Wednesday, 24th April 2024
To guardian.ng
Search
Breaking News:
News  

Senate suspends public hearings over coronavirus

By Editor
19 March 2020   |   12:01 pm
The Senate on Thursday suspended public hearings curb the spread coronavirus Senate president Ahmad Lawan announced the suspension during Thursday's plenary session. Lawan said all forms of public hearing and excursion of students to the Senate is suspended till further notice. The Senate also passed five bills for first reading during plenary. The bills are…

The Senate on Thursday suspended public hearings curb the spread coronavirus

Senate president Ahmad Lawan announced the suspension during Thursday’s plenary session.

Lawan said all forms of public hearing and excursion of students to the Senate is suspended till further notice.

The Senate also passed five bills for first reading during plenary.

The bills are Federal College of Education Shagari Establishment Bill 2020 sponsored by Sen. Ibrahim Danbaba (PDP Sokoto- South), Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority Act Amendment Bill 2020 by Sen. Akpan Bassey (PDP, Akwa Ibom North-East).

Others are Federal College of Complementary and Alternative Medicine of Nigeria Establishment Bill by Sen.Ibrahim Oloriebe (APC Kwara- Central) among others.

It also received the report of the Committee on Power on addressing Nigerian’s Power Problems.

The report, which was laid by the Chairman of the Committee, Dr Gabriel Suswam (PDP-Benue North-East) would be considered by the Senate March 24.

Related

SGIP advocates policy reforms for savings groups
35 mins ago
Land disputes account for 30% of 27m cases yearly, CSO says
2 mins ago
Group seeks policy on reading culture
5 mins ago

0 Comments

Nigeria
Fraud case: Court orders EFCC to serve Bello through counsel
18 mins ago
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered that the charges on alleged N80.2 billion fraud filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, be served through his lawyer, Abdulwahab Mohammed.
Nigeria
Blackout cripples business activities in Taraba, Gombe, Adamawa
24 mins ago
Residents of Taraba, Gombe and Adamawa states are facing severe hardship as a result of widespread power outage, which has crippled businesses and exacerbated economic challenges in the region.
Nigeria
PSN warns against substandard drugs, makes case for accessibility
24 mins ago
President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Prof Cyril Usifoh, has lamented the danger of substandard medicines, warning that they pose a significant threat to public health.
Nigeria
‘How NDFF confab will boost economy’ 
33 mins ago
Nigeria Development and Finance Forum (NDFF) 2024 Conference is set to strengthen the momentum for Nigeria’s economic growth and catalyse development in the country’s blue and green economies, the organisers have said.
Nigeria
Oil drilling: Host community tasks NNPCL on CSR
44 mins ago
As oil drilling activities advance in Ebenyi 1, Obi Local Council, Nasarawa State, the host community has appealed to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to take quick action on the earlier agreement reached as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). º
Nigeria
EFCC intensifies manhunt for Bello, detains Sirika, freezes 300 accounts
1 hour ago
chairman of the nation’s anti-graft body, EFCC , Ola Olukoyede, yesterday disclosed sleazy details of their findings, revealing how the embattled ex-governor transferred $720,000 from the state government’s coffers to a bureau de change (BDC) before leaving office to pay in advance for his child’s school fee.
Nigeria
Niger donates data capturing equipment to Immigration
1 hour ago
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has promised to support federal establishments in the state whenever the need arises for the betterment of the citizenry.
Nigeria
Ganduje summons Aiyedatiwa, 15 guber aspirants over Ondo APC primary outrage
1 hour ago
Amid alleged irregularities trailing the conduct and outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Ondo State, the National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje, will tomorrow meet with the 15 aspirants, who contested the ticket with Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. 
Nigeria
Anxiety as Ihedioha, others quit PDP, court sacks Imo party chairman  
1 hour ago
The immediate past governor of Imo State and foremost chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Emeka Ihedioha, and nine other leaders of the party in the South East have announced their resignation from the party.
Nigeria
NSIB, NCAA probe Dana Air runway incident in Lagos
1 hour ago
Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), yesterday, opened an investigation into the serious incident of Dana Air plane that skidded off the runway in Lagos.