•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...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate yesterday passed a bill to amend the Legal Practitioner Act, 2004 into second reading, proposing a two-year mandatory pupillage for all newly called to the Nigerian Bar as part of its reforms to regulate the country’s legal profession in line with modern realities. The upper chamber also agreed that the bill [&h...
•Musa before the Senate The Senate today confirmed the appointment of a former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa (retd.), as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence following a rigorous five-hour screening by lawmakers. During the confirmation hearing, Musa faced tough questions on recent security lapses, including the withdrawal of t...
•General Musa (rtd) and the Senate As part of its strategic response to the country’s security challenges, the Senate says it will screen a former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, as the new Minister of Defence today. Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed this in a statement by his Directorate on […]...
•Nigerian Senate Amid renewed national security challenges, the Senate has announced a major shake-up of several standing committees, fulfilling its earlier pledge to reconstitute the committee on National Security and Intelligence. The announcement was made during plenary today by the Senate Selection Committee chaired by the President of the...
•Nigerian Senate Barring last minute change, the Senate would today begin a three-day national summit proffer solutions to what it described as the deteriorating security challenges bedeviling the country. According to a statement by Kenny Okolugbo of the Senate President’s media office, the summit will aggregate the findings and recommendatio...
Retired police officers today staged a protest at the National Assembly, accusing the Akpabio-led Senate of deliberately delaying a bill aimed at removing them from a controversial contributory pension scheme. Chanting “We no dey go,” the retired officers attempted to gain entry into the National Assembly complex in Abuja, reports Vanguard. Se...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has called on the federal government to review the country’s firearm laws to allow responsible citizens to own guns, citing the escalating insecurity across Kwara, Kebbi, and Niger states. The call followed a motion titled, “Urgent need to address escalating insecurity in Kwara, Kebbi and Niger States,” which highli...
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