Ahmed Lawan
12 Aug
President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan says the National Assembly has approved extra-budgetary funding for modern equipment to enhance fire power and operational needs of the armed forces.
16 Jul
The Senate, yesterday, approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for ongoing external loans to the tune of $8,325,526,537 and €490,000,000 (Euros) under the 2018-2020 External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan...
6 Jul
The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), yesterday, demanded a reversal of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) as passed by the National Assembly in which the lawmakers reduced host communities...
14 Jun
It was in October 2020 that President Muhammadu Buhari nominated four commissioners for inclusion in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
11 Jun
Nigeria's Senate President Ahmad Lawan Friday was still evasive about taking a stand on the ban by the Federal Government on Twitter, an action that has generated widespread reactions. Lawan, however, expressed optimism that the planned dialogue between the federal government and Twitter will end the ban on the microblogging site in Nigeria. The Senate…
11 Jun
President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, has declared that the upper legislative Chamber of the National Assembly would provide an atmosphere for amendment of the Electoral Act to enable Nigerians ....
29 May
A former senator from Abia State and one-time state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Emma Nwaka, has said that Nigeria’s democracy has experienced major setbacks...
26 May
Though perceived differently by various interests, restructuring is today a subject on the front burner. It is as topical as it dominates all socio-political discourse in the country. And of course, the reasons are not far-fetched. Nigeria is literally on the brinks. Implosion is just a matter of when it can happen. There are varying…
18 May
The League of Professionals for Strategic Advocacy, has described the coordinated condemnation by a section of northern leaders on Southern governors’ resolutions banning open cattle grazing...
18 May
Recently, the evil men took the fight nearer to the precints of the Presidential Villa, by “foolishly attempting” to burgle the residence of the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari ...
5 Apr
President Muhammadu Buhari is to present a supplementary budget before the National Assembly anytime soon to address the nation’s lingering security challenges.
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