Tag: Senate

  The immediate-past Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, has resigned from the Green Chamber of the National Assembly after a 20-year tenure in the House of Representatives. Gbajabiamila, who…

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Senate to screen and confirm the nomination of former Inspector-General of Police Solomon Arase (retd) to chair the Police Service Commission (PSC). The President’s…

The Senate failed to pass the 2023 Appropriations bill on Thursday, as promised by Senate President Ahmed Lawan, who said the bill would be passed on Thursday. The absence of…

On Wednesday, the Senate has decided to discuss the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) most recent cash withdrawal cap. Following a point of order by Senator Olubunmi Adetunmbi of the…

The Senate on Wednesday urged the Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited to accelerate environmental action towards ensuring remedy for the Ogboinbiri community affected by the crude oil spill in the…

The Senate has said there is no provision for the proposed N5,000 transport grant to cushion the effect of subsidy removal in the 2022 budget. Senate Committee Chairman on Finance,…

The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission, (SEC), on Tuesday under attack with the Senate Committee on Capital Market over an N8 billion annual staff salary out of N9 billion internal…

The Senate has ordered an investigation into the remote and immediate causes of the gas explosion at Ladipo Spare Parts Market, in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos. The occurrence…

President, Muhammadu Buhari, has requested the Senate to confirm Professor Ayo Omotayo as Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies. The request was contained in a letter…

The Senate, through its Committee on Interior, on Wednesday increased the daily feeding cost of a prisoner to N1,000 from N750 proposed by the executive in the 2022 budget. This…