The federal government declared Tuesday that it has over funded Operation Lafiya Dole fighting insurgency in the North-east. Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, who stated this while appearing before the Senate Committee on Army, said apart from the usual budgetary provisions for the operation, additional requests were made by the military through the president which were approved and cash-backed. There Read More
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, has ordered the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Mr Danladi Umar, to within two weeks , defend a petition against him on alleged public assault against a security guard at the Bannex Plaza in Wuse 2, Abuja. A security guard, Clement Sagwak, had through his counsel, Timzing Ramnap, Read More
Following the ongoing investigation by the Senate Committee on Finance on Remittances of Internally Generated Revenue(IGR) by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and payment of 1% Stamp Duties on all federal contracts. some government agencies have started opting out of funding from the federal budget and refunding millions of due revenues to Consolidated Revenue of the Federation (CRF). The action Read More
The Senate has approved the sum of N216, 646,579,231 billion as expenditure for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for the 2021 fiscal year. This was just as the upper chamber gave its approval for the service to review upward, its revenue target from N5.076 trillion proposed for the year 2020 to N7.61 trillion in 2021. The approval came, Wednesday, Read More
Nigerian senate passed a bill that strengthened the power of state-owned Asset Management Corp. of Nigeria to recover bad loans it acquired from commercial lenders during a banking crises more than a decade ago. The lawmakers approved the so-called Amcon Amendment Bill, which empowers the company to take possession, manage or sell all properties traced to debtors, whether or not Read More
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Hon. Justice Salisu Garba Abdullahi as Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The confirmation of Abdullahi’s nomination followed the consideration of a report by the committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central), in his presentation, said Read More
After a long legal tussle, the Senator-elect representing Imo North senatorial, Chukwuma Frank Ibezim has received his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), assuring the people of Okigwe of impactful representation that will bridge the void in development of the area. Speaking to journalists at a pre-inauguration dinner held in his honour weekend in Abuja, Ibezim Read More
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), the umbrella body of all the youth organisations in the South East geopolitical zone has congratulated the Chief Whip of the 9th Assembly, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, on his 61st birthday. A statement jointly signed Friday by COSEYL President Goodluck Ibem and the Secretary General, Kanice Igwe, read partly, “Dr. Orji Kalu Read More
The Nigerian Senate has directed its Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, to probe the alleged killing of some Nigerian nationals of Enugu State origin resident in the Republic of Togo. This followed a petition to the upper legislative Chamber by Concerned Igbo-Eze North Youths, presented by former Deputy President of the Senate and former Speaker of the Parliament Read More
The Senate Tuesday received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the appointment of the Acting Chief Judge of the FCT High Court, Hon Justice Salisu Garba Abdullahi, as substantive Chief Judge. The request was contained in a letter read on the floor during plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. President Buhari said the request was made pursuant Read More
The Senate has put machinery in motion for full investigation into allegation of assault by the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CTT), Mr Danladi Umar. Umar, as shown in a viral video recently, was alleged to have physically assaulted one Clement Sagwak at the popular Banex Shopping Plaza, Abuja. Drawing the attention of the Senate to the incident Read More
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has dismissed claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that President Muhammadu Buhari harbours a terrorist sympathiser in his administration. In a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke, the group said that the opposition party is lashing on fake news to further its disinformation agenda. “We are actually not surprised Read More
A group of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of North-central Council of APC, has asked the Kogi state governor Yahaya Bello, to drop his presidential ambition for the zone to produce the next national chairman of the ruling party. The group led by its leader, Dr. Kassim Muhammad, told newsmen at the APC national secretariat, Thursday in Read More
Members of the Senate Committee on Public Account were shocked Wednesday when informed that two Prado Jeeps worth N31million were sold for N1.5 million by officials of Lake Chad Research Institute, Maiduguri. Reports to that effect were contained in the 2017 Audit report from the office of the Auditor General of the Federation. According to the report, the Prado Jeeps Read More
The Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, Monday expressed shock and sadness over the death of Afenifere spokesman, Yinka Odumakin. The senator in a statement by his Media Adviser, Uchenna Awom, said the shocking death of the foremost rights activist and advocate of a restructured Nigeria has depleted the colony of courageous Nigerians who speak truth to power not minding dangers Read More
Senator Chimaroke Nnamani (PDP Enugu East), has urged the political class to reflect on the sacrifices and lessons of Easter celebration and use the opportunity to redress the inherent injustice in order to bring peace and unity in the country. Nnamani in an Easter message in Abuja, Saturday, said the challenges of disunity, insecurity and growing dissent among the various Read More
The Senate Tuesday through two of its standing committees, hit hard on relevant agencies of the executive arm of government expecting foreign loans and seeking approval for 2021 budget proposals. While the upper legislative chamber committee on local and foreign debts at an interface with the ministries of Agriculture, Finance and Debt Management Office over 995million Euros and $1.5billion foreign Read More
The Senate Committee on Health has summoned the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire , his Trade and Investment counterpart, Niyi Adebayo and the Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC), Professor Mojisola Adeyeye , over the manufacturing, importation, and policy guidelines for syringes in Nigeria. The summon was issued Monday by the chairman of the committee, Read More
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has congratulated Nigeria’s 13-year-old promising champion, Ugo Ugochukwu, on winning the FIA European Carting Championship. In congratulating the young champion, Senator Omo-Agege urged parents to allow their children engage in sporting activities at young age, noting that it paid off for Ugochukwu being the first Nigerian to get such honour in Read More
The Vice Chancellor of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi Professor Muhammadu Ahmad Abdulazeez, has disclosed plan to unbundle Computer Science programme into different degree courses. He made the plan known Wednesday while presenting computer laptops to staff of the department of mathematical sciences in their Yelwa campus’ e-library. The computers were donated to the department by the National Read More
A bill seeking to establish the Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences in Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State scaled second reading in the Senate on Tuesday. Sponsor of the bill, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central), while leading debate on the piece of legislation, said the establishment of the university would provide basic scientific training as a foundation for Read More
The Senate Committee on Aviation has expressed readiness interest to convert the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) Zaria into the African International University of Aviation. Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Smart Adeyemi disclosed this in an interview with newsmen shortly after leading the committee on a facility tour of the college in Zaria. He said sophisticated equipment and Read More
The Nigeria National League (NNL) has congratulated Amaju Pinnick, President of the Nigeria Football Federation on his achievement, after being elected into the prestigious arm of World Football ruling body, the FIFA Executive Committee. Amaju floored his closest contestant Walter Nyamilandu of Malawi 43-8 to emerge as FIFA Council member. Chairman of the League, who is also the chairman Senate Read More
As far as digital economy in the world is concerned, which is valued at $11trillion, Nigeria despite its huge population and potentials, is lagging behind, according to the Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency ( NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa. This is as the Senate has urged the agency to fast track the process of making the country an Read More
The Senate Wednesday, considered a bill seeking to provide for the position of a substantive chairman on the board of the Nigerian Directorate of Employment (NDE). The bill which scaled second reading, according to its sponsor, Senator Kabir Abdullahi Barkiyya (APC, Katsina Central), intends to provide for the appointment of the substantive chairman by the president of the Federal Republic Read More
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