February 19, 2025
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Audit Queries: Senate threatens IGP, FIRS, NNPCL, CBN, others with Warrant of Arrests

…moves to publish queries in National dailies, demands removal of affected officials from offices By Haruna Salami The Senate has threatened issuance of warrant of arrests against the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, Chief Executive Officers of Federal Inland Revenue Service ( FIRS) , the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited ( NNPCL), the Central
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Nigeria must not be embarrassed as leadership of global Migration body – Senate

By Haruna Salami The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Special Duties, Senator Kaka Shehu has said the upper chamber will do all within its power to ensure Nigeria is not “embarrassed”, as she takes over Rabat process on migration. He advised Federal Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally […]
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N8.9billion budget for Information Ministry is grossly inadequate – Senate

…summons Economic Planning minister By Tunde Opalana The Senate through on Tuesday declared that the meagre N8.9billion 2025 budget envelope earmarked for the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation was grossly inadequate . It consequently summoned the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning , Senator Atiku Bagudu to appear before it for required
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Abandoned Project: Senate , Berger settle scores over Odukpani -Ikot Ekpene road

…vacate warrant of arrest order By Tunde Opalana The Senate and construction giant, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc on Tuesday resolved issues surrounding uncompleted federal government road project with the legislature ordering completion of the project. This as the the Senate vacated a warrant of arrest issued last late last year against the Managing Director of […]
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Senate passes insurance bill mandating N10bn to N35bn capital thresholds

BY MOTOLANI OSENI The Nigerian insurance industry faces a recapitalisation exercise in 2025 as the Senate has approved the Consolidated Insurance Bill, introducing new capital requirements. The bill specifies minimum thresholds of N10 billion for life insurance firms, N15 billion for non-life businesses, and N35 billion for reinsurance companies, representing increases of
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Senate set up committee to investigate allegations against Wike- Senator Imasuen

By Titus Akhigbe The Labour Party (LP) lawmaker representing Edo South Senatorial district in the Senate, Senator Neda Imasuen, on Thursday, said that the senate leadership has begun investigation into the issues raised by Rights activist, Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor, over the revocation of ownership of a property belonging to her late husband, Col Paul Ogbebor […]