•Nigerian Senate The Senate today passed for second reading a bill seeking to amend the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act to provide for single non-renewal term of six years for the governor and the deputy governors of the apex bank. The bill, sponsored by Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru (APC, Lagos) and all the 41 […]
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has again thrown out the controversial retirement bill that seeks to extend the retirement of the National Assembly staff to 65 years of age or 40 years of service, whichever comes first and across the 36 State Houses of Assembly. Majority of Senators heavily opposed the bill when it was brought […]
•Yemi Cardoso and CBN logo The Senate has confirmed the appointment of 12 persons as members of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This confirmation comes after a report of the Committee On Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions Committee of the CBN was considered during plenary today, reports Chan...
The Senate Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution has promised to complete the process in 24 months. The Chairman of the Committee, Sen.Barau Jibrin, said this at the inaugural meeting of the committee yesterday in Abuja, reports Vanguard. “It is important to note that the Committee is not constituted to rewrite the 1999 […]
The Senate today, Wednesday, February 21, screened nominees for membership of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). President Bola Tinubu had last week forwarded to the Senate for confirmation, the names of nominees for appointment as MPC members, reports The Nation. During the session, the Senator Tokunbo A...
•Nigerian Senate and Tinubu The Senate today, made a resounding plea to the Tinubu-led federal government, urging it to refrain from eliminating the electricity subsidy, particularly in light of the prevailing hardships experienced across the nation. The Senate’s stance emerged following a thorough deliberation and subsequent endorsement of a ...
•Nigeria Senate Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, has said the federal lawmakers have no reservations about the agitation for state police. Senator Adaramodu clarified today while speaking with newsmen in Abuja. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the 36 state governors at an emergency meeting yesterda...
•Nigerian Senate Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has just named a 43-member ad hoc committee to further review the 1999 Constitution. The committee, which is chaired by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has a member from each of the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), reports Nigeri...
•Service chiefs The Senate has entered into a closed-door meeting with the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu and the nation’s service chief over the worrying state of security in the country. Those in attendance include the Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Air Staff, [&h...
•Senate The Senate has adjourned the quizzing of service chiefs over insecurity to Tuesday, February 13, 2024, to accommodate everyone involved in the management of security in the country. The security chiefs, who were present at the Senate chamber were billed to address the lawmaker on rising insecurity in the country today but the decision ...
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