Senate on Wednesday removed the clause that makes direct primary mandatory for the election of candidates in political parties from the electoral amendment act. The Red Chamber has now amended Clause 84 to allow for […]
The Senate increased the 2022 appropriations from N16,391,023,917,692 to N17,126,873,917,692. It could be recalled that in the budget “Christened “Budget of Economic Growth and Sustainability”, President Muhammadu Buhari presented the budget estimates before a joint […]
The Senate on Wednesday said it will hold on till January to respond to the withholding of assent to the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill by President Muhammdu Buhari. The upper legislative chamber said the move […]
Senate Committee on Health has urged Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) to blacklist foreign medical institutions that do not meet its requirements on training and practice of medicine in Nigeria. Chairman of the […]
Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Sen. Uba Sani, has decried that prominent Nigerians were “frustrating” the effort of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) at recovering the N4.4 trillion […]
The Senate, on Tuesday, summoned the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; and the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, over the incessant jailbreaks in the country. This followed a Point of Oder raised by […]
The Senate Committee on National Population and National Identity has said that over N190bn had been earmarked for the conduct of the national census in 2022. The chairman of the committee, Senator Sahabi Alhaji Yaú, […]
The senate committee on sports and youth development has sought for the increase of the daily feeding allowance of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from its current N600 per person to N1,000. The committee […]
The 2022 Appropriation Bill will be passed on Dec. 14, President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said. Lawan, who made the announcement during plenary on Tuesday said that this was to enable the upper […]
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has disclosed that the National Assembly will pass the 2022 Budget, Appropriation Bill before Christmas. Lawan made the disclosure on Friday night, while receiving the New Telegraph’s Lifetime Achievement Award in […]
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