The Senate has urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), to provide relief materials to ginger farmers in Southern Kaduna, following out break of disease affecting ginger production. This followed the adoption of a motion at plenary on Tuesday by Sen.Sunday Katung (PDP- Kaduna) on urgent need to...
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The Chairman, Senate Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity, Sen. Diket Plang, says the upper chamber will give the expected new minimum wage bill expeditious consideration . Plang, in a statement on Friday in Abuja said the bill when passed, would further ensure improved welfare of workers and...
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to redeem the N10 billion promise made to the people of Benue to rebuild the destroyed communities. Senate resolution was sequel to adoption of a motion at plenary on Thursday on need to restle displaced people of Gwer -West , Markurdi...
The Senate has confirmed three more ministerial nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu. The confirmation followed the screening and approval of the nominees during Wednesday’s plenary. The nominees include: Jamila Bio- Ibrahim (Kwara), Balarabe Lawal (Kaduna State) and Ayodele Olawande (Ondo State). The Senate had on...
The Senate confirmed the appointment of Dr Olayemi Cardoso as the Governor of the CBN on Tuesday. It also confirmed the nomination of Mrs Emem Usoro, Mr Muhammad Dattijo, Mr Philip Ikeazor and Dr Bala Bello as the bank’s deputy governors. Their confirmation followed the consideration and approval...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim to serve as the Minister of Youth, pending her confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The President has further approved the nomination of Mr. Ayodele Olawande...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has declared that he has the right to decide his replacement as the senator representing Ebonyi South Senatorial District under the All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Umahi left the Senate after being appointed the country’s...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi, has debunked reports that it has nominated former Gov. David Umahi’s brother, Austin, to replace him in the Senate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Ebonyi South senatorial district seat became vacant after Sen. David Umahi was appointed Minister...
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Sunday, posted a cryptic message on social media weeks after his ministerial nomination was not confirmed by the Senate. In a message on X, formerly known as Twitter, the ex-governor dropped lyrics of ‘Who The Cap Fit’ by the late...
A ministerial nominee for Delta, Mr Festus Keyamo, on Monday said that he would not disappoint President Bola Tinubu for nominating him as minister designate. Keyamo, a former Minister of State for Employment, Labour and Productivity, also thanked the Senate for its magnanimous consideration, saying he would not disappoint...
The Senate has confirmed 45 ministerial nominees out of the 48 nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu. The confirmation followed the consideration and approval of the nominees during Monday’s plenary. The nominees include Sen. Abubakar Kyari (Borno ), Abubakar Momoh (Edo), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Prof. Joseph Utsev...
The Senate has screened Mr Festus Keyamo a ministerial nominee from Delta after he apologised to the lawmakers over an alleged misconduct to the legislature. Keyamo’s screening at plenary on Monday followed his apology to lawmakers over his conduct in 2020, when it was said he ignored summon...
A human rights and constitutional lawyer, Mr Festus Ogun has written to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to probe a forgery allegation against Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, a ministerial nominee from Ondo state. In the letter addressed to the NYSC Director-General, copies of which were made available to...
Senate has resolved into a close session, following a motion at plenary on Monday to suspend screening of Mr Festus Kayemo, nominee from Delta State. The motion, which generated altercation among senators was sponsored by Sen. Dalington Nwokocha(LP-Abia). Nwokocha had raised the motion for suspension of Kayemo’s...
President Bola Tinubu has conveyed the decisions of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on recent military intervention in Niger. The ECOWAS decision is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpiabio and read at plenary on Friday. Tinubu, who is the...
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Mr Festus Keyamo for consideration and approval of Senate, as minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Tinubu also withdrew earlier nomination of Dr.Maryam Shetty nominee from Kano and replaced her with a new nominee Dr Mairiga Mahmud also from Kano. Tinubu...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent another list of 19 nominees to the Senate for confirmation as ministers. The letter containing the names of the ministerial nominees was read at the plenary by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio. Top on the...
The Senate has acknowledged the laudable achievements of the Executive Director (Business Development) of Nigerian Export and Import Bank (NEXIM) and Delta Ministerial Nominee, Stella Okotete. The upper chamber lauded her achievement in growing the non-oil exports and business fortunes of the Bank. The commendation came after the Senator...
Sen. Abdula’ziz Yari (APC-Zamfara) says the Senate is doing its best to ensure thorough screening of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominees of. Yari stated this when he answered questions from newsmen shortly after he paid a private visit to Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday in...
Senate has begun screening and confirmation of ministerial nominees, presented by President Bola Tinubu for consideration and confirmation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 16 of the nominees were listed for screening on Monday in Abuja. The nominees listed are: Sen. Abubakar Kyari (Borno), Abubakar...