Tag: Senate
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Senate swears in ex-minister, Lalong as Plateau-South Senator
Former Minister of Labour Employment and Productivity, Simon Lalong on Wednesday at plenary took his oath of office and allegiance. The administration of Lalong’s oath of allegiance followed his declaration
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Tinubu seeks Senate’s confirmation of 11 Supreme Court justices [See list]
President Bola Tinubu has sought the Senate’s confirmation for the appointment of 11 justices of the Supreme Court. Tinubu’s request is contained in a letter addressed to President
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Budget 2024: HoR, Senate Joint committee recommends N967.4m for DMO personnel cost
…as Senator Haruna Manu outlines ways and means of local and foreign debts servicing …domestic debt 5.4trillion. Current debt as provided in the appropriation is 2.7trillion making a sub total of 8.2trillion The House of Representatives and Senate Joint committee on Debt Management Office, DMO on Tuesday recommended NN967,400,842 for personnel cost in the 2024…
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I was exhausted – Akpabio opens up on alleged collapse
President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpiabio has finally opened up on his alleged collapse at a colloquium marking his 61st birthday on Thursday.
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Senate wants 10% allocation of annual budget revenue to agriculture
The Nigerian Senate has urged the executive to ensure allocation of at least 10 per cent of total annual budget revenue to agricultural production. Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture Production, Services and
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Just in: Senators donate Dec salaries, amounting to N109m to victims of Kaduna drone misfire
All the 109 senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria have donated their one-month salaries, amounting to N109m to the victims of drone mishap in Tudun Biri, Igabi Local Government Area of the Kaduna State. The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, announced this at the Kaduna Government House when he led…
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Kaduna bombing: Deputy Senate President sues for calm, joins calls for thorough probe
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has extended heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of the recent bombing mishap in a village at Tundun Biri, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Describing the incident as unfortunate, Senator Barau also joined calls for a thorough investigation into the incident…
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We’ve nothing like budget padding – Omisore
Sen. Iyiola Omisore (APC- Osun) says there’s nothing like budget padding, as it in the responsibility of the National Assembly to approve the yearly budget of the executive.
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2024 budget: Security to gulp N2trn, Education N805bn; Senate releases breakdown of allocations
Following debate on the general principles of the 2024 Appropriation Bill at plenary, the Senate Appropriations Committee has released details of the bill highlighting some sectoral allocations of the 2024 budget.
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LG councils without elected officials to stop receiving allocations
The Senate has passed a resolution urging the Federal Government to withhold statutory allocations of local government councils who are not democratically elected.