Tag: Senate
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Senate to proceed on two-month recess, gives Buhari deadline to submit ministerial list
The Senate has given President Muhammadu Buhari till Friday to submit the list of ministerial nominees for screening, failure of which the red chamber will proceed on its two-month annual recess. In line with its annual calendar, the National Assembly is meant to go on its annual recess on July 26 and resume on September…
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BREAKING: Senate confirms four commissioners for NCC
The Senate on Thursday confirmed four Commissioners for Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC). President Muhammadu Buhari had asked the senate to confirm nominees for the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC). The president’s request was contained in three letters read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on the floor of the upper legislative chamber last Tuesday. Buhari based his…
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Delay in ministerial appointments won’t affect 2020 budget – Lawan
The Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan, on Wednesday, said that delay in the submission of the ministerial list by President Muhammadu Buhari for screening won’t affect the National Assembly from giving Appropriation bill expeditious passage. According to him, returning the national Budget’s fiscal cycle to January to December will be possible if the proposal gets…
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Sex-toy shop assault: Senate panel gets one week extension
The Senate on Wednesday resolved to extend the time of its investigative panel probing alleged assault of a woman at an Abuja sex- toy shop by Senator Elisha Abbo. The Upper Chamber agreed to extend the two weeks earlier given to the Senator Samuel Egwu- led committee by one week. Egwu told the Senate that…
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Senate backs deployment of soldiers to highways
ABUJA—DEPUTY Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, said yesterday that the Senate will support the recent proposal by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to deploy soldiers to the highway in different parts of the country to curtail escalating wave of insecurity. He also advised the security apparatus in Zamfara State, especially the Commissioner of Police, to…
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I Have Received My June Salary, No Jumbo Pay! They Are Just Maligning Us, Says Senate Chief Whip
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said that some of his colleagues were already lamenting their poor pay contrary to their expectations before they were elected. Kalu, who addressed journalists in Abuja on Saturday, also promised to unveil details of all what a senator earns very soon. He said, “Let me…
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Senators decry rising suicide cases
The Senate yesterday raised the alarm over the rising cases of suicide and attempted suicides across the country. The Upper Chamber blamed the trend on what it called “the crippling poverty among Nigerians and economic frustration”. The senators urged the Presidency to take immediate steps to halt the trend in the interest of the country.…
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It Is Our Running Cost That People Call ‘Jumbo Pay’ – Senator Adeyeye
Says members do not enjoy any jumbo pay contrary to public outcry Spokesperson of the Senate, Dayo Adeyeye, has defended the pay packages of members of the Senate, saying that they deserve running costs apart from regular salaries. According to Adeyeye, members do not enjoy any “Jumbo pay” contrary to popular belief and Nigerians need…
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Outrage as senator slaps nursing mother at adult toy shop
A serving lawmaker, Senator Elisha Abbo, has attracted criticisms from a large section of Nigerians after being caught on video slapping a nursing mother repeatedly at a sex toy shop in Abuja. Abbo, who defeated the respected Senator Binta Garba, to emerge as the winner of the Adamawa North senatorial district, was seen assaulting the…
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Senate President Announces Appointment of Principal Officers For 9th Senate
President of the Senate, Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan, on Tuesday announced the appointment of principal officers of the 9th senate following a letter from the two leading political parties. *APC* The Senate Leader, Sen. Abdullahi Yahaya Deputy Senate Leader, Sen. Ajayi Borrofice Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu Deputy Chief Whip, Sen. Abdullahi Sabi *PDP* Minority…