Tag: Nigerian Senate
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Human Trafficking: After 223-day detention, Ekweremadu to appear in court Tuesday
After 223-day detention, the former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, will on Tuesday appear again in court in the United Kingdom where he has been accused of human trafficking. The lawmaker was in June 2022 arrested at Heathrow Airport in London after Staines Police Station received a report from a young man…
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Nigerian Senate adjourns plenary till February 28
The Nigerian Senate has adjourned the plenary till February 28, 2023. The decision was to enable lawmakers to partake in electioneering campaigns ahead of the February 25th Presidential and National Assembly Elections. Recall that the Senate had earlier said that it would adjourn plenary to allow lawmakers to have time for campaigns for the forthcoming…
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Senate passes bill to increase Appeal Court Justices from 90 to 110
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill amending the Court of Appeal Act 2013 increasing the number of Justices of the Court of Appeal from 90 to 110. This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters by Chairman of the Committee, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele. In…
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Senate shut down activities, adjourns plenary for one month
The Nigerian senate has adjourned plenary till the 7th of June to allow political parties conduct their primary elections ahead of the 2023 general elections in the country. The plenary adjournment was to allow the lawmakers participate fully in the forthcoming Presidential, national assembly, governorship, and state houses of assembly primaries holding across the month…
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Senate directs pay television service providers in Nigeria to revert to pay per view module
Abba Moro lamented the incessant hike in price of various bouquets
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Senate confirms Tukur as NFIU pioneer Director
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Modibbo Tukur as the pioneer Director of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). This followed a presentation of report of the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes by its Chairman, Sen. Chukwuka Utazi, at plenary. President Muhammadu Buhari had in a letter to the President of…
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Bill to establish South-East Development Commission passes second reading at Senate
The Bill which is sponsored by Sen. Sam Anyanwu (PDP-Imo) and Sen. Stella Oduah (PDP-Anambra), seeks for an Act as catalyst for the development of the commercial potential of the South-East. Presenting the Bill at plenary, Anyanwu said that the establishment of the commission would tackle infrastructural deficit as well as engage youths in productive…
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Data new price floor regime saga not over yet, says NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said the battle over the new price floor regime for data is not won yet. Speaking at a Special Media Interaction event held at the Sheraton Hotel and Tower Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria, the NCC Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, Alhaji Abdullahi Maikano said the new price floor regime for data…