The Senate has passed the South East Development Commission (Establishment) Bill 2018. The proposed body is to tackle the infrastructure deficit and ecological challenges besetting the region. It also seeks to act as a catalyst for the development of the commercial potential of the zone.

The Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Services has held a public hearing for a Bill- Chartered Institute of Facilities Management (CIFM) of Nigeria 2015.

Aggrieved pensioners who had been having a running battle with the authorities over the non-payment of their entitlement would soon heave a sign of relief with the resolve of the National Assembly to come to the rescue.

Senator Emmanuel Paulker (PDP, Bayelsa Central), yesterday at plenary raised an alarm over the omission of Bayelsa State in the list of ambassadorial nominees sent by President Muhammadu Buhari.