Tag: Senate
Senate will lift Ningi’s suspension soon, says Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said the Red Chamber will soon lift the suspension on Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi Central). This ...N30tn loans: Senate unravels fresh infractions, summons CBN gov
The Senate Ad-hoc Committee probing how the N30tn Ways and Means loans were obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria and spent ...Senate warns against supplementary budget, excess loans
The Senate has warned the executive against increasing the budget size through a supplementary budget, advising the government to use the excess ...Senate directs police to employ 10 persons each from 774 LGAs
The directive, according to the Upper Chamber, should form part of its annual recruitment processes. The Senate, on Thursday, directed the Police ...Senate begins probe of over N30trn Ways and Means
The Senate has begun a probe into the payment of N30 trillion “Ways and Means” secured from the Central Bank of Nigeria ...Senate summons service chiefs over rising kidnappings, killings
The Senate has summoned service chiefs over the spate of insecurity in the country. This was a unanimous call by the lawmakers ...Senate, Reps increase 2024 federal budget by N1.2bn to N28.78 trillion
The House of Representatives on Saturday, December 30, increased the 2024 budget presented by President Bola Tinubu by about N1. 2 trillion. ...Senate confirms 11 new justices for Supreme Court
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of 11 new Justices of the Supreme Court. Their confirmation followed the consideration of the ...Senate donates N109m December salary to Kaduna air strike victims
The leadership of the 10th Senate has donated 109 million naira to victims of mistaken army air strike at Tudun Biri village ...Nigeria can no longer rely on borrowing, Finance Minister tells Senate
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, has disclosed that the country cannot rely on borrowing to ...