By Seun Ibiyemi The Senate, on Wednesday, urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release $717,478,606 airlines funds trapped in the country. The upper chamber also called on the CBN to allocate $25million to airlines operating in Nigeria at…
The Senate has begun the screening of the nominees for the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had last week written to the Senate, seeking the screening and subsequent confirmation of three new nominees…
The Senate has beamed its light on the vehicle allowances scandal rocking the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its Commissioners. The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commissioners were fingered to have been a part of…
…Orders Ilorin Varsity, eight others to refund N4.7bn fund mismanaged The Senate has indicted the Federal Ministry of Justice for its alleged failure to clarify how N10.4 billion judgment debt was disbursed to beneficiaries. Judgement debt refers to money that…
The Senate has indicted the Federal Ministry of Justice for its alleged failure to show how the N10.4 billion judgment debt was disbursed to the beneficiaries. Judgement debt refers to money that a court of law orders the losing party…
The Senate on Tues day confirmed the appointment of Abdul Hakeem Mobolaji and six others as members of Governing Board of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). This followed the adoption of the report of senate Committee on Banking, Insurance…
…FG says it will repay loan with treasury bills, bonds issuance By Sodiq Adelakun Less than a month to hand over, the Senate has yesterday approved the request of President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure the N22.7 trillion loans the Central…
By Samuel Jackson There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right — Martin Luther King Jr. By the time you…
The senate has begun a probe of the accountant-general of the federation (AGF) for paying N74 billion as social benefits without giving a comprehensive breakdown in the 2016 budget. The auditor-general of the federation in the 2016 report had raised…
…Akpabio debunks dumping 10th Senate Presidency bid for ministerial appointment …Arguments, lobbying, zoning considerations cloud contest for 10th Senate Presidency, brew controversies By Moses Adeniyi The Nigeria’s political space has further been polarised as the race for the 10th Senate…
