Category: National Assembly

Senate: Reopening Of Airports On June 21 Unrealistic
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Senate: Reopening Of Airports On June 21 Unrealistic

The Senate on Thursday, via its Committee on Aviation, said re-opening of the  nation’s airports for operation on June 21 was unrealistic, following concerns raised by workers in the aviation industry. Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Smart Adeyemi (APC Kogi), gave...
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Senate President Mourns Osinowo
June 15, 2020 No Responses

Senate President Mourns Osinowo

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has received with shock and sadness the news on Monday of the death of Senator Adebayo Osinowo.  Lawan condoled with Senator Osinowo’s family, friends, political associates and also the government and people of ...
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National Assembly Raises Revised 2020 Budget To N10.810trillion
June 11, 2020 No Responses

National Assembly Raises Revised 2020 Budget To N10.810trillion

The two  Chambers of the National Assembly on Thursday, raised the N10.509 trillion budget proposed by the executive as revised budget for 2020 fiscal year by N301billion, passing N10.810 trillion as aggregate expenditure for the 2020 revised budget. The ...
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Senate Probes BPE Over Non-Performance Of Paper Mills
June 9, 2020 No Responses

Senate Probes BPE Over Non-Performance Of Paper Mills

The Senate has mandated its Committee on Privatization to investigate the operations and non-performance of paper mills sold by the Bureau of Public Enterprises to private interests.  This was just as the Upper Chamber rejected a call on the Federal...
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Senate Wades Into Bonny Island’s Mysterious Deaths
June 9, 2020 No Responses

Senate Wades Into Bonny Island’s Mysterious Deaths

The Senate has mandated its Committee on Health (Primary and Communicable Disease) to meet with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) following the number of mysterious deaths recorded in Bonny Island, Rivers State.  The upper chamber while urging the...
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DSTV: Reps C’ttee Vows To Implement Pay-As-You-Go Package
June 2, 2020 No Responses

DSTV: Reps C’ttee Vows To Implement Pay-As-You-Go Package

The House of Representatives ad hoc Committee investigating  non implementation of  pay-as-you-go package by DSTV and other satellite providers in the country  has assured Nigerians of justice. Chairman of the ad hoc committee, Unyime Idem, gave the assuran...
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Assembly Speakers Laud Buhari Over Financial Autonomy For Legislature, Judiciary
May 23, 2020 No Responses

Assembly Speakers Laud Buhari Over Financial Autonomy For Legislature, Judiciary

Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria have lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Executive Order granting financial autonomy to legislatures and judiciaries of  all states. In a statement through their chairman, who is also the Speaker of Lago...
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Senate Begins Amendment Of Nigeria’s Local Content Law
May 19, 2020 No Responses

Senate Begins Amendment Of Nigeria’s Local Content Law

The Senate has commenced amendment of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act 2010, following the consideration of a bill seeking to boost local content and strengthen the nation’s economy.    The Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content&nbs...
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Senate Wants Police Force Decentralized
May 5, 2020 No Responses

Senate Wants Police Force Decentralized

The Senate has called for the de-centralization of the Nigeria Police Force and the need for community policing as a way of addressing the country’s problem of insecurity.  This formed part of the recommendations of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on...
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COVID-19: Nigeria Seeks N’Assembly’s Approval For N500b Intervention Fund
April 5, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Nigeria Seeks N’Assembly’s Approval For N500b Intervention Fund

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed on Saturday met with the leadership of the National Assembly to intimate it with an Executive proposal to establish a N500 billion COVID-19 Crisis Intervention Fund. Mrs Zainab, with...
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Senate Mulls Downward Review Of 2020 Budget
March 17, 2020 No Responses

Senate Mulls Downward Review Of 2020 Budget

The Senate on Tuesday said it may consider a downward review of 2020 budget of N10.5 trillion passed by the National Assembly and assented by President Muhammadu Buhari.The Senate resolution followed adoption of recommendations of its joint committees on Finan...
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Reps To Invite Minister, SON, Others Over Influx Of Fake Products
March 12, 2020 No Responses

Reps To Invite Minister, SON, Others Over Influx Of Fake Products

The House of Representatives has resolved to invite the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, the Director-General, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the Director-General, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission over influx of sub...
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Senate Passes Companies And Allied Matters Amendment Bill
March 10, 2020 No Responses

Senate Passes Companies And Allied Matters Amendment Bill

The Senate on Tuesday passed the Companied and Allied Matters Act amendment bill, 2020.The passage of the bill by the upper chamber was sequel to a clause-by-clause consideration of the bill in a committee of the whole.The piece of legislation...
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Senate Approves FG’s $22.7b Loan Request
March 5, 2020 No Responses

Senate Approves FG’s $22.7b Loan Request

The Senate on Thursday,  approved 22.7 billion dollars as external borrowing plan for Nigeria out of the 22.8 billion requested by President Muhammadu Buhari.This followed the adoption of the report of the Committee on Local and Foreign Debts on the...
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