The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of the newly reconstituted board of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, seven years after its dissolution. The confirmation followed the consideration and approval of the report of the Senate Committee on Finance, presented at plenary by the panel chairman, Senator Solomon Adeola. The FIRS board was dissolved
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We will Approve Buhari’s $29.96bn Loan Request – Senate President
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday, confirmed that the red chamber would approve the $29.96bn loan request by President Muhammadu Buhari. His position has therefore laid to rest, arguments by some Nigerians that the loan request would be rejected just like the 8th Senate did in 2016 when it was first submitted to the
Read moreSenate Probes Invasion of Court by DSS Operatives
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday mandated its committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal matters to investigate the reported invasion of a Federal High Court Abuja by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). This is a follow-up to a point of order moved by the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele. The
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