Senate

In what appears like President Muhammadu Buhari saying that the Senate President Bukola Saraki, who is being tried by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has been forgiven, the President has described Saraki as “one of the most influential…
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The decision of the senate to reject the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was based on a security report by Lawal Daura, director-general of the Department of State Services…
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The Senate has rejected Ibrahim Magu’snomination as Chairman of the EFCC. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Aliyu Abdullahi, who addressed journalists after a closed-door session on Thursday, said the rejection…
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The Senate has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend and ensure prosecution of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, over alleged breach of Nigeria’s law in handling contracts awarded by the Presidential…
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There is currently a margin of  49,937 between George Sekibo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Andrew Uchendu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers east senatorial district election. While Sekibo has so far polled a…
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The Nigerian Senate on Thursday failed to screen the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu. The Presidency had six months ago forwarded a letter to the National Assembly nominating Magu as the…
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President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominee for the position of Chairman of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Prof. Akintunde Akinwande, has failed to show up for screening for the job. This is the second time in one month…
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The Nigerian Senate has asked the Nigeria Communication Commission, NCC, to immediately halt the proposed Internet data tariff hike. The new data tariff regime is billed to commence Thursday, December 1, after the NCC had communicated…
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The Senate Chamber minutes ago erupted in chaos, with lawmakers belonging to the opposition party Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) staging a walkout. Trouble started when Senator Yele Omogunwa representing Ondo South announced his…
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Ekiti state Government has rejected the move by the Senate to probe the bail out funds doled  out the state along with other states of the Federation by the Federal government, saying that such probe was  unconstitutional. The State…
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