The Senate is prepared to propose to the Federal Ministry of Finance , Budget and National Planning to exempt 60 federal agencies from receiving allocation from the national budget , which will start from next year . It was gathered that the move was due to the conviction that the agencies generate enough revenue to
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Licensed Agents Petition Nigerian Senate Over Alleged Corruption In Customs Service
A group of licensed agents has petitioned the Nigerian Senate over what they termed different atrocities allegedly committed by Nigeria Customs Service officials. In the five-page petition signed by over 50 members of Concerned Licensed Customs Agents, the group accused customs officials of acts of corruption and sabotage of the country’s economy. They said that
Read moreUNILAG: Workers, Senate Reject Ogundipe’s removal
All staff unions in the University of Lagos on Thursday expressed their displeasure with the removal of the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, by the Governing Council of the school. The workers, under the aegis of the Joint Staff Union, JSU, made this known at a Congress they held to state their position on
Read moreSenate summons Finance Minister, Accountant General over variations in cost of contracts
The Nigerian Senate summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, and the Federation’s Accountant General, Ahmed Idris, along with the Managing Director of the NSIA, Uche Orji, and the contractors handling the projects to appear before him and Explain the variations in the cost of major federal highways that are run
Read moreCOVID-19 scandal: Senate uncovers how police, NDDC staff shared N1.5bn
When ordinary Nigerians in the Niger Delta regions were being locked down without any palliative from the Niger Delta Commission, the staffers and the police were busy sharing about One billion, Five Hundred Million Naira as palliatives . Nigeria upper legislative House, the Senate o Thursday July 9 , uncovered how the Interim Management Committee
Read more[BREAKING] 774,000 Jobs Latest: Senators, Keyamo in shouting spree
In what looks like a show of mistrust between the senators and the minister of state for labour Bar Festus Keyamo at the National Assembly on Tuesday 30 June, there was exchange of hot words resulting to both parties shouting at one another. What looked like a bottle up sentiment began when the Director-General of
Read moreCOVID-19: Address The Nation Now, Senate Tells Buhari
The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to “immediately” address the nation on the situation of the Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria. The red chamber said if the president addressed Nigerians, citizens and government agencies would be more serious in adhering to the preventive measures. It also asked the Federal Government to take more
Read moreBREAKING: Nigerian Lawmaker, Senator Longjan Dies at 75
A Nigerian lawmaker Senator Ignatius Longjan has died aged 75. Longjan represented Plateau South Senatorial District of Plateau State in the Nigeria Senate. “It is true, our father and distinguished Senator representing Plateau South is death, baba died after battling with illness for a long time in Turkey,” his former chief of staff John Dafa’an
Read moreCoronavirus: Nigeria Lacks Mechanism to Tackle Outbreak – Senate
Senator Chukwuka Utazi has lamented that Nigeria lacks “adequate response mechanism” to handle disease outbreaks. Utazi who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Primary Healthcare and Communicable Diseases, spoke during an oversight visit of the Senate Committee on Health to the Port Health Services at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport and the Apapa Seaport in
Read moreBREAKING: Senate, IGP Meet to Legalise Community Policing
In Nigeria, the Senate and the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, met on Thursday to harmonise positions on the implementation of a community policing policy that would involve governors, traditional institutions and groups in the provision of security. The Police IG in an interview with journalists after the meeting confirmed that the police was convinced
Read moreSpeaker Pelosi Blasts Trump And Republican Senate.
Sequel to President Donald Trump’s acquittal on the two articles of impeachment yesterday, by the Senate with the Republicans dominating, Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi fires from all cylinders. The first article had 52 votes against 48 in favour of Trump and the second article also led to his acquittal. Pelosi who had earlier
Read moreSenate Confirms Appointment of Kingsley Obiora as CBN Deputy Governor
The Senate on Thursday, January 30, 2020, confirmed the appointment of Dr Kingsley Obiora as a Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari had asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of Dr Obiora as the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The request was contained in a letter
Read moreDeclare State of Emergency on National Security Now – Senate Tells Buhari
The Nigerian Senate has asked President Muhammadu Buhari, to as a matter of urgency declare a National Security Emergency to address the escalating challenges of insecurity faced by the country. The call was made moments before the upper chamber adjourned plenary on Wednesday, and after an exhaustive debate on a motion on the urgent need
Read moreBuhari Stops Inauguration of NDDC Board Earlier Confirmed by Senate
President Muhammadu Buhari, has promised to send to the Senate, a fresh list of nominees for the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission. Buhari said he put on hold the inauguration of the new board of the NDDC to enable the interim management committee of the agency to conclude its current forensic auditing, The
Read moreSenate to Deliberate on Nigeria Security Challenges Tomorrow
The Nigerian Senate will tomorrow (Wednesday) deliberate extensively on the security challenges confronting the country. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, stated this on Tuesday immediately after a one-hour closed session with his colleagues. Details later..
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