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Pray for success of Renewed Hope Agenda, security in the land, Senate C’ttee Chairman tells Muslim Ummah

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BY PATRICK WEMAMBU As the Muslim community worldwide begins the month-long Ramadan religious obligation, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Solomon Adeola (APC, Ogun West) has felicitated with all Muslim faithful in witnessing yet another Holy Month while urging

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Ways and Means: Senate blames CBN for frustrating efforts

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 February 2025 0

By Patrick Wemambu The Senate Ad-hoc Committee investigating Ways and Means facility granted to the federal government between 2015 to 2023 has taken a swipe at the Central Bank of Nigeria for frustrating its efforts to uncover how the loans were spent. Speaking after receiving an interim report from its consultants at meeting on Tuesday, […]

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Senate Passes Vote Of Confidence On Akpabio, Sends Natasha’s Case to Ethics Committee

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 25 February 2025 0

BY PATRICK WEMAMBU The Senate on Tuesday passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the Senate President, Senator Godswill Obong Akpabio, saying the Senate remains resolute in protecting the institution of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Coming on the heels of the Senate resolution referring to the controversial breach of […]

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Senate Finance C’ttee interacts with MOFI overr asset holding coy repositioning

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 20 February 2025 0

BY PATRICK WEMAMBU The Senate Finance Committee Wednesday met with the representatives of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) in Committee Room 117 at the National Assembly Abuja towards repositioning the asset holding company. Led by its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Armstrong Takang, the visitors articulated the state of the housing market in Nigeria. The […]

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Stable energy supply: Senate partners South Korean firm

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 19 February 2025 0

By Patrick Wemambu Recurring blackouts with far-reaching implications affecting industries, businesses and households may soon become a thing of the past in Nigeria if the recent partnership arrangement between the country’s Senate and a South Korean energy firm succeeds. Sitting Monday in the red chambers in a brain-storming session with the Asian energy company –

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Senate urges FG to extend Superhighway road projects to N/ East

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 14 February 2025 0

…as Senator Goje said only two N/East roads connected to the N4.2trn projects By Tunde Opalana To actualize her intent of guaranteeing socio-economic and political wellbeing of the citizenry of Nigeria, the Federal Government has been charged to extend the Renewed Hope Super Highway Road Projects to the North – East geopolitical zone. This, it […]

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To avoid contradiction, Senate amends development commissions Acts

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 13 February 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana The Senate on Wednesday made slight adjustments to the Acts establishing three of the geopolitical development commissions. They are the, North-west, South-West and South-East Development Commissions. Specifically, clauses 14 and 15 of the acts establishing the commissions were amended to avoid contradiction with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as

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Nigeria-Niger row: Senate opts for diplomatic solution

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 7 February 2025 0

By Haruna Salami The Senate has mandated its committees on National Security & Intelligence and Foreign Affairs to investigate within four weeks allegations by Head of State of the Niger Republic, Brig. Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani against Nigeria’s sovereignty. This was with the aim to use diplomatic and security measures to restore and strengthen the historical

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

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…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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Akpabio rejigs Senate standing Committees leadership

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 5 February 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana Following a few appointments made, the Senate on Tuesday made slight changes to chairmanship of some of its standing committees. In view of the signing to an Act of Parliaments of the North-West Development Commission, Senator Hussaini Babangida of Jigawa State has been appointed Chairman Senate Committee on the Commission while the […]

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Senate Leader, 14 others elevated into Body of Life Benchers

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 27 January 2025 0

The Body of Benchers, currently chaired by Chief Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN) has confirmed the Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele; human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) and 13 other prominent legal practitioners life members of the prestigious body. Among others, the body further confirmed Director General, Nigerian Law School, Prof. Isa Chiroma; Emir

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Senate summons Edun, Bagudu, Alake , DG Budget Office on Solid Mineral budget

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 20 January 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana The Senate has summoned the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr. Dele Alake, Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu and the Director General, Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu to appear before the Joint Committee on […]

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Budget defence: Senate urges universities to think outside the box

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 17 January 2025 0

By Haruna Salami The Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund has urged Nigerian to be innovative and think outside the box to provide solution to their myriads of problems. This admonition came after the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions listened to the speech of the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC) and that of […]

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Nigeria must not be embarrassed as leadership of global Migration body – Senate

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 16 January 2025 0

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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Budgetary Allocation: NASS Cttee pledges upward review to agencies

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 16 January 2025 0

By Tom Okpe The Joint Committee on Livestock of the National Assembly, Senate and the House of Representatives, resolved on Thursday, to ensure improvement in the proposed 2025 budgetary allocation for Veterinary Institute of Nigeria, considering its relevance in providing vaccines to contain spread of diseases around the country. The Committee gave the assurance to […]

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N8.9billion budget for Information Ministry is grossly inadequate – Senate

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 16 January 2025 0

…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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Development agencies should not fail Nigerians, Senate warns

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 15 January 2025 0

By Haruna Salami The Senate has warned regional and geo- political development agencies across the country nit to fail Nigerians. This is as the parliament urged nominees for the Governing Boards of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) and the South East Development Commission (SEDC) not to betray the trust reposed in them by President […]

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Senate confirms Mark Okoye, Shehu Ma’aji,30 others for NWDC, SEDC

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 15 January 2025 0

By Haruna Salami The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointments of all the nominees for the Governing Boards of the North West Development Commission, NWDC and the South East Development Commission, SEDC. The Senate presided by the Senate President Godswill Akpabio confirmed Mark Okoye and Professor Abdullahi Shehu Ma’aji as the Managing Director and Chief […]

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Abandoned Project: Senate , Berger settle scores over Odukpani -Ikot Ekpene road

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 15 January 2025 0

…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 panel orders NOA, NAN to rework 2025 budget proposals

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 9 January 2025 0

By Haruna Salami Senate Committee on Information has directed the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the budget to revise and resubmit their budgetary proposals for the 2025 fiscal year at defense session on Thursday. The committee, chaired by Senator Kenneth Eze (APC, Ebonyi Central), questioned the feasibility and […]