Senate To Decriminalise Non-use Of National Identity Number
The Senate is set to decriminalise the non-use of National Identity Number (NIN) through a bill to repeal the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2014. Leading the debate on the NIMC repeal and enactment bill, 2024, which was sponsored…
PSC: Tinubu Submits Names Of Nominees To Senate
President Tinubu has forwarded the names of three nominees for consideration and confirmation for appointment as Chairman, Secretary and member of the Police Service Commission (PSC). The names were submitted to the Senate at the resumption of a new legislative…
Senate, Reps to hold joint sitting today
Barring the unforeseen, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will attend a joint sitting of the Senate and House of Representatives in Abuja. The session at House of Representatives Chamber in the National Assembly is to mark 25 years of unbroken democracy….
Senate panel: FG can’t disburse N100bn for CNG buses without n’assembly approval
The senate committee on gas says the federal government cannot disburse N100 billion earmarked for buses powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) without the approval of the national assembly. The committee’s comment came after it asked Wale Edun, minister of…
Senate panel summons CBN Governor over state of economy
The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, on Wednesday, summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso, over the state of the nation’s economy. Chairman of the Committee, Adetokunbo Abiru (APC, Lagos East) directed…
Senate to summon Wike over worsening insecurity in Abuja
The Senate is set to summon Minister Nyesom Wike following the escalating security challenges in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This was revealed by the senator representing the FCT, Ireti Kingibe, during a Sunday interview on Channels TV. Senator Kingibe,…
Senate orders IG to produce CAC boss within 24 hours
The Senate Committee on Finance has mandated the Inspector General of Police to compel the appearance of the Registrar General of Corporate Affairs Commission, Ishaq Magaji, before it within 24 hours. The Senate Committee Chairman, Sani Musa, expressed anger when…
No provision for census in 2024 budget — Senate
The Senate has raised the alarm that there was no provision for the population and housing census scheduled for next year in the National Population Commission, NPC, 2024 budget proposal, which was submitted to the National Assembly for consideration. Speaking…
Senators fume as two ministers abscond budget defense
The absence of the two ministers overseeing the Petroleum Resources Ministry (Oil and Gas), Heineken Lokpobiri and Ekperipe Ekpo on Thursday, stalled the budget defence of the ministry before a Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives. The…
Lalong To Resign As Minister, Set To Join Senate
Barring any last-minute changes, the Minister for Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong is expected to leave his ministerial position to assume a Senate seat. Following a Court of Appeal ruling affirming his win in the Plateau South Senatorial election, there…