Ministerial nominees to face rigorous screening – Senate; shifts vacation
The Senate has shifted its proposed annual vacation by one week, to create time for the screening and confirmation of the 43 ministerial nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu…
Senate confirms Mohammad Tanko as substantive CJN
The Senate has confirmed Justice Tanko Mohammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The confirmation followed a two-hour question and answer session between the senators and Mohammad, who…
Senate Adjourns Plenary Till April 9, To Pass 2019 Budget April 16
Nigerian Senate The Senate on Tuesday adjourned plenary till April 9, to allow its Committee on Appropriation conclude work on the 2019 Budget. This followed the inability of the Committee…
Rowdy session in Senate over militarisation of 2019 elections
The Senate on Wednesday went into a rowdy session following a motion moved by Sen. Dino Melaye and co-sponsored by seven other lawmakers on alleged militarisation of the 2019 elections….
FG increases VAT as Senate approves N30,000 minimum wage
On a day the Nigerian Senate approved N30,000 minimum wage, the Federal Government announced an increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) from 5 percent to about 7.5 percent. The Federal…
NASS Reconvenes, Adjourns Plenary to March 12 For Lack of Quorum
The Senate on Tuesday adjourned plenary until March 12, for lack of quorum. The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, presided at the plenary, attended by only eight…
Senate confirms Tukur as NIFU pioneer Director
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Modibbo Tukur as the pioneer Director of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). This followed a presentation of report of the Senate…
Senate probes $2.2 billion NNPC NLNG withdrawals
A probe by the Nigerian Senate into whether state oil firm NNPC improperly withdrew money has expanded with the amount under investigation doubling to over $2.2 billion, a committee said…
MASSOB leader, Uwazuruike, endorses Bianca for senate
Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, Leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), has endorsed Mrs Bianca Ojukwu’s bid to contest the Anambra South Senatorial election…
Impeachment: Stalemate, crisis beckon; we’re watching – UK Govt
A major political crisis is in the offing from the chambers of the National Assembly as both the APC and the PDP have been unable to muster two-third majority required…