Tag: Senate Committee
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NASS turns down N14bn budget estimates, summons minister
The National Assembly (NASS) joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives has turned down the proposed budget for the Nigerian judiciary. The committee on Wednesday expressed outrage over the “grossly inadequate” allocation, citing its detrimental impact on the judiciary’s ability to function effectively. It also gave the Minister of National Planning and DG…
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Senate committee on upstream’ll ensure full implementation of PIA – Chairman
The Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) says it will ensure that every single provision enshrined in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) is followed to a logical conclusion without any form of ambiguity. The committee said that the National Assembly would invoke its constitutional mandate to ensure the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and…
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Senate committee approves N1,000 daily feeding allowance for prison inmates
The Senate Committee on Interior, on Wednesday, increased the daily feeding allowance of the Nigerian Correctional Service from its current N450 per person to a minimum of N1,000 per day. Officials of the NCS were in the Senate on Wednesday to defend the 2022 budget of the agency. They proposed an increment of the daily…
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Ex-NIPOST Boss lauds FG’s achievement in telecoms sector
Former General Manager, Corporate Communications, Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has commended the administration of President Muhammodu Buhari on its achievements in the telecom sector in two years, especially on the reform of postal sub-sector. Mr Taiye Olaniyi, now a telecom consultant, made the commendation in an interview in Abuja on Tuesday. Olaniyi described the public…