As the Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Professional of Nigeria (CIFIPIN) bill is awaiting presidential assent, the CIFIPIN has drawn the attention of lawmakers to two fresh bills with similar mandates. The Institute said the two private bills were…
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu has called for rescheduling of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention slated for February, 2022. He allayed fears of a collapse and an unmitigated…
Abill seeking legislative framework to empower women on Wednesday, suffered setback back again in the Senate. This followed the presentation of the lead debate on the general principles of the bill by the sponsor, Sen. Biodun Olujimi (PDP-Ekiti) during plenary.…
The Senate has approved the sum of N633. 39 billion as budget for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the 2022 fiscal year. The approval followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Communications on Wednesday during…
This followed a presentation of the lead debate by the Senate Leader, Mr Yahaya Abdullahi at plenary. The bill was entitled: “A Bill for an Act to amend the relevant tax, excises and duty statutory in line with macro economic…
Halkin Exploration and Production Limited has slammed a N10bn on the Senate for daring to entertain a petition on the disputed Atala Marginal Oil Field (OML 46). The dispute is between Hardy Oil Nigeria Limited and HEPL. The Senate Committee…
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to establish the National Burns and Rehabilitation Centre Ilaro, Ogun State. The passage of the bill was sequel to the consideration of a report by the Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary). The…
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has concluded arrangements to publish the full list of the names of individuals, institutions as well as their Directors on its Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) portfolio in national newspapers. Recall that the Chairman Senate…
…Directs AMCON to publish list of debtors The Chairman Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Uba Sani, has declared that the 9th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is not happy that certain agencies of government…
The Senate has urged the Presidency to take over the Nigerian Navy Flagship “NNS ARADU’’ as a presidential asset and resuscitate it for national security and safety. NNS ARADU is the largest ship in the Nigerian Navy fleet. The resolution…
