki of All Progressives Congress (APC). Abdulrasaq is challenging Saraki’s victory at the National Assembly election held on March […]
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Senator Saraki read a letter at plenary today, (Tuesday) submitted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the Senate which listed the names of the remaining principal officers in the Senate. Senator Emmanuel Bwacha was named Deputy Minority Leader, Senator Philip Aduda becomes Minority Whip and Senator Bioudun Olujimi is Deputy Minority Whip. However, […]
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