Senators were locked in a tense debate on Wednesday over a Bill for an Act to give effect to Section 219 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to provide for the establishment of the Armed Forces Service Commission and for other related matters, 2021 (SB. 362) by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe. Senator […]
By Tunde Opalana The Federal Government has been called upon to increase budgetary allocation to the National Assembly as the current appropriation of N125bn is grossly inadequate, Daily Times gathered. The Executive Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC), Engr. Ahmed Kadi Amshi, made the call on Tuesday in Abuja while playing host to […]
The Senate has resumed plenary after coming out of an executive (closed door) session where the earlier incident of forceful removal of the mace was deliberated upon. The session, according to a press release signed by Sen. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, is holding with the mace, the official symbol […]
The Senate plenary was on Wednesday disrupted after suspected thugs invaded the chamber and made away with the maze. The incident happened few seconds after a suspended senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, entered the chamber. According to report making rounds, about 10 suspected thugs who came to the venue with the senator forced their entry into the chamber. […]
The Nigerian Senate has called for a ban on the importation of palm oil, palm kernel and other products of the cash crop. The lawmakers during plenary on Tuesday urged the Federal government to impose a ban on products of the cash crop following the adoption of a motion moved by Senator Francis Alimikhena (Edo-North), […]
Nigeria Senate has expressed concerns over bogus annual budget without commensurate implementation as the debate for 2018 appropriation bill begins on Tuesday. The N8,612,236,953,214 (Eight trillion, Six Hundred and Twelve Billion, Two Hundred and Thirty-six million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Four Thousand,Two Hundred and Fourteen Naira budget drew the ire of the upper chambers, who […]
The Senate on Tuesday approved a $5.5 billion external loan request by President Muhammadu Buhari, according to report by PremiumTimes. The president had in a letter on October 10 requested the Senate to approve $3 billion external loan and $2.5 billion Eurobond or Diaspora bond in the international market. Buhari explained that the bonds would […]
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