The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, has given the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, 48 hours to publish the names of lawmakers who were awarded contracts by Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as well as the details of the contracts. Should the minister […]
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The Senate has called on Nigeria’s service chiefs to step aside as the country continues to grapple with security challenges. Senators made the call during plenary on Tuesday in reaction to a motion by Senator Ali Ndume. Senator Ndume moved his motion on the back of the recent ambush of […]
The Senate on Wednesday approved N168.9 billion 2020 budget for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). This was sequel to the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Finance on the FIRS budget presented by its Chairman, Senator Olamilekan Adeola. (This Day)
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Dr. Adeniran Tella from Osun State as the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) and Hassan Usman as Commissioner of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). The Senate confirmed the two nominees based on the adoption of the reports presented at plenary […]
The Senate on Tuesday raised the punishment for anyone found guilty on the offence of kidnapping from 10 years to life imprisonment. The upper chamber also deleted the statute of limitation on defilement as well removed gender restrictions on the offences of rape. These resolutions of the Senate followed the […]
