2020 Budget: Senate approves N140.3bn for NCC
The Senate has approved the sum of N140, 383,591,000 for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the 2020 fiscal year. In a statement by the Special Assistant on Press to…
Senate demands thorough probe into murder of OAU Professor
The Senate has asked the Nigeria Police to carry out a thorough investigation into the murder of Professor Jerome Elusiyan of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile Ife, Osun…
Reduce checkpoints on Federal highways – Senate tells IGP
The Senate on Thursday urged the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, to as a matter of urgency reduce the number of checkpoints on Federal Highways in the country. The…
Senate begins amendment of Criminal Code Act, 2004Â
The Senate has begun an amendment of the Criminal Code Act, 2004, after considering a bill to that effect. The bill sponsored by Senator Oluremi Tinubu (APC, Lagos Central) during…
Senate says it will probe Idiroko/Ipokia extra-judicial killings by Customs officials
The Senate on Wednesday resolved to investigate the recent extrajudicial killings of some residents of Idiroko/Ipokia Constituency in Ogun State by men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The directives…
Senate proposes 14-year jail term for sexual predators in tertiary institutions
Senate President Lawan The Senate on Wednesday debated two critical bills – the Sexual Harassment Bill and President Muhammadu Buhari’s Finance Bill, 2019. The bills, which scaled second reading…
2020 budget: We will ensure prudent application of all funds channelled to the power sector – NASS assures NDPHC
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said the 9th National Assembly will insist on accountability and transparency in the power sector, particularly in the…
Quality of governance in Nigeria can only be improved by ensuring productivity on the part of lawmakers – Lawan
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has made a case for Nigeria to maintain a bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives…