Nigeria Senate
26 Sep
The Senate on Thursday approved the South West Development Commission Establishment Bill 2024 after a third reading. The bill's passage followed the submission of a report by Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Special Duties, during plenary. In his presentation, Senator Kaka highlighted that the bill aims to drive socio-economic growth…
12 Aug
The Senate has dismissed allegations that it was involved in determining its salaries or receiving special fiscal packages from the Presidency. Senate Spokesman, Sen. Yemi Adaramodu, in a statement on Sunday, in Abuja, described the allegations as “sordid and telltale assertions.” “The Nigerian Senate is petrified by the tattling story of determining its own salaries…
23 May
The Senate has put in place a panel to investigate the number of viable projects abandoned across Nigeria in all sectors. The committee is also to recommend appropriate actions to be taken to reduce project abandonment in Nigeria and how most of the projects can be recovered. The member Ad-hoc committee comprised Senators Lola Shiru…
25 Apr
Senator Ayogu Eze, a former lawmaker who represented Enugu North Senatorial District between 2007 to 2015, is dead. The former senator who was a founding member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) died in an Abuja Hospital after a protracted illness. Born in 1958, Eze died at 66. Although the cause of his death was…
4 Apr
The Senate said on Thursday that it would debate the 300 per cent hike in electricity tariff and take a position in favour of ordinary Nigerians upon resumption from recess. Chairman Senate's Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Yemi Adaramodu, dropped the hint in an interview. READ ALSO: List of Lagos areas on Band A…
20 Mar
A group, The Rescue Movement For New Nigeria, has described as terrible, the allegation by Senator Abdul Ningi that about N3 trillion was padded into the 2024 budget. Consequently, it has called for a detailed probe to unravel the truth and bring to book the culpable "rather than rushing to suspend Senator Ningi that raised…
14 Feb
President Bola Tinubu has urged the Senate to confirm the appointment of Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The president also requested the red chamber to confirm four deputy governors of the bank to include; Mohammed Abdullahi, Bala Bello, Emem Usoro, and Philip…
30 Dec 2023
The Senate has confirmed that the massacre of scores of Nigerians in Plateau on the eve of Christmas was due to failing of intelligence. It expressed disappointment that, security of lives and property, which is the most important constitutional responsibility of government, is suffering serious threats. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed at a…
30 Dec 2023
The Senate on Saturday observed a minute silence in honour of the memory of the late Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN). Akeredolu died at the early hours of Wednesday this week at ages 67 Motion for a minute silence for Late Ondo State Governor, was sponsored by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim ( APC Ondo…
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Popular Nollywood actresses Toyin Abraham and Mercy Aigbe have expressed frustration over reports of some cinemas not showing their latest movies. The actresses took to social media to voice their concerns, urging cinema operators to be fair in scheduling and to ensure equal opportunities for all filmmakers. Mercy Aigbe, in a post on Instagram today,…
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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said it had rescued occupants from a fire that gutted the 11th floor of the Ultimate Apartment in Ikoyi. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who made this known in a statement, said LASEMA received a distress call at 22.16 on Friday. “Following distress calls received through…
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday distributed relief materials to victims of the flood disaster in Akwa Ibom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the intervention is under the Federal Government Special Intervention for 2024 flood in Uyo, Ibesikpo, Uruan, Nsit Atai, Eastern Obolo, Ikot Abasi and Mkpat Enin Local Government…
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Traders in Masaka, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State are counting their losses after a fire incident destroyed the market on Friday at about 10 p.m. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, several traders expressed their devastation and recounted significant losses. Mr Ahmed Ayuba, a trader, was overwhelmed…
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Some Lagos residents have appealed to the state government to ensure functional street lights for Ikorodu Road in Lagos Metropolis to enhance safety and security. The residents spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. They complained that the stretch of highway from Ikorodu Road to Maryland, had…
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Troops of 34 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Obinze, in Owerri, have neutralised terrorists and recovered seven weapons in Osina, Ideato North council area of Imo. This is contained in a statement issued by the Brigade’s Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, Capt. Joseph Akubo, and made available to newsmen in Owerri, on Saturday.…
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Minister of State for Education, Dr. Suwaiba Ahmad, has been promoted to Professor of Science Education. Ahmad is among the Readers (Associate Professors) elevated by the Management of Bayero University, Kano at the weekend. In a congratulatory message, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, Permanent Secretary, Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, congratulated the Minister, describing her…
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Kwara state government has announced the death of the Chief of Staff to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Prince AbdulKadir Mahe. Mahe died Saturday morning and was buried the same day at his Moro Street residence in Adewole Estate, Ilorin, after the Asr prayer. Mourning his aide, AbdulRazaq described the deceased as a perfect gentleman, community leader,…
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The former Vice Chancellor of Sokoto State University, Professor Nuhu Yaqub has called on the Kogi State government to introduce the study of languages of different ethnic groups in the curriculum of primary and secondary schools to avoid the extinction of the local dialects in the state. Professor Yaqub who is also a former Vice…
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In the historic kingdom of Foumban, a nearly 600-year-old ritual puts the reigning monarch on public trial for his governance, uniting crowds in a rare spectacle of tradition, accountability, and cultural pride. Chatter muffled as members of a secret society, masked and garbed in honey-coloured robes, entered the court of Foumban, the historic capital of…