THE Senate, as well as the House of Representatives, have postponed their plenary resumption earlier scheduled for January 28 till February 4, 2025. The two chambers of the National Assembly, in separate statements by their clerks on Saturday, explained that the postponement in the resumption of plenary is to allow …
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THE Senate has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to establish the Federal University of Science and Technology, Okorokorisei in Bayelsa. The institute, if established, will focus on teaching and research in science and technology. This followed the presentation of the general principles of the bill by the sponsor, …
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THE Senate has reshuffled the members of the 10-man committee tasked with meeting the Presidency to discuss grey areas of the Tax Reform Bills. Initially established on Wednesday, the committee included Chief Whip Mohammed Monguno (APC, Borno North), Adamu Ailero (PDP, Kebbi Central), Orji Kalu (APC, Abia North), Seriake Dickson …
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THE President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has assured the board and management of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) of the readiness and commitment of the Senate to addressing the challenges facing the Bureau. Akpabio gave the assurance on Thursday when members of the Code of Conduct Bureau, led …
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THE Senate on Thursday said that it did not suspend deliberations on the Tax Reform Bills as reported in some quarters. Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, made the clarification when he raised Senate Point of Order 42, during plenary. Raising the order, Bamidele said that it was reported by …
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PRESIDENT of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the National Assembly did the right thing by inviting tax experts into the chambers to brief lawmakers on the nitty-gritty of the proposed tax reform bill. He also stated that after listening to the professionals, lawmakers and even members of the …
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THE Nigerian Senate on Tuesday passed a bill for the creation of Ijebu State, marking the first reading of the proposal during its plenary session. The bill, which seeks to establish Ijebu as an independent state, was sponsored by Senator Gbenga Daniel, representing Ogun State. Entitled the “Constitution of the …
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THE Senate on Wednesday invoked the provisions of Section 157 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended for the removal of Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Danladi Umar. This followed adoption of a motion on “Invocation of Provision of Section 157(1) of …
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THE Senate suspended the House rules on Tuesday to admit family members and close relatives of the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah for the commencement of a valedictory session in his honour. During the service, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio began by zeroing in attention to the seat of their …
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THE Senate has raised concern over 1.5 billion dollars approved in 2021 for the turn-around maintenance of the Port Harcourt Refinery with little or no result. Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, Chairman, Senate Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate the Alleged Economic Sabotage in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry, raised the concern during an …
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