By Toby Chuks Ahead of the election of the next Senate President during the inauguration of the 10th Senate on June 13, 2023, group known as Orji Uzor Kalu (OUK) Grassroots Movement for Ahmed Bola Tinubu has commended political leaders mostly in Northern part of Nigeria including Emirs for putting behind tribal and religious sentiments to
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…Delay on issuance and renewal of Nigeria International Passport by NIS causing untold hardship to Nigerians — Sen. Ekwunife The Senate Committee on Interior is to urgently investigate the delay in the issuance and renewal of international passports by the Nigeria Immigration Service,(NIS). The committee will turn in the report in two weeks. The resolution of
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…describes Ekwunife as most experienced and accepted candidate A coalition of women groups under the aegies of Anambra Central Women Forum, has endorsed Senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Uche Ekwunife for another term at the National Assembly. Mrs Oge Ekweozor, who disclosed this on behalf of the group at a meeting
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…asks Presidency to consider a political solution to solve the lingering problem in the interest of the country’s unity The South East Caucus in the Senate has stressed the need for the federal government to employ political resolution of the matter against the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The Southeast
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‘Targets legislative policy to support wholesome technology adoption – Sen. Ekwunife The Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial Zone, Sen Uche Ekwunife Ph.D has arrived Kigali – Rwanda with her team, Senate Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation for a 5-Day seminar billed to run from October 13th to October 17th. Besides strengthening the bilateral relationship between
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‘Sen. Gaya said the senate committee found no merit in the petitions against 4 nominees bordering on alleged membership of APC’ The Senate has confirmed the nomination of nineteen Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). It also confirmed on Wednesday, the nomination of Muhammad Sabo Lamido as Executive Commissioner, Finance
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‘The legislator further noted that having two arms in the National Assembly is not “a smart thing” The member representing Ovia Federal Constituency in Edo State, Denis Idahosa has called for the scrap of the Nigerian Senate. The All Progressives Congress (APC) member suggested the introduction of unicameral legislature to reduce expenses. Idahosa said the
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The Senate on Wednesday begun the screening of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. The motion for the screening was moved by the Senate Leader, Senator Ibrahim Gobir, at the plenary at 11:35am. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, had called for the screening exercise to be moved forward from where it was listed
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The Senate would this week meet to review the six-week ultimatum it gave President Muhammadu Buhari to end insecurity or be impeached. The upper legislative chamber billed to resume on Tuesday from the end of session recess, will sit as a whole to consider the security situation in the country since it gave the ultimatum
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The senator representing Kogi-West, Smart Adeyemi, has proposed a bill that will ban same-faith presidential ticket by any political party after the 2023 general election. The development is coming at a time the dust raised by the decision of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a Muslim, to pick another
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Youths of the seven Local Government Areas in Anambra North Zone have thrown their weight behind Mrs Uzoamaka Peace Obimuonso for the senatorial seat of Anambra North Constituency under the African Democratic Congress (ADC). They said a new breed without blemish in public records like Obimuonso remained the right person needed at this time in
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The Senate Committee on Finance says about N2 trillion revenue may have been trapped with Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government or spent on frivolous expenditures. The committee, chaired by Senator Solomon Adeola, is probing revenue remittances by over 700 MDAs between 2014-2020 and payment of 1% Stamp Duty on all contract awards by the
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THE Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Tuesday said her ministry had released a total sum of N1.008.47tn to the Nigerian Army between January 2019 and April 2021. The minister stated this when she appeared before the Senate Committee on Army. The panel had summoned the minister following complaints by the
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The Senate has launched an investigation into the alleged assault of a security guard at Bannex Plaza Abuja by Code of Conduct Tribunal(CCT) chairman, Justice Danladi Umar. The security guard, Clement Sagwak, had petitioned the Senate through his Senator Istifanus Gyang, on Tuesday. Gyang said the petitioner was seeking for justice having been assaulted by
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The Senate on Wednesday, March 24, adopted a motion to end the hardship being faced by Nigerians abroad in obtaining and renewing their passports. It, therefore, mandated its relevant committees to engage Ministers of Interior and Foreign Affairs, Comptroller General of Immigration and Nigeria’s foreign missions to introduce measures for Nigerians abroad to renew their
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