Tag: Senate
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Breaking: Senate proposes death penalty for drugs offender
The Nigerian Senate Thursday amended the clause 11 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act to a death sentence on conviction. Prior to the amendment, clause 11 of the NDLEA Act reads, “Any offence for a person who has no lawful authority to do so, engages in the importation, production, manufacturing, processing, growing…
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Senate probes non-completion of Abuja Centenary City project
The Senate has set up an ad hoc committee to investigate factors impeding the completion of the Abuja Centenary City project after 10 years. The senate resolution followed adoption of a motion at the plenary on Tuesday.
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World Press freedom day- Give Climate Change reporting top priority – Akpabio charges media
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obong Akpabio, has charged Nigerian media practitioners to accord special attention to reporting climate change issues. Akpabio’s advice was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh to commemorate this year’s World Press Freedom Day. Speaking on the theme of this…
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Senate adjourns plenary until May 7
The Senate has adjourned plenary until May 7 to allow for further refurbishment of its chamber. The Senate had resumed on Tuesday, after the Easter and Sallah breaks in the chamber, but was faced with s
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Just In: Senators quarrel over sitting arrangement in renovated Chamber
The first day of Senate’s plenary in the rearranged Chamber on Tuesday, was marred by quarrels among Senators over sitting positions . Excitement of holding plenary proceedings in the renovated chamber first enveloped the session at the beginning, but trouble started when the President of the Senate , Godswill Akpabio started reading names of Senators…
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Alleged budget padding: Senate to reconsider Ningi’s suspension on resumption
The Senate may reconsider Senator Abdul Ningi’s suspension, which was imposed after he alleged that the Red Chamber “padded” the 2024 Budget with N3.7 trillion as lawmakers resume today. Recall Ningi was suspended for three months for claiming during a BBC Hausa Service interview that the National Assembly padded the budget. Ningi, represented legally by…
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Finally, Senate resumes as Visible Construction delivers chambers
After forty days of recess , the Senate resumes plenary Tuesday, as Visible Construction , a Subsidiary of Laralek Ultimate Group of Companies that handled renovation of chambers of the National Assembly , delivers them at the nick of time for usage . Both the Senate and the House of Representatives , had at the…
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Constitution Amendment: Senator Barau harps on collaboration with all stakeholders
Deputy President of the Senate and Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Review of the Constitution, Senator Barau I Jibrin, has called for robust collaboration among all stakeholders to drive the ongoing constitution amendment process to a successful conclusion. Senator Barau stated this on Saturday at the joint retreat of the secretariat and consultants…
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Senator Barau pays condolence visit to Sidi Ali’s family in Kano+Photos
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, on Saturday, paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Second Republic lawmaker and ace journalist, Alhaji Sidi Ali, who died on Thursday at the age of 86. The late veteran journalist turned politician worked at the Nigerian International Press Centre, Ministry of…
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Akpabio tasks Judiciary on sustainable reforms+Photos
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has urged the Nigerian Judiciary to evolve a blueprint for the transformative changes needed to enhance judicial efficiency and ensure the fair administration of justice across the nation. Senator Akpabio made the call at the opening ceremony of a two-day Summit on “Enhancing Justice Delivery in Nigeria”…