The Senate has passed a bill to enable the Federal Government takeover the staff, assets and liabilities of the Holley Memorial Hospital Ocahadamu, Kogi State. The passage of the bill was sequel to the consideration of a report by the…
…Directive will be near impossible to implement — Madaki …Senate must conduct thorough investigation into IOCs’ financial records — Bala By Uthman Salami and Ariemu Ogaga The Nigerian Senate has ordered the Federal government to stop international Oil Companies (IOCs)…
The Senate, on Tuesday, passed a bill to reposition the National Human Rights Commission by establishing the National Human Rights Fund in Nigeria’s annual budget. The Fund when established, would be used particularly for interventions on sexual and gender-based violence…
The Senate on Tuesday at plenary passed a bill to repeal and re-enact the National Commission for Colleges of Education Act of 1989. Also passed was the bill to establish the Federal Polytechnic, Orozo. The bills were passed following the…
…Begins implementation of 15% price hike on DStv, GOtv subscriptions By Ariemu Ogaga and Uthman Salami More woes for Nigerians as a popular Paytv Operator, MultiChoice Nigeria has commenced the implementation of increased subscription tariff on GOTV and DSTV by…
The Senate on Wednesday constituted a seven-man ad-hoc committee to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the tariff hike by DStv (Multi-Choice Nigeria) with a view to bringing pricing in line with international practice. This was even as the upper…
The Senate at the Wednesday plenary confirmed the nomination of seven members of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The confirmation of the nominees followed the consideration of a report of the Committee on Banking,…
The bill to amend the Electoral Act, 2022 has failed to the pass second reading at the Senate on Wednesday. President Muhammadu Buhari had written to the upper and lower legislative chambers seeking amendment to Section 84(12) of the Electoral…
…Demands sanction of security agencies involved in sabotage The Senate, on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to introduce pollution tax on those involved in economic sabotage by engaging in illegal refining of crude products in oil producing areas of the…
The Senate has received the Nigeria Start-up Bill transmitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Bill was accompanied with a letter dated the 21st February, 2022, and read during plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. President…
