The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr Kelechi Ohiri, as the Director-General, National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). The confirmation followed the presentation of report by the Senate Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary) during plenary session. Presenting the report, chairperson of the committee, Sen. Banigo Ipalibo (PDP-Rivers West) recalled that...
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The Senate has approved 2024 budget of N5.079 trillion for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for the 2024 fiscal year. The approval followed adoption of recommendations of report of Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs on Thursday at plenary. Presenting the report, Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Jibrin...
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has announced an over 45-member constitution review committee on the 1999 constitution to be chaired by the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin. The committee would also comprise six lawmakers from each geopolitical zone and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja....
President Bola Tinubu has sought the confirmation of Senate for the appointment of a Chairman and Members for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). Tinubu’s request was conveyed in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpiabio and read at plenary on Wednesday....
The Senate has passed a Vote of Confidence on Security Chiefs for their efforts in fighting the security challenges bedeviling the country. President of Senate Godswill Akpabio, said this shortly after a closed door meeting with the Security Chiefs and the National Security Adviser in Abuja on Tuesday....
The Senate on Tuesday went into a close door session to take briefs from Service Chiefs and some Ministers on the general state of security in the country. The closed-door session followed a motion moved by Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti). Those at the meeting include National...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of five persons as members of the board of directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The President’s request is contained in a letter read by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, at the...
Sen. Banigo Ipalibo has said the senate will take steps to tackle the menace of ‘one chance’, a notorious criminal gang operating in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other major cities. Ipalibo, the Chairperson, Senate Committee on Health gave the assurance when she led members of her...
The Senate on Tuesday, said it had invited Service Chiefs to appear before it on Wednesday, over security challenges in the country. Sen. Adetokunbo Abiru, Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, gave the hint while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja...
The Senate, through its committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions has summoned the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso to appear before it on Tuesday. He is to explain the state of the economy and free flow of Naira at the forex market...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the disengagement of Mr Babatunde Erukere, as the Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). This is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio...
Senator Okey Ezea (LP- Enugu-North) has dismissed a report of alleged corruption, bribery and oil bunkering against the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla. In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday the Senator said the sponsored publication “is baseless, malicious and orchestrated to harass and...
The Senate will summon the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike and security agencies over the spike in crimes in the nation’s capital. The lawmaker representing FCT, Senator Ireti Kingibe (LP- Abuja), disclosed this when she appeared on Channels Television’s current affairs show Sunday Politics....
The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request on the 2022-2024 external borrowing rolling plan of 7.4 billion dollars and 100 million euros. This followed the adoption of report of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debt at plenary. Presenting the report, Sen. Haruna Manu, the Vice...
The Senate has passed the N28.7trillion 2024 Appropriation Bill, increasing the budget from the N27.5trillion presented by President Bola Tinubu with about N1.2 trillion. The passage of the bill, followed the approval of report of the Senate Committee on Appropriation at plenary on Saturday. Presenting the report the...
The Senate on Saturday mourned the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Ghali Umar Na’Abba. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former speaker died on Wednesday in Abuja, at the age of 65. This followed the adoption of a motion by the...
The Senate has summoned has summoned security chiefs and others over Christmas Eve killings in Plateau State. Those summoned include the Chief of Army staff, Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, the Director General of...
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of 11 Supreme Court Justices nominated by President Bola Tinubu to fill the vacancies on the apex court bench. This followed the adoption of the report of Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and legal Matters at the Committee of the Whole...
The Senate has mandated the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to compel the appearance of the Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hussaini Magaji, before the Senate Committee on Finance within 24 hours. Invoking Section 89, sub section 2, the Chairman Senate Committee on...