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APC CLEARS YAHAYA BELLO, OTHER ASPIRANTS FOR KOGI SENATORIAL PRIMARIES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, and other aspirants to participate in the party’s senatorial primaries scheduled to hold on Monday
SENATE APPROVES POLICY TO CURB MISUSE OF HONORARY DEGREES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has approved a new policy to tackle the growing misuse of honorary degrees by tertiary institutions. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, said the decision was reached
SENATE CONFIRMS TEGBE, ENIKANOLAIYE AS MINISTERS By:Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe and Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye as ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria after their screening on the floor of the chamber. Their confirmation
SENATE CONFIRMS 64 AMBASSADORIAL NOMINEES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of 64 Nigerians as Career and Non-Career Ambassadors of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The confirmation followed the consideration and adoption of a report by the
SENATE CONFIRMS NEW SERVICE CHIEFS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Senate has confirmed the four Service Chiefs nominated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after a thorough screening session. During the exercise, lawmakers questioned the nominees on their strategies to tackle insecurity. Senate
SENATE DEMANDS 2024 BUDGET PERFORMANCE REPORT BEFORE 2026 MTEF PRESENTATION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Senate Committee on Finance has directed the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, and other key economic managers to submit a detailed performance report on the 2024 budget
IKPEA, NWACHUKWU SWORN IN AS SENATORS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Two newly elected senators, Joseph Ikpea and Emmanuel Nwachukwu, have been sworn in as members of the National Assembly. Ikpea now represents Edo Central, succeeding Governor Monday Okpebholo, while Nwachukwu of APGA
SENATE CLARIFIES N210 TRILLION AUDIT REPORT – DEMANDS NNPCL BOSS’S APPEARANCE……… By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Senate has clarified that the N210 trillion flagged in audit reports from 2017–2023 was unaccounted for by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL), not stolen.
NIGER/SENATE: THE SENATE HAS CALLED ON PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU AS CHAIRMAN OF ECOWAS TO…….. By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban. 08036377731 The Senate has called on President Bola Tinubu as Chairman of ECOWAS to further encourage other leaders of ECOWAS
The Senate is to resume plenary on Tuesday (March 21), the Clerk of the Senate, Mr Chinedu Akubueze, has said. A statement issued by Akubueze on Monday in Abuja said that the plenary had been rescheduled from March 14 to March 21.