Tag: senate
‘Senators got N500m each’: Senate in rowdy session over budget padding
The Senate has been thrown into a rowdy session following a disclosure by Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe (PDP, Cross River North) that all ranking senators...
Akpabio felicitates deputy on doctorate degree conferment
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has congratulated the Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, on his conferment with a Doctorate Degree (Honoris Causa) by the Bayero...
Senate suspends FEDCAM budget over non-productivity
The Senate says it will ensure that no budget is released to the Federal College of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (FEDCAM) over non-productivity.
The Chairperson...
Senate to probe cement producers over price hike
The Senate has resolved to investigate the sudden hike in the price of cement by its producers in Nigeria.
This followed the adoption of a...
Senate to probe Buhari’s govt over N30trn CBN’s Ways and Means...
The Senate has resolved to commence an investigation into how the N30 trillion Ways and Means loans of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...
Senate grills Service Chiefs over insecurity Wednesday
The Senate says it has invited Service Chiefs to appear before it on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, over insecurity in the country.
The Senate Committee...
Senate summons Service Chiefs over insecurity
The Senate has invited Service Chiefs for an interaction over increasing security challenge in the country.
This followed the adoption of a motion by the...
Senate probes NIPOST over N10bn restructuring funds
The Senate has ordered a probe into the N10 billion restructuring funds released to the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) by the Federal Ministry of...
Breaking: Senate, Reps pass N28.7trn 2024 budget
The Senate and the House of Representatives have passed the 2024 budget of N28.7 trillion.
The budget was passed on Saturday, December 30, 2023, following...
Senate summons security chiefs over Plateau attacks
The Senate has summoned security chiefs over the recent attacks which led to the death of over 100 people in Plateau State.
The Senate summoned...
