The Senate on Wednesday asked the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to liaise with commercial banks like the First Bank, United Bank of Africa, UBA and the Access Bank that operate branches in Oron Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom…
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has urged Muslim faithful in Nigeria, in this Holy month of Ramadan, to pray for a peaceful transition of power at the national and sub national levels in the coming months. In his…
…As Omisore delivers Federal Constituency for Tinubu By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo & Jeleel Olawale The Senate spokesperson, Ajibola Basiru has lost his bid to return to the Senate, losing to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Fadeyi Olubiyi.…
Rep. Fred Agbedi (PDP-Bayelsa), has urged relevant authorities to ensure the implementation of the resolution of the Senate that the Atala Marginal Field be restored to Bayelsa State Government. He said this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday,…
The Senate has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to urgently extend the withdrawal date of old currency notes from Jan. 31, 2023 to June 31. The upper chamber’s resolution was sequel to a point of order raised by…
…As NASS passes 2023 Appropriation Bill, raises budget by N1.31trn …Works & infrastructure, Defence, Education, Health get lion share …Senate approves Buhari’s N819.5bn Supplementary Budget request for 2022 The review of the structure for the payment of N23.7 trillion loans…
The Senate has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to urgently extend the withdrawal date of old currency notes from Jan. 31, 2023 to June 31. The upper chamber’s resolution was sequel to a point of order raised by…
…Eyes 28th December for passage …Appropriation Bill may be subjected to hasty processes to meet Jan-Dec cycle While passage of the 2023 Appropriation Bill is much awaited to meet the January – December budget cycle, the Senate has pointed accusing…
…CBN eyes grassroots awareness, enlightenment to push cashless economy Stronger reflections of the resistance of lawmakers in the National Assembly against the cash withdrawal limit of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) took a firmer position as the Senate on…
…Upper Chamber furious over Perm Sec, other key officials’ disregard of summons …Issues 48hrs deadline to explain disbursement of Service Wide Votes, missing JAMB’s N113m The Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has again come under the rod of…
