•Nigerian Senate The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Aminu Yusuf, as Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), along with two other nominees as Federal Commissioners. The confirmation followed the presentation and consideration of the report by the Senate Committee on National Identity and National Population during ple...
•Nigerian Senate The Nigerian Senate has expressed deep concern over the growing safety lapses in the country’s aviation sector, citing a recent incident involving an Air Peace aircraft at the Port Harcourt International Airport. It was earlier reported how an Air Peace aircraft, on a Sunday morning of July 13, had a runway excursion after [&h...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate committee has expressed deep concern over the federal government’s failure to honour its agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), describing the situation as unacceptable. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Tertiary institutions and TETFund, Senator Aliyu Dandutse, made the disclosure aft...
•Senate President Godswill Akpabio The Senate today stepped down debate on Electoral Bill 2025, to allow room for more consultations. This was after chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, Senator Simon Lalong (Plateau South) had rounded off presenting the lead debate on the general principles of the bill, reports Daily Trust. S...
•Senate and Prof Joash Ojo Amupitan The Senate has confirmed Joash Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Amupitan, a professor of Law, was confirmed by the upper chamber after his screening this afternoon. … developing story
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has ordered a full-scale investigation into rising safety concerns within the aviation sector, following revelations from the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) about a runway overrun incident involving an Air Peace aircraft at Port Harcourt International Airport. The resolution was passed today after a mot...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate yesterday constituted a 12-man ad hoc committee to advise it on how to respond to growing international concerns over alleged state-backed persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The resolution of the Senate followed its deliberations during a closed-door session, where lawmakers debated on recent claims by the United...
•Prof Joash Ojo Amupitan and the Senate Barring any last-minute changes, the Senate will tomorrow screen and confirm Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This follows a request from President Bola Tinubu, who today transmitted a letter to the Senate seeking legislative ...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Nigerian Senate to shun partisan influence and rise to its constitutional responsibility as it begins the screening of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s nominee for Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The opposition party said the confirmation process must mirror th...
•Nigerian Senate chamber The Senate has issued a two-week ultimatum to the executive to submit a comprehensive, documented progress report on the implementation of the 2024 budget, as well as projections for the 2025 budget, before it will entertain the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Sena...
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