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The Senate has transmitted the names of 45 confirmed ministerial nominees to the Presidency. The Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Abdullahi Gumel, disclosed this in an interview with journalists at the National Assembly on Tuesday. Explaining why the number of ministerial nominees was increased to 48 …

Delta ministerial nominee, Festus Keyamo, has apologised to the Senate over his failure to appear before the 9th National Assembly when he served as Minister of State for Labour and Productivity in the last administration. Reports gathered that there was an uproar in the Senate on Monday during the screening …

The Senate has sought the immediate appointment of an Auditor General for the Federation in compliance with Section 86 of the 1999 Constitution. The Red Chamber made this known in a communication to President Bola Tinubu signed by Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Aliyu Wadada.   The upper …

Festus Keyamo, SAN, a nominee for a ministerial position, has had his screening suspended as the @NGRSenate enters a closed-door meeting. Following a heated session where Barr Keyamo is said to have disregarded many summonses from the 9th NASS while serving as Minister, Sen Darlington Nwokocha moved to halt his …

The Senate has been hit by controversy over the screening of Festus Keyamo, a ministerial nominee. The confusion has led the Chamber to dissolve into executive session after the Senate leader, Senator Bamidele Opeyemi moved the motion   Before the pandemonium, the nominee was asked to address the Chamber to …

The Senate on Saturday proposed to amend its standing rules to accommodate an open ballot system of voting for the election of presiding officers. The amendment was proposed at a closed-door session, which started about 7:10 p.m. and lasted for several hours after the conclusion of the screening of the …

All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje yesterday said the nomination of Maryam Shetty as a minister was withdrawn because he and key leaders in Kano State were not duly consulted before she was selected. Speaking in an interview on Freedom Radio, monitored by our reporter, Ganduje said: “In …

The senator representing Ondo South, Jimoh Ibrahim, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to create a Ministry of Revenue among the portfolios to be assigned to confirmed ministerial nominees by the President. Ibrahim gave the suggestion when he visited the President, according to a statement by his media office in …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Enugu State, Mr Osita Okechukwu has absolved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of any blame in the nomination of only five people from the South-East as members of his cabinet. Criticism has trailed Tinubu’s ministerial list, with some South-East leaders accusing him …

THE new National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, will on Tuesday meet members of the National Working Committee in what will be his first official assignment as the leader of the party. The development came barely two days after the former governor of Kano State was ratified …