Nigerian Senate
19 Apr
Senator Ede Dafinone, the lawmaker representing Delta Central Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate, has expressed his heartfelt gratitude to President Bola Tinubu, the Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of Army Staff for their instrumental roles in securing the release of His Royal Majesty, King Clement Ikolo, Urhukpe 1, the monarch of Ewu-Urhobo…
14 Apr
Several officials serving in different Ministry Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government have been suspended for issues bordering on project infractions running into billions of naira. According to a report by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), recoveries in cash and assets between 2019-2022 are in billions of naira over the…
4 Apr
Mr Umeh Kalu (SAN), Counsel to the Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that the decision and resolution to suspend Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi) was that of the Senate sitting in plenary and not that of Akpabio.
29 Feb
The Senate has passed a bill for extension of service for employees of National Assembly from 60 to 65 years.
29 Feb
The new income policy guidelines were released by the Productivity, Prices and Incomes Board. Under these guidelines, the Federal State set a 15 per cent wage increase ceiling on all private sector workers earning less than 3,000 Naira a year.
23 Feb
The Senate has rejected the controversial bill seeking to extend the service year for employees of the National Assembly by additional five years.
19 Feb
The Senate have been cautioned to guard against the lure of granting an extension of retirement age for the Clerk and other staffers of the National Assembly from 60 to 65 years.
12 Dec
y Following the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) report the Senate has resolved to amend the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007, 16 years after. He assured the Commission that the Senate was ready to create a better working environment for the Fiscal Responsibility Commission. He pointed out that based on the input which the Commission has…
21 Nov
The Nigerian Senate, through its committee on banking, insurance and other financial Institutions has disclosed its readiness to comprehensively review extant....
26 Oct 2023
The Nigerian Senate has assured the Nigerian Army (NA) of total support in surmounting security challenges plaguing the country.
3 Oct 2023
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking confirmation of three additional ministerial nominees.
10 Aug 2023
Rising-Up for a United Nigeria has rejected in strong terms, calls by Timi Frank and other individuals for the resignation of the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio.
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