The Senate yesterday mandated its Committee on Banking, Insurance and other financial institutions to invite stakeholders in the insurance sector to look into recent findings which showed that over 12 million motorists in the country use fake insurance papers, report by The Nation. Stakeholders to be invited according to the resolution of the upper chamber […]
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The Nigeria Senate has pledged its commitment to expeditiously pass the Bill for an Act to Establish National Poverty Eradication Commission to tackle the high rate of poverty in the country. President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki said this at the public hearing of Joint Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social welfare, and Committee […]
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The Senate on Wednesday resolved to invite the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, to brief it on the state of the country’s economy. The invitation followed the adoption of a motion on “urgent need to address present economic state of the nation” Senator Bassey […]
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[T]he Senate on Wednesday resolved to enact a legislation prescribing the death penalty for kidnappers. The resolution followed the submission and consideration of the report of the Joint Committee on Police Affairs, National Security and Intelligence on the “unfortunate recurrence of kidnapping and hostage-taking in Nigeria.” Senators were outraged that kidnapping and hostage-taking, which used to be […]
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The Senate could save about N1.47bn on the amount it intends to splash on imported Sport Utility Vehicles being purchased for its 108 members should it decide to buy Nigeria-assembled SUVs. The Chairman, Nigerian Automotive Manufacturers Association, Mr. Tokunbo Aromolaran, stated this on Thursday at a press conference in Lagos, where he along with other […]
Read More The Senate Committee on Tertiary Education says it is working to balance the differences in the degrees acquired at universities, polytechnics and colleges of education in the country. The Chairman of the committee, Sen. Binta Garba, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday that the committee would ensure a balance in […]
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Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday that the Boko Haram terrorists have been degraded to the extent that the group can no longer seize and hold on to any territory in the country. In a speech delivered on his behalf at the 13th summit of the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) in Istanbul, Turkey by […]
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[su_dropcap]T[/su_dropcap]he Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, appeared before the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) on Tuesday to give reasons for the acute fuel scarcity across the country and the efforts being made by his ministry to resolve the embarrassing situation. He regretted the situation and apologised to Nigerians, who he said […]
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[su_dropcap]T[/su_dropcap]HE Senate on Monday summoned the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, to appear before it on Tuesday and explain the cause of the embarrassing fuel scarcity across the country. The Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) summoned the minister after carrying out on-the-spot assessment of the fuel situation in major filling stations […]
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The Senate Tuesday asked its Appropriation Committee to allocate N10 million in the 2016 budget for the relocation and resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States. The fund, the upper chamber said, should be sourced from the Service Wide Vote as provided in the budget. The resolution followed a motion by […]
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NIGERIA Senate has rejected a bill seeking to empower women politically and economically, as well as grant them equal opportunities with men in diverse human endeavours. The bill was sponsored by the Senate Minority Whip, Senator Biodun Olujimi (PDP, Ekiti South). It was entitled, “A bill for an Act to Incorporate and enforce certain provisions […]
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NIGERIA Senate came under harsh criticisms by eminent Nigerians on Saturday for defying Nigerians, including President Muhammadu Buhari on the purchase of exotic vehicles. Eminent Nigerians including the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Senator Femi Okurounmu and Dr. Junaid Mohammed, condemned the Senate for purchasing the vehicles. The […]
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