The Nigerian Customs Service has come under heat as the Nigerian Senate is probing it for failing to remit N62 billion as revenue. The Senate Committee on Public Accounts chaired by Senator Aliyu Ahmed Wadada accused the agency of under-remitting…
The N27.5trillion 2024 Appropriation Bill on Friday scaled through second reading at the Senate. The followed debates by lawmakers on the general principles of the bill at plenary. Sen. Adams Oshiomole (APC -Edo) said there was need for appropriations to…
The Senate Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Thursday in Abuja frowned at non-remittance of funds owed the Commission by International Oil Companies (IOCs). Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Asuquo Ekpenyong (APC-Cross River South Senatorial District) expressed the…
Senate Leader, Bamidele Opeyemi, says the N9.9 trillion recurrent expenditure of the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget is too high, as it constitutes 43 per cent of the budget. Opeyemi said this at the opening of debate on general principles of…
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday rejected a bill seeking to allow parties to fill vacant seats in the national or state legislative chambers without bye-elections in the case of the death or resignation of a lawmaker. The bill, sponsored by…
The Nigerian Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters in partnership with the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation is set to begin the process of revising the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN) 2004.…
Approval By Kingsley Okoye Abuja, Nov. 21, 2023 (NAN) The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Dr Chukwuemeke Agbasi as the Managing Director of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency(FERMA).This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee…
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Aminu Maida as the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC). This followed the presentation and adoption of a report of the Committee on Communication by the Chairman Sen. Bilbis…
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to upgrade the Eastern Rail Line from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri, from narrow to standard gauge. This followed the adoption of a motion by Sen. Victor Umeh( APGA-Anambra) and co-sponsored by 31 other…
The Senate has passed the second reading of the bill to establish the Federal College of Aviation Technology in Ilaro Remo, Ogun State. Senator Olugbenga Daniel, the sponsor of the bill, presented the lead debate on its general principles during…
