President Bola Tinubu has said the perpetrators of the killing of soldiers in Delta State will face certain justice, warning that his administration will not tolerate attacks on the military and security infrastructure. The President, who hosted the leadership of the Senate to a dinner to break...
Senate
The Senate has mandated its committees on Army, Defence, Air Force and Navy to investigate the March 14 killing of 16 Nigerian Army personnel in Okuama Community of Delta. This followed a point of order raised by Sen. Abdulaziz Yar’adua (APC- Katsina) during Tuesday’s plenary. The motion was...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the N1.15 trillion 2024 proposed FCT Statutory Budget was designed to transform the capital city and rural communities. Wike stated this when he appeared before the Senate and House Committees on FCT, to defend the...
The Senator representing Delta South Senatorial District, Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, has called for a thorough investigation into the alleged murder of 16 soldiers in Okuama Community, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta. The lawmaker, in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Warri, condemned the...
Senate has urged its Committees on Health to lobby for expansion of comprehensive coverage on treatment of chronic disease patients in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). It also urged the committee to work toward ensuring that financial constraints did not hinder access to essential treatments of chronic...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that most incidents of kidnapping in the nation’s capital were stage-managed by people. Wike stated this during a chat with journalists after a closed-door meeting with the Senate alongside the FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh,...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has expressed his support for the suspended Senator, Bauchi Central District, Abdul Ningi, over his now controversial comment on the 2024 budget. Recall that Ningi, representing Bauchi Central, in a recent interview with BBC Hausa, had alleged that...
President Bola Tinubu has sought Senate’s confirmation for appointment of Dr Ruby Onwudiwe, as member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Tinubu’s request is contained in a letter addressed to President of the senate, Godswill Akpiabio and read at plenary on Wednesday...
Senate on Tuesday explained that the N3trillion alleged to be padded in 2024 budget was actually statutory transfers to first line charge agencies of government not domiciled in the ministries. Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Sen.Yemi Adaramodu gave the explanation, while speaking with journalists on the...
The Senate has suspended Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi) for three months from all activities of the Senate over 2024 Budget padding allegation. The upper chamber’s resolution was sequel to a motion by Sen. Solomon Adeola (APC-Ogun) during Tuesday’s plenary. The motion was titled: “Urgent Need to Address the...
A group under the Urhobo Progressive and Development Union (UPDU) of South-South Nigeria has described a move by some traditional rulers in Kogi State Northern Nigeria seeking to stop the probe of Ajaokuta Steel Company as “shameful act”. Recall that the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator...
The Senate on Wednesday said the leadership of the National Assembly will meet President Bola Tinubu over resolutions and recommendations toward curbing killings and general insecurity nationwide. The senate said the recommendations were those made by the eight, ninth and 10th assemblies. The senate resolution followed adoption of...
A prolonged power outage at the National Assembly on Tuesday delayed the commencement of plenary at the Senate Chambers as the lawmakers waited for about an hour before power was restored. Commenting, Sen. Sunday Karimi (APC-Kogi) described the situation as uncommon. “Since the commencement of the 10th Assembly,...
The lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District, Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta), has stressed the need to investigate the unexplained delay in electricity step-down of Okpai Power Plant. Nwoko told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday, that investigating the delay had become imperative as the plant...
The Senate has urged the Police Service Commission(PSC) to recruit a minimum of 10 candidates from each of the 774 Local Government Areas(LGAs) of the country. This followed the adoption of a motion by Sen. Udende Memga (APC- Benue) at plenary on Thursday. Presenting the motion, Memga said...
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of four persons, Mr Robert Agbede, Mr Ado Wanka, Prof. Murtala Sagagi and Mrs Muslimat Olanike, as members of Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Banking,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday, moved a motion to investigate alleged corruption and inefficiency at the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASL) and the National Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO) located in Kogi, respectively. Senator Natasha, in her motion,...
The Senate has rejected the controversial bill seeking to extend the service year for employees of National Assembly by additional five years. The bill, which had been passed at the House of Representatives was declined for concurrence by the Senate on Thursday at plenary. The News Agency of...
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso, as the Chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the apex bank. The upper legislative chamber also confirmed the appointment of four deputy governors of the CBN and seven others as members of the MPC. The Senate...
The Senate has resolved to investigate the sudden hike in the price of cement by its producers in Nigeria. The followed the adoption of a point of order by the Deputy Senate Leader, Sen. Lola Ashiru on the “Need to Urgently Address the Increase in Cement Price and...