President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has mandated the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters to, as a matter of urgency, wade into the crisis presently rocking the Judiciary. Lawan gave the directive on Wednesday, moments before the…
The Senate has identified terrorists’ enclaves in communities within three local government areas of Kwara and Niger States, respectively. Accordingly, the chamber, on Tuesday, urged the Military to carry out a comprehensive onslaught of bandits and criminal elements within Kainji…
The Senate on Wednesday received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the nomination of Umar Yahaya as Co-Chairman of the Governing Council of Unclaimed Trust Funds. The request was contained in a letter dated June 3. The…
The Senate on Wednesday considered a bill to establish the National Centre for Cancer Treatment. The bill tilled, “National Centre For Cancer Treatment Bill, 2022,” scaled second reading on the floor and was sponsored by Senator Oseni Yakubu (Kogi Central).…
The Senate has urged the Federal Government and State Governments to, as a matter of urgency, direct the Ecological Fund Office and other relevant agencies to assist in the control and rehabilitation of erosion sites in the various states of…
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill torepeal and re-enact the Customs and Excise Management Act 2004. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs. Chairman of the Committee,…
…Urges students to avoid confrontation The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Tuesday that the Senate will intervene in the lingering dispute between the Federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) by bringing back the…
The Senate has urged the National Commission for Museum and Monuments to upgrade the Akassa Slave Trade Centre to a National Slave Trade Museum. The call was contained in a resolution reached by the Senate, sequel to the consideration of…
The Senate has received an invitation from Senator Ibikunle Amosun, representing Ogun Central, to his formal declaration to contest for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The invitation was extended to the upper chamber in…
…Lawmakers must treat both bills with urgency — Ehindero Abimbola Abatta and Matthew Denis President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate for the consideration and passage of the Money Laundering Bill and Terrorism Prevention Bill. Buhari, in a letter, warned…
