Tag: Bpe, senate
Financial impropriety allegations against BPE spurious, Says Senate Public Accounts Committee
Senate Committee on Public Accounts, chaired by Senator Mathew Urhohide has described as spurious allegations of financial impropriety against the Bureau of...
Use fighter jets to flush out terrorists from hideouts, Senate tells FG
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, send fighter jets to flush out terrorists in their hideouts who are behind the...
Anti-annual rent bug bites Senate, moves to stop it in FCT
…As bill to regulate payment mode passes second reading A bill seeking to make the annual payment of rent illegal in the Federal Capital Territory has scaled...
I’m not interested in Senatorial seat says Ekiti first lady, Bisi Fayemi
Wife of Ekiti state Governor Dr Kayode Fayemi,has denied nursing any Senatorial ambition in 2023. This was contained in a face book post shared by Mr. Mojeed...
Senate re-amends electoral bill, defines mode of primaries
The Senate on Tuesday re-amended for a second time, the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 2022, to include provisions which clearly define the mode of primaries for...
Subsidy removal: Lawan urges NLC, TUC to shelve planned protests, Says plan ‘unnecessary’
…As FG moves to suspend removal of fuel subsidy President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has urged the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union...
Senate okays National Rice Development Council
…Says Nigeria’ll save $2bn annually on rice importation The Senate has approved a bill to establish the National Rice Development Council, which will save Nigeria...
Senate confirms Sambo, new minister
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Mu’azu Sambo from Taraba as Minister and member of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Sambo was confirmed by the...
Senate okays N633.39bn budget for NCC in 2022
…Approves N8.8bn USPF budget The Senate has approved the sum of N633,393,283,000.00 billion naira as budget for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the...
Senator Wayas ensured harmony between arms of government – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said the late Senator Joseph Wayas, ensured harmony between the executive and legislature when he held sway as Senate...
