The 9th Nigerian Senate has requested the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on Federal roads. Legislators in the red chamber, had made the request on Tuesday, during the plenary, at the National Assembly, Abuja. Senator Goshom Bassey from Cross River State who raised the motion, had raised concerned over the deplorable state […]
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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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Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe, the Senate Minority Leader, has termed the 2020 appropriation bill as a “budget of taxation”. According to him, while he was speaking during plenary on the floor of the Senate, the Senator who represents Abia South held that the budget was not sustainable. Abaribe argued that it wasn’t sustainable because debt serving […]
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Just in less than 24 hours after the President of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, presented the 2020 appropriation bill, both chambers in the House of Assembly, has began a speedy debate on the budget. Currently the legislators are making submission on the budget with some warning on the consequences of the huge deficit, and non-performance […]
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Shehu Sani, a former senator, has described Nigerian Democracy “as e a block of ice floating on warm waters”. Sani made this statement on Saturday in reaction to the arrest of Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 elections. Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) had arrested […]
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The deputy president of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has urged oil companies operating in the Niger Delta region to relocate their headquarters to the region. Yomi Odunuga, his special adviser on media and publicity in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said Mr Omo-Agege made the call at his home–Orogun — in Ughelli North Local […]
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NIGERIA – The Senate on Thursday screened 14 ministerial nominees, bringing to 24 the total number of nominees screened after 10 were screened on Wednesday. Of the 10 screened on Wednesday, six were asked to ‘take a bow’. And of the 14 screened on Thursday, 10 were given the same special treatment of not asking […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected 17 bills passed by the 8th National Assembly. Buhari, however, gave accent to nine other bills passed by the last senate. The Senior Special Assistant to President (Senate), Sen.Ita Enag disclosed this to journalists at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. He explained that the president decided not to communicate […]
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The President of Nigerian Senate, Mr. Ahmad Lawan says his office needs proper funding as his monthly salary is N750,000. Speaking on Tuesday when members of “The Senators Forum” paid him a visit at his office, Lawan said the national assembly needs “proper funding” because the legislature is critical to the development of the country. […]
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Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has approved the appointment of Mr Babagana Aji as his Chief of Staff. The Special Adviser to the Senate President on Administration, Dr Betty Okoroh, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said ”the appointment is with immediate effect.” Okoroh said Lawan has also appointed Mr Festus Adedayo as his […]
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