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...
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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...
Sen. Simon Lalong (APC-Plateau) on Wednesday at plenary took his oath of office and allegiance. The administration of Lalong’s oath of allegiance followed his declaration as winner of the Plateau -South Senatorial election by the Appeal Court. The Clerk of the Senate, Mr Chinedu Akubueze, administered the oath...
The Senate has threatened to step down consideration on the 2024 budget of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) over insufficient information Sen. Adams Oshiomhole, the Chairman,Senate Committee on Interior, Sen.Adams Oshiomole, said this said this at the 2024 budget defence of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Interior...
The Chairman of the Senate Appropriation Committee, Senator Adeola Olamilekan, on Wednesday, directed the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, to appear before the committee in 24 hours. Olamilekan, who asked Kyari to appear in company of the Executive Secretary...
The Senate has passed a resolution urging the Federal Government to withhold statutory allocations of local government councils who are not democratically elected. This followed the adoption of a motion on “Urgent need to halt the erosion of democracy; the dissolution of elected councils in Benue, ”at plenary...
The Senate has tasked its Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes to investigate the activities of Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) over unpaid pension. This followed the adoption of a motion “ on the need to address the travails of pensioners, their next-of-kin and deceased relatives over unpaid pensions,...
President Bola Tinubu has sought the approval of the Senate for 2023-2024 external borrowing plan of 8.6 billion dollars and 100 million euros. This is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate,Godswill Akpiabio and read at plenary on Tuesday. Tinubu said the request for the borrowings...
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Prof. Tunji Olaopa as the Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC). This followed the adoption of the report of the senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service at the Committee of the Whole on Tuesday. The senate also confirmed for appointment...
The Senates has approved the 2022-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) of President Bola Tinubu. This followed the adoption of the report of its Joint Committee on Finance, Appropriation, National Planning, Local and Foreign Debts at plenary on Wednesday. Presenting the report, Sen.Sani...