Tag: Senate
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NASS drafting law on state police – Senate leader, Bamidele
The Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, has disclosed that the National Assembly is in the process of developing legal frameworks for the creation of state police. He said that the establishment of the state police will serve as part of measures to address insecurity in the country..
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Easter: Let’s promote love, unity as we celebrate, Akpabio enjoins Nigerians
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has enjoined Christians and indeed all Nigerians to use the occasion of the celebration of Easter to eschew political, religious and ethnic biases and unite for the progress and general well-being of the nation. He also appealed to those perpetrating mass killings across the country to respect the…
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Akpabio moves to build capacity for Senate Clerk, other officials for efficient performance
In a bid to build capacity for the Senate Clerk and other officials of clerks-at-the-table, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has encouraged refresher courses for such officials to bolster their performance levels for efficiency and effectiveness. The first to benefit from the initiative was the Clerk of the Senate, Mr Andrew Nwoba, who just rounded…
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Deputy Senate President urges security agencies to fish out killers of Northern travellers in Edo
…sues for calm Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, has condemned the killing of Northern travellers in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State, urging security agencies to immediately go after the perpetrators. A mob had intercepted the innocent victims, mostly Hausa hunters, who were on their way to…
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Motion to name INEC headquarters after Humphrey Nwosu suffers setback
A motion to name the headquarters of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after the late former Chairman of National Electoral Commission, Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, on Thursday, suffered set back in the Senate. This followed the senate’s consideration of the motion titled, “Motion to Immortalise Prof. Humphrey Nwosu”,
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No leakage of Presidential communications to senate under Mohammed – Akpabio
Sen. Godswill Akpabio has commended the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Senate matters, Sen. Bashir Mohammed, on ensuring that there are no leakages of private communication between the presidency and the senate.
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Senate: Bill to enhance elections, cut costs passes second reading
A bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act 2022, has passed its second reading in the Senate.
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Immortalise: It is about people not been fair to Humphrey Nwosu – Umeh
The Senator representing Anambra Central at the Senate, Victor Umeh, has reacted at Wednesday’s rejection of a motion seeking to immortalise late Prof. Humphrey Nwosu by the Senate. The motion, raised under matters of urgent public importance by Senator Enyinnaya
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Constituents voice support for recall of Akpoti-Uduaghan at rally
Thousands of constituents from Kogi Central Senatorial District, on Wednesday in Okene, staged a rally to express their support for the recall process currently ongoing of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the National Assembly.
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Senate rejects motion to immortalise late Humphrey Nwosu
The Senate, on Wednesday, rejected a motion seeking to immortalise the late Humphrey Nwosu, former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission, now Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC).