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The Senate has confirmed the appointment of the second nominee from the South-East, Nnanna Uzor-Kalu as a member of the National Assembly Service Commission. Kalu, a former two-term House of Representatives member, is the younger brother of former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu. He joined 11 others who were cleared last week. Kalu’s […]
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The Senate will approve the $2.2bn (about N1.77tn) loan request of President Bola Tinubu today (Wednesday). This request, submitted by the President, is part of the external borrowing plan outlined for implementing the N28.7tn 2024 budget. In separate letters read during the Senate and House of Representatives plenary on Tuesday, Tinubu explained that the loan […]
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The Senate Committee on Defence, says no investment in security and the Armed Forces of Nigeria will be too much for the country to bear. The committee’s Chairman, Sen. Ahmad Lawal, said this while speaking to newsmen after an oversight visit to the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, in Kaduna on Monday. […]
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The Senate has summoned the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, regarding the deteriorating condition of the Old Oyo-Ogbomosho road. This decision, made on Wednesday, followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Senator Buhari Abdulfatai (APC-Oyo North), who expressed concern over the worsening state of the road. The lawmaker noted that the road, […]
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The Senate, on Thursday, passed for third reading, the bill seeking the establishment of the North Central Development Commission. The bill was sponsored by the senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro, and other senators from the North Central region. The bill, which passed first and second readings on October […]
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The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has raised the alarm over alleged intimidation of its members by Governor Godwin Obaseki and threats of arrest by Commissioner of Police in the state. This was disclosed in a petition addressed to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; Senate Committee Chairman on Police Affairs, Abdulhamid Madori […]
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The Senate has suspended Senator Abdul Ningi for three months over the controversy on the 2023 budget. Ningi was suspended following his allegation of N3.7 trillion budget padding in an interview with BBC Hausa. Although he denied some of the claims in the interview during a briefing on Monday, saying he was quoted out of […]
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A nominee screened by the Senate for the role of justice of the Supreme Court, Jummai Sankey Jo, said that Kaduna State Senators are her “husbands.” The nominee who is the presiding justice of the Court of Appeal, Owerri division, said this when she appeared before lawmakers on Wednesday. According to a video on X, […]
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Sanni Onogu, Abuja December 21, 2023 The Senate on Thursday, December 21, confirmed the nomination of 11 Justices for appointment as Justices of Supreme Court. This followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters that screened the Justices and the approval of its recommendations by the […]
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The joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, and his counterpart in the Budget and Economic Planning Ministry, Abubakar Bagudu, to appear before it in furtherance of the budget defence for the Ministry of Niger Delta Development. The summon is a sequel to the appearance […]
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