Tag: Senate
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Breaking! Senate in rowdy session over Senator Ningi’s budget padding allegation
The Senate on Tuesday afternoon got involved in a rowdy session over the budget padding allegation levelled against it. Recall Abdul Ningi a senator representing Bauchi Central had recently accused the Senate of padding the budget to the tune of N3.7 trillion.
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Nigeria’s Senate President, Akpabio, nominated into Cttee for world conference of Speakers of Parliament
…and three others Nigeria’s Senate President Godswill Akpabio is on the march again, was nominated into Commttee for world conference of Speakers of Parliament, alongside three others. This was contained in a statement issued by his media office stating that: “Like a gold fish with no hiding place, Nigeria’s President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio,…
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Saraki’s Senate paid 40% on Constituency projects – Akpabio
Senate President. Godswll Akpabio has said that the Saraki-led Senate paid 40% on Constituency projects. Addressing the Senate on the ongoing security challenges across the country, the Senator representing
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Senate investigates delay in distribution of 100 megawatts of electricity in Delta
The Senate has mandated its Committee on Power to investigate the delay in the distribution of 100 megawatts of electricity to communities in Delta North.
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Drama as power outage disrupts Nigerian Senate plenary today
Confusion as power outage on Tuesday disrupted the Senate Plenary session. Meanwhile, the Senators have reportedly suspended plenary till the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) restored the electricity supply. Recall the power problem in Nigeria had been made worse with the removal of fuel subsidy which escalated the pump price of petroleum otherwise known as…
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Senate asks police to recue ‘36 kids abducted from FCT’
The senate has asked the police to rescue 36 children believed to be stolen and trafficked out of the federal capital territory (FCT). The lawmakers also asked the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to put mechanisms in place to check trafficking of children across the country. The resolutions of the…
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Finally, NASS staff to retire at 65 as Senate extends retirement age
The Senate has passed a Bill that seeks to add five years to the retirement age of staff of the National Assembly Service. If the Bill is signed into law, staff of the National Assembly Service would now retire at age 65 years instead of 60 years and 40 years in service instead of 35…
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Senate confirms 4 nominees as CBN Board of Directors
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of four persons, Mr. Robert Agbede, Mr. Ado Wanka, Prof. Murtala Sagagi, and Mrs Muslimat Olanike, as members of Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Banking
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Bill to amend CBN Act scales second reading in Senate
The Senate at plenary on Tuesday passed for second reading, a bill for an act to amend the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN)Act 2007. The bill was sponsored by 41 members of the Committee on Banking, Insurance, and other Financial Institutions.
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Akpabio leads presidential delegation to Windhoek, Namibia
President of the Senate, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Distinguished Senator, Godswill Obot Akpabio will today lead a presidential delegation to the State Funeral of the departed President of Namibia, His Excellency, Dr Hage Geingob who transited to eternity on February 4, 2024 at the age of 83 years. The trip is at the instance of…