Tag: Nigerian Senate
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Senate reacts to viral Intimate video of ‘Nigerian senator’ with woman
The Nigerian Senate has dismissed reports alleging that the man in a viral video caught kissing another woman in an office is a serving Senator.
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Senate urges FG to honor Edwin Clark’s legacy with national monument
The Nigerian Senate is pushing for the federal government to immortalize the late Edwin Clark, a renowned Ijaw leader and politician, by naming a national monument after him.
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A Nigerian Senate of hard drugs? – By Godwin Etakibuebu
It is the upper chamber of the Nigerian National Assembly that we are about to discuss. That is the same one, out of the two chambers, that is respectfully referred to as the Red Chamber. The other one is called House of Representative. Or reverently and honourably accommodated within the language of being the Green…
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Why Nigerian Senate should be scrapped – Popular rights activist, Aisha Yesufu
Popular female rights activist, Aisha Yesufu has called for the scrapping of the Nigerian Senate to reduce the cost of governance in the country. Yesufu who’s the Co-founder of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement made the appeal while speaking to pressmen on Sunday in Lagos.
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Nigerian senate approves death sentence for hard drug offenders
Henceforth, anyone found guilty of peddling or dealing with cocaine, heroin and other hard drugs into the country will be sentenced to death according to the Nigerian senate. The Upper Chamber on Thursday approved death penalty for drug dealers in the country. The Senate also approved capital punishment for manufacturers, traffickers and people involving in…
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Nigeria Senate promises to activate protection of journalists’ right
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has promised teeming Nigerian practitioners of the protection of their rights. Akpabio’s promise was made known in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, to commemorate 2024 World Press Freedom Day.
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Senate approves Ebie, Ogbuku, others for NDDC board
The Nigerian Senate has approved the nominees selected by President Bola Tinubu for positions on the board and management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). These nominations which had been reviewed by the Committee of the Whole include Chiedu Ebie as the NDDC Board Chairman for Delta State, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku as the Managing…
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Nigerian doctors suspend planned protest after Senate intervention
Doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have suspended their proposed nationwide daily protest following a closed-door discussion with the leadership of the Senate figures. NARD’s President Emeka Orji, confirmed the decision after meeting with Senate officials, adding that the situation would be reviewed within the next 72 hours. The…
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Senate uncovers massive fund diversion in MDAs
The Senate has uncovered extensive diversion of funds from the Service Wide Vote (SWV) account by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the federal government. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Matthew Urhoghide, revealed that hundreds of billions of naira were disbursed to certain agencies for salary shortfalls, despite already having budget…
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Nigerian Senate postpones resumption of plenary to May 2nd
The management of the Nigerian Senate has rescheduled its resumption to Tuesday, May 2, 2023. This piece of information was made public by the Clerk of the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze, via a statement signed and issued by him on Friday in Abuja. The Red Chamber of the National Assembly (NASS) had, on April 5, adjourned…