The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has expressed dismay at the Nigerian Senate for confirming the immediate past Service Chiefs as Non-Career Ambassador-Designates. The Senate had on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of the immediate past service chiefs; Abayomi Olonisakin, former chief of defence staff; Tukur Buratai, former chief of army staff; Ibok-Ete Ibas, former […]
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Immediate past Service Chiefs of Nigeria have appeared for screening as non-career ambassadorial nominees. They arrived at the National Assembly complex at exactly 11.32 am. Upon their arrival, they went straight to the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare who immediately led them to the […]
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The President, Maj Gen Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd) has written a letter to the Senate for the confirmation of the appointment of the new Service Chiefs. Buhari in the confirmation letter dated January 27, 2021 and addressed to the President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, requested for Senate confirmation of the appointment of Major General […]
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The Senate Public Account Committee has described as unacceptable the payment of N98.4m by the Petroleum Resources Ministry for the printing of flyers. The flyers, according to the 2015 Auditor-General for the Federation’s report, was meant to create awareness campaign for the Petroleum Industrial Bill. The report, currently being scrutinised by the National Assembly, also […]
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The Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Dr Ibrahim Oloriegbe, on Thursday, stated that the senate has passed a bill that will make health insurance mandatory for all Nigerians. Oloriegbe disclosed this at the inauguration of Group Individual and Family Social Health Insurance Programme (GIFSHIP) in Abuja. “We have passed it in the Senate. Two Committees on […]
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The bid by Senator Dino Melaye to return to the Senate was finally consigned to the dustbin on Tuesday as the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja dismissed the petition he filed for upturning of the victory of Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the November 2019 by-election into the Kogi West […]
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The Senate on Thursday confirmed Monica Dongban-Mensem as the president of the court of appeal. Dongban-Mensem was confirmed after, Chairman of the committee on judiciary and legal matters, Opeyemi Bamidele, presented a report. His words, “The committee interviewed her and received explanation about her career. That the appointment of the nominee satisfy the requirements of […]
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The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Muhammad Nami as the Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) and 13 others as board members. The confirmation of followed a report of the Committee on Finance and consideration of same at the Senate Committee of the Whole. President Muhammadu Buhari had in a letter to […]
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The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday had queried the allocation of N600m to Power Distribution Companies (Discos) on the 2020 budget by the Federal Ministry of Power. The Senate said the allocation of such amount of money was unacceptable, as against the backdrop that the Discos have already been privatised. Chairman Senate Committee on Power, Senator […]
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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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