Tag: Ahmad Lawan
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BREAKING: Lawan, Gbajabiamila beg Nigerian youths to end protest [VIDEO]
After meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila have appealed to Nigerian youths to end the #EndPoliceBrutality protests across the country. According to them, the government has heard and accepted their genuine demands and working to address all of them. “Since the issues [raised by the protesters] have been…
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Senate sets deadline for 2021 budget defence
The Senate’s deadline for the 2021 budget defence would not exceed the first week of November, President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has said. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Senate President made this known in a statement on Friday, revealing the Senate would be suspending plenary for two weeks. Lawan also said before the suspension…
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#EndSARS: No need to continue with protests – Senate President
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said the #EndSARS protests have yielded the desired result so far and that there was no need for Nigerian youths to continue with the protests. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Senate President stated this on Tuesday during plenary session as the Senate observed a minute silence in honour of Jimoh Isiaka…
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JUST IN: Senate fixes date to debate Petroleum Industry Bill
The Nigerian Senate has fixed Tuesday, October 20, 2020, as the date for the commencement of debate on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Twitter made this known in a series of tweets on Thursday. The Senate President revealed that the National Assembly (NASS) is going…
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2021 Budget: 200 revenue generating govt bodies are inefficient – Lawan
President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan on Thursday said that 200 revenue generating government owned bodies are grossly inefficient. The Senate president made this revelation at the ongoing 2021 budget presentation by President Muhammadu Buhari. Lawan also vowed that the National Assembly will be very thorough in “our jobs as we ensure that the…
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BREAKING: We will pass 2021 Budget on time – Senate President Lawan vows
President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan has vowed that the National Assembly will pass the 2021 Budget on time to sustain the January to December budget cycle. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Senator Lawan made the vow on Thursday as President Muhammadu Buhari presents the 2021 Budget estimates to the NASS. Lawan recalled that the presentation…
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BREAKING: Buhari sends revised PIB to NASS
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a revised edition of the long-awaited Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to the National Assembly (NASS). TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports a source at NASS who spoke under the condition of anonymity confirmed the development on Monday. Recall that the last time the PIB was debated by the NASS, during the first term…
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Senate President denies receiving N-Power slots from Ministry
The Office of the Senate President, has denied media reports that the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, had allocated N-Power recruitment slots to the Senate President and other lawmakers. Mr Ola Awoniyi, Special Adviser (Media), to President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, made the denial in a statement, in Abuja on Saturday. “The…
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BREAKING: Orji Uzor-Kalu returns to Senate, resumes legislative duties
Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu, out of the Nigerian Senate since December 2019, has resumed, with Senate President Ahmad Lawan giving the Abia Senator a warm welcome. Uzor-Kalu, who is the Chief Whip of the Senate is an All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator, representing Abia North in the hallowed Chamber. He arrived at the National Assembly (NASS)…
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Senate President blames Nigeria’s problems on ‘the world’
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has attributed the inability of the Nigerian military and other security outfits to contain the disturbing nation’s insecurity to international politics. He said international politics was slowing down efforts aimed at acquiring sophisticated machinery needed by the security agencies to do their jobs. Lawan spoke on Sunday in an…