Tag: SENATE
Senate approves June 12 as Democracy Day
The Senate has concurred with the Public
Holiday Act (Amendment) Bill passed by the House of Representatives which
approved June 12 as Democracy Day.
The approval followed...
BREAKING: Senate confirms Emefiele for second term
The Senate has confirmed the re-appointment of
the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, for another
term of five years.
Emefiele’s re-appointment was confirmed...
Emefiele arrives Senate for screening
Governor of
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has arrived Senate for
screening to have his appointment renewed.
Senate Committee
on Banking had on Tuesday received the...
Senate threatens to shut down Bet9ja
The Senate Committee on Youth and Sports has threatened to
shut down Bet9ja office if the company failed to honour its invitation for a
second time.
Chairman...
Abike Dabiri confirmed chairman of Nigerian Diaspora Commission
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Abike Dabiri-Erewa as the chairman/chief executive officer of Nigerian Diaspora Commission.
The Senate had since November 2018 received...
My colleagues picked me for Senate president – Lawan
Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, has said that his
colleagues at the Senate picked him to become President of the Senate in the
9th assembly.
Lawan said this...
Senate grills acting IGP over insecurity in closed session
The Senate has engaged acting Inspector-General of
Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, in a closed session over insecurity across the
country.
The upper chamber had last week resolved...
Osinbajo didn’t ask me to drop ambition for Senate Presidency –...
Former Majority Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, has said that he was never told by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to drop his ambition to be...
Senate passes police reform bill
The Senate, during plenary on Wednesday, passed the
Police Reform Bill 2019 following the report of the Senate Committee on Police
Affairs.
The report was presented by...
Lawmakers in ninth assembly will unite to address issues despite divides...
Deputy
Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has said that the 9th National Assembly will
rise above political, religious, and ethnic divides to address the challenges in
the country....