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June 23, 2022 No Responses

Senate Probes Shell, Seeks Refund Of $200m To FG

The Senate, on Wednesday at plenary constituted an Ad Hoc Committee to investigate Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) over non-compliance with the Petroleum Act and violation of the Joint Venture Agreement entered with the Federal Government. The Ad Hoc committee was...

May 25, 2022 No Responses

Ngwu Replaces Ekweremadu As Ugwuanyi, Nnamani Secure PDP Senatorial Tickets In Enugu

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani have secured the Senatorial District primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in the state on Tuesday. Ugwuanyi scored 299 valid votes cast to defeat three ...

April 5, 2022 No Responses

Senate Extends 2021 Budget Implementation To May 31

The Senate has extended the implementation of 2021 budget from March 31 to May 31.This followed the consideration of a bill to Amend the 2021 Appropriation Act. The Senate before considering the bill suspended Rule 78(1) of the Senate Standing...

April 5, 2022 No Responses

Oshiomhole Declares For Senate

Former Governor of Edo, Adams Oshiomhole, has declared his intention to contest under the All Progressives Congress (APC) to represent the people of Edo North Senatorial District in the 2023 election. He made the declaration at an enlarged APC meeting...

February 24, 2022 No Responses

Senate Approves Establishment Of Maritime Security Trust Fund

The Senate has passed a bill seeking to establish the Nigerian Maritime Security Trust Fund. The passage of the bill followed the adoption of the report of Senate Conference Committee on the Nigerian Maritime Security Trust Fund (Establishment) Bill, 202...

February 16, 2022 No Responses

Senate Passes Act To Empower AIB-N Investigate Maritime, Rail Accidents

By ebosele@hotmail.com — The Senate on Tuesday passed the bill for the Act to provide for the establishment of Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), a multimodal accident investigation agency, coming about a month after the House of Repres...

December 8, 2021 No Responses

Customs Bill On Electronic Transactions Scales 2nd Reading In Senate

A bill to empower Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to carry out electronic transactions scaled second reading in Senate on Tuesday. This followed the presentation of the lead debate on the general principles of the bill by the sponsor, Sen. Francis...

November 9, 2021 No Responses

Senate Tasks I-G On Missing Journalist

The Senate has charged the Inspector-General of Police (I-G) Alkali Baba to investigate the circumstances leading to the disappearance of Mr Tordue Salem, an Abuja based vanguard journalist. This followed the adoption of a point of order by Sen.Orker-Jev...

September 27, 2021 No Responses

Senate Receives Report On $5.792b Mambila Power Projects

The Senate Committee on Local Content on Monday received the report of the Financial Sub-Committee of the Mambila Hydro-Electric Power Projects (HEPP). The Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Teslim Folarin, received the report in Abuja as presented by Mr Mu...

June 4, 2021 No Responses

Senate Reinforces Legal Status for National Emergency Number 112

Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber, The Senate, has taken further steps towards strengthening the legal status for the country’s National Emergency Number 112, being implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) though it’s Emergency Commu...

April 22, 2021 No Responses

Senate Approves Buhari’s $1.5b, €995m External Loan Requests

The Senate on Wednesday approved $1.5billion and €995million external loan requests From President Mohammadu Buhari. The approval was sequel to the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts presented by its Chairman...

February 25, 2021 No Responses

Senate Committee Assures NDDC Of Support, Collaboration

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, (middle) speaking during the oversight visit of the Senate Committee at the NDDC permanent headquarters in Port Harcourt.First right is the NDDC Interim Administrator, MrEfiongAkwa...

December 22, 2020 No Responses

Senate Passes N453.2b NDDC 2020 Budget

The Senate has passed the 2020 N453.2 billion budget for Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Niger Delta during plenary on Monday.Presenting the report, Sen. Bulus Amos,Vice Chair...

August 27, 2020 No Responses

Senate Tasks Accountant General On Payment Of $18b Dividend To NNPC

The Joint Senate Committee on Finance and National Planning has asked the Office of Account General of the Federation (OAGF) to investigate the payment of 18 billion dollars by Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporatio...