Tag: senate
Lalong sworn in as Plateau South senator
The immediate past governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has taken his oath of office and allegiance to represent Plateau South in the Senate.
The...
Senate: We’ll make solid minerals next Nigeria’s petrol
The Senate has affirmed the imperative of increasing budgetary allocations to the Solid Minerals Development Ministry to enable the mining sector lead the way...
Fire guts Kaduna varsity’s Senate building
A section of the Senate building of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) at the Samaru Main Campus, Zaria in Kaduna State, has been gutted by...
Senate Leader faults N9.9trn recurrent expenditure in 2024 budget
Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, says the N9.9 trillion recurrent expenditure of the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget is too high, as it constitutes 43...
Senate passes bill establishing federal varsity in Ekiti
The Senate has passed a bill for the establishment of the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences in lyin, Ekiti State.
The passage of...
Senate threatens to sack, jail NNPC GMD over N12trn refineries’ TAM
The Senate has threatened to sack and jail the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Mele Kyari, over the...
FULL LIST: Akpabio reshuffles Senate committees’ leadership
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has reshuffled the leadership of some of the Senate Committees, naming Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from Kogi State as the Chairperson...
Ex-minister Abba Moro emerges Senate minority leader
A former Minister of Interior, Senator Abba Moro, has emerged as the Senate Minority Leader.
This was made known by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio,...
Senate confirms Aminu Maida as NCC chairman
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr Aminu Maida as the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
This followed the presentation...
Senate to probe N5bn presidential yacht’s purchase
The Senate has declared its readiness to investigate the purchase of the N5 billion presidential yacht and the circumstances surrounding it.
This was made known...
