The Senate has dismissed allegations that it was involved in determining its salaries or receiving special fiscal packages from the Presidency. Senate Spokesman, Sen. Yemi Adaramodu, in a statement on Sunday, in Abuja, described the allegations as “sordid and telltale assertions.” “The Nigerian Senate is petrified by the...
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The Senate has raised concern over 1.5 billion dollars approved in 2021 for the turn-around maintenance of the Port Harcourt Refinery with little or no result. Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, Chairman, Senate Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate the Alleged Economic Sabotage in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry, raised the concern...
The Senate has said it would not hesitate to expose any individual or establishments involved in importation of alleged toxic petroleum products into country. Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, Chairman of the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the alleged economic sabotage in Nigerian petroleum industry, stated this while addressing newsmen in...
The Senate on Tuesday at plenary, passed the 2024 Appropriation Act Amendment Bill of N6.2 trillion, presented for consideration by President Bola Tinubu on July 17. This, followed presentation and adoption of report of Committee on Appropriations on the bill by its Chairman Sen.Solomon Olamilekan (APC-Ogun). Olamilekan in...
The Senate, on Tuesday, passed the Finnace Act (amendment) Bill, 2024. This followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Finance presented by its Chairman, Sen. Sani Musa. Presenting the report, Musa said that the Senate at the plenary session on Wednesday July...
The Senate on Tuesday at plenary, passed the 2024 National Minimum Wage Amendment Act Bill. This, followed presentation and adoption of a report on the bill,by leader of the Senate Sen.Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bill which was transmitted to Senate...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A Northern Ethnic Youth Group , Assembly (NEYGA) has urged the embattled Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume representing Borno South Senatorial District to focus on addressing the ongoing issue of Boko Haram insurgency in his Constituency and good governance in the country rather...
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Mr Hashimu Argungu as Chairman,Police Service Commission (PSC). Also confirmed as Secretary and Member were Chief Onyemuche Nnamani and Mr Frederick Lakanu. This followed adoption of the report of the Committee on Police Affairs at the Committee of the Whole on...
The Senate on Thursday, rejected a Bill seeking to amend the Foreign Exchange Act, 2004. The piece of legislation also sought to make provisions for control, monitoring and supervision of transactions conducted in the Foreign Exchange Market. The bill was sponsored by the Chairman, Senate Committee on...
Lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has urged the federal government to prioritise financial and technical expertise in the construction of the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project. Speaking on a motion sponsored by Senator Manu Ibrahim (Taraba Central), Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan emphasised the need for a thorough investigation into...
A Bill to alter the 1999 Constitution as amended to create additional state in the South-East geo-political zone called Etiti, has passed through first reading in the House of Representatives . Rep. Amobi Ogah (LP-Abia) and four others sponsored the bill which was read by the clerk of...
The Senate, on Thursday, said there was no request from the Presidency to approve the purchase of a Presidential aircraft. Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, during plenary, dismissed speculations that the Upper Chamber was debating approval of a Presidential aircraft in the 2024 supplementary budget. Opeyemi said: “Senate is...
It’s surprising to note that open grazing is not practiced in any of the top twenty countries in the world that breed cow or export beef. Equally surprising is that Nigeria is also not one of these top twenty nations that export cow meat or breed cows. However,...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Abiodun Salami , has called for the adoption of unicameral legislative system to reduce cost of governance. Salami, a former Assistant Publicity Secretary of the party in Lagos, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of...
The Senate has mandated the Committee on Solid Minerals to investigate the cause of a rockslide in Farin Doki community, Shiroro Local Government of Niger State. The rockslide buried 30 informal miners alive in a gold mining site. This followed the adoption of a motion at plenary on...
The Senate Committee on Capital Market on Monday, called for the regulation of Cryptocurrency to ensure some level of accountability and protection of investor’s fund. The Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Osita Izunaso said this when he briefed newsmen in Abuja after the committee’s screening of Dr Emomotimi...
The Senate on Thursday constituted an ad hoc committee to investigate the number of abandoned projects in the country. This followed the adoption of a motion by Sen.Jimoh Ibrahim (APC- Ondo)on the need to look into the 11, 856 mega projects abandoned by the Federal Government. Presenting the...
The Senate has urged the Ministry of Aviation to handover the abandoned Shell Airstrip in Oloibiri, Bayelsa to the Nigerian Air Force for conversion into its base. his followed adoption of a motion at plenary on Thursday on urgent need for transformation of the abandoned Shell Airstrip at...
The Senate has passed a resolution urging the Federal Government to allocate funds to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), to enable it to restore power to the Jos-Gombe 330KV transmission line. The followed the adoption of a motion by Sen. Haruna Manu (PDP-Taraba) and co- sponsored by...