THE Nigerian Senate has established an 18-member committee to oversee the activities of the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd.), in a bid to strengthen transparency and accountability in the state’s governance. The committee is designed to ensure effective legislative oversight and maintain checks on the operations …
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THE Nigerian Senate has passed a bill to establish the National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission after a heated debate on Wednesday. The bill, sponsored by Senator Titus Tartenger Zam representing Benue North West, was meant to control and regulate cattle rearing ranching businesses across the country. Explaining the general …
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THE Nigerian Senate is poised to begin a public hearing on a proposal to increase the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of judges and other judicial officers nationwide. Newsextra24 reports that this development is part of broader efforts to enhance the welfare of the judiciary, a move seen as crucial for maintaining …
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THE Senate has tasked relevant stakeholders in the Capital Market to strive hard to strengthen the commodities exchange toward actualising its full potential. Sen. Osita Izunaso, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Capital Market, said this at a workshop for members of the committee, with the theme “On Infrastructure Financing Development …
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THE Senate has postponed its resumption scheduled for Tuesday April 16, 2024 till April 23. The postponement was contained in a terse message to senators by the Clerk to the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze. Senators and House of Representatives members are observing Easter and Sallah break, reports The Nation. The House …
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THE 10th Senate-led by Godswill Akpabio has passed for first reading a bill that recommends a fine of N50,000 to parents who default in providing their children with primary and secondary school education. Naija News gathered that the Senate also recommended free meals for every child in the country. The …
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A bill to legalise the rotation of power in Nigeria across the six geo-political zones was strongly rejected by senators at the plenary on Tuesday. The bill sponsored by the lawmaker representing Benue South, Senator Patrick Moro, generated a lot of arguments on the floor as it was mainly supported …
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The Senate on Monday called on Nigerians to vote for only candidates that have a clear agenda to liberate the local government system in the 2023 general election. Senator Olalekan Mustapha, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on States and Local Government Administration, stated this at the second edition of …
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The Senate on Tuesday suspended legislative proceedings and adjourned till Wednesday over the death of a member of the lower chamber. The suspension of the plenary is to honour Jude Ise-Idehen, member of the House of Representatives, who died recently. The Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, who stood in for the …
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The Nigerian Senate has received the executive communication with the nomination of six names as replacements for ministers that resigned to contest the presidential election. President Muhammadu Buhari said the nominees would replace the former ministers who had resigned from his cabinet in a letter read by Senate President Dr. Ahmad …
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