Tag: Adjourn
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Yuletide: Senate adjourns to Jan. 28
The Senate on Friday adjourned sitting to Jan. 28, 2020 for the Christmas and new year. This followed a motion moved by the Senate Leader Yahaya Abdullahi during Friday’s plenary and was seconded by Deputy Minority Leader, Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha. In his remark, President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan, while appreciating the Clerk of the…
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2019 Elections: Reps Hurriedly Adjourns to March 12
From Jonas Ike, Abuja …Fails to form quorum. The House of Representatives on Tuesday hurriedly adjourned plenary after its resumption from the Presidential and National Assembly elections of the ongoing 2019 general elections. Speaker of the House Hon. Yakubu Dogara who presided over the short sitting said that the House could not form a quorum…
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$8.1b dispute: Court adjourns MTN, CBN case till 2019
A Nigerian judge adjourned on Wednesday a hearing over an $8.1 billion dispute between South African telecoms giant MTN and the central bank until Jan. 22. The dispute is over the transfer of $8.1 billion of funds which Nigeria’s central bank said the company had sent abroad in breach of foreign-exchange regulations. MTN has denied…
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Senate adjourns plenary for two weeks
Nigerian senate has adjourned its plenary for two weeks. The lawmakers will resume for plenary on November 6, Senate President Bukola Saraki announced on Wednesday. Mr Saraki said the break would allow committees of the senate to carry out oversight functions. “These are committees that are going to carry out the oversight.…
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Failing eyes sight: Dariye begs court to adjourn N1.1bn scam trial
Former Plateau state Governor, Joshua Dariye, has begged an FCT High Court in Gudu to adjourn his trial over alleged N1.1 billion scam on medical grounds, claiming his failing eye sight requires urgent treatment. Dariye, who is facing a 21-count charge of money laundering and diversion of state ecological fund to the tune of N1.162…
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#RiversRerun: Senate swears in 3 new Rivers senators, adjourns till January
President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki has administered oath of office on Senators Magnus Abe, George Sekibo and Osinakachukwu Ideozu, all newly elected senators from Rivers State. Recall that the three lawmakers were elected in the Rivers legislative re-run elections that held on Saturday. Mr. Abe represents Rivers South East; Mr. Sekibo; Rivers East;…