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 […]