Tag: Senate
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Senate confirms Bello, part-time Chairman, 5 others Non-Executive Directors, AMCON
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Dr Bala Bello, representing North-East as part-time Chairman of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON).
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Senate sends delegation to visit late Edwin Clark family
The Senate, on Tuesday, set up a delegation to pay a condolence visit to the family of the late Ijaw leader and elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark. Deputy President of the Senate, Jibrin Barau, who made
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Senate confirms new CG of Nigerian Correctional Service
The Senate on Tuesday, confirmed Mr Sylvester Nwakuche’s appointment, as Controller-General, Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS).
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Senate confirms Ayogu new CBN board of directors member
The Senate, on Tuesday, confirmed the nomination of Prof. Melvin Ayogu as a member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
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BREAKING! Senate endorses Emergency Rule in Rivers State
The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State, invoking its constitutional powers under the amended 1999 Constitution. The approval grants President Tinubu the authority to enforce emergency measures while mandating a review of the situation at any time, but no later than six months. The National…
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Senate to debate Rivers emergency declaration
The Senate will, on Thursday, debate a motion on the proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers, says Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim. Ibrahim, Chairman of the Senate Inter-Parliamentary Committee, confirmed this while briefing newsmen in
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IPU: Senate rubbishes Akpoti-Uduaghan’s arrest allegations
The Nigerian Senate has rubbished allegations by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan regarding a planned arrest upon her return from the Inter-Parliamentary Union event in New York. Senate Spokesman, Adeyemi Adaramodu, in a press statement on Monday, said that Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Senate have no reason to engage with Akpoti-Uduaghan on the matter.…
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Natasha: The Conspiracy of Vultures
By Hassan Gimba “It’s a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe. Not as many people know the popular novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans, as they know its author, Harriet…
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Senate passes bill to establish national council for traditional rulers
A bill to establish the National Council for Traditional Rulers, formalising their roles and recognition has passed its second reading in the Senate.
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Senate passes vote of confidence in Akpabio
The Senate has passed a vote of confidence in the leadership of its President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio. This followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti), at plenary on Thursday.