•Nigerian Senate The Senate, through its Committee on Finance, today strongly disapproved of the federal government’s repeated practice of implementing multiple budgets within a single fiscal year — a practice that played out in 2025. The lawmakers also tasked the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to raise its projected revenue target for ...
•Tinubu and ADC logo The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has taken aim at the Senate over what it described as the trivialisation of the ambassadorial screening process, following the decision to allow several high-profile nominees, including Femi Fani-Kayode, Reno Omokri and Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to simply ‘take a bow and go’ during today’s...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs today approved the nomination of former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, for appointment as ambassador. Other nominees cleared by the committee include former Minister of Interior Abdulrahman Dambazau, ex-special adviser on new media to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omo...
•Reno Omokri and some lawmakers There was a rowdy session in the Senate today following the screening of an ambassadorial nominee, Reno Omokri. The Senate’s screening session descended into a heated confrontation as two lawmakers exchanged harsh words over Omokri’s consideration, reports Channels TV. Tension broke out when a motion had already...
Several ambassadorial nominees, including Reno Omokri, Senator Grace Bent, and former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode, today, arrived at the National Assembly for their screening by the Senate. Also seen at the complex were former Interior Minister Abdulrahman Dambazau, immediate past INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu and former Enugu State Gove...
•Aviation minister, Festus Keyamo and MMIA Lagos The Senate has summoned the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, and key stakeholders in the sector for an urgent interaction following public outcry over the sudden and steep rise in domestic airfares. The resolution came after Buhari Abdulfatai raised a motion on the floor of the Senate, warni...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to deploy Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin in support of efforts to restore peace and stability following last weekend’s attempted coup. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced this today during plenary after lawmakers considered the request in the Committee o...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has commenced probe into the widespread and scientifically-verified lead-poisoning disaster ravaging Ogijo, a densely populated community located at the Ogun-Lagos States border. Responding to the alarm over the incident, the Senate summoned the Ministers of Environment, Health, Solid Minerals, Labour and Employment...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate yesterday demanded a detailed explanation from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the alleged non-remittance of N1.44 trillion in operating surplus, as the apex bank reported that the Nigerian economy had entered its most stable phase in more than ten years. The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other F...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has completed the screening of the three ambassadorial nominees forwarded to the upper chamber by President Bola Tinubu for confirmation. They are Kayode Are (Ogun State), Aminu Dalhatu (Jigawa State), and Ayodele Oke (Oyo State), reports Channels TV. The nominees, who appeared before the Senate Committee on Foreign...
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