Senate invites Buhari
The Senate, on Thursday, resolved to join the House of Representatives in inviting President Muhammadu Buhari to provide explanations on the spate of killings in parts of the country. The resolution was sequel to a motion by Senator George Akume (APC, Benue) on killings in Benue State. Akume said despite military presence, the killings have […]
BREAKING: Senators call for Buhari’s impeachment over $496m Tucano aircraft purchase
Senate mace snatched at plenary
The mace which is the symbol of authority of the Senate was on Wednesday, snatched by some unidentified men. National Assembly reports said that the men barged into the Chamber of the Senate, during plenary, pushed away the Sergeant-at-Arms positioned at the entrance and carted away the mace. It is unclear if the men have […]
Senate passed 200 bills in 3 years. See full list…
As of March 29, 2018, 33 months after its inauguration, the 8th Senate had passed a total of 200 bills including Senate Bills, concorrence bills and constitution amendment bills. From its inauguration on Juna 9, 2015 the 8th senate had surpassed the 7th, 6th and 5th Senate in the number of bills passed. While the […]
Senate endorse establishment of 3 new federal institutions
The Senate has technically endorsed establishment of Federal Polytechnic Adikpo, Benue State; Federal Polytechnic Item, Abia State and Federal College of Education, Omuo Ekiti, Ekiti State. The endorsement followed the consideration of the Bills, which proposed the establishment of the institutions at a widely attended public hearing held by the upper chamber in Abuja. Senators […]
The senate has confirmed five nominees of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Those confirmed are Aisha Ahmad and Edward Lametek as deputy governors and Adeola Adenikinju, Aliyu Sanusi and Robert Asogwa. The nominees were confirmed after Rafiu Ibrahim, chairman senate committee on banking, insurance and financial institutions, presented a report at the red chamber on Thursday. Asheikh Maidudgu was the only nominee rejected by the lawmakers. The […]
No date yet for passage of 2018 budget.
The Senate has stated that there is no date yet for the passage of the 2018 budget. This was revealed by Sa’abi Abdullahi, Senate’s Spokesman, while addressing reporters in Abuja. “The budget process is on and I can’t tell you this is the specific date it is going to end,” he revealed. “We are working […]
Nigeria Senate: Investigate N3.4b NNPC/Agip Security Account
The Senate, on Tuesday, mandated its Committee on Public Accounts to investigate the rationale behind a security account allegedly operated by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Nigerian Agip Oil Company. This followed the adoption of a motion moved by Sen. Dino Melaye (Kogi-APC). Moving the motion, Melaye said there was the need for […]