The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the nomination of four nominees as Commissioners for the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The President’s request was contained in a letter dated 27th January, 2022, and read…
…Pledges support for frontier exploration The Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) for repositioning the Nigerian oil and gas industry into a competitive business environment. The Chairman of the Committee,…
…Says Military should protect Nigerians with better funding The Senate has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, send fighter jets to flush out terrorists in their hideouts who are behind the kidnappings and killings of Nigerians.…
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Wednesday that the Senate will intervene to avert possible crisis over allegations of hike in registration fees by some tertiary institutions particularly in the northern part of the country. Lawan said…
The Senate has advised the Federal Government to evolve and implement holistic reforms in the Nigerian Police Force. According to the upper chamber, employing more able bodied personnel, injecting more financial resources for the purpose of procuring arms, ammunition and…
Following the Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) report on confirmation of the appointment of National Commissioners, the Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nominees in accordance with the relevant provisions of the constitution. The Committee Chairman, Senator Kabiru…
A Bill seeking to give the federal government enabling powers to seize and confiscate assets acquired by corrupt public officers, money launderers and criminals involved in terrorist financing and other crimes has passed second reading in the Senate. The legislation…
The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N215,811,290,243 billion naira as budget for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for the 2022 fiscal year. The approval followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Finance during plenary.…
The Senate has given the management of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited a one-week ultimatum to appear before its committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions or face the consequences for failing to do so. The summons was issued…
…Parties to secure written consent on voluntary withdrawal, endorsement from all aspirants Uthman Salami and Abimbola Abatta The Senate and House of Representatives have constitutionalised consensus as one of the modes for selection of party flagbearers in the country. It…
