Tag: senate, standing rules
Senate begins move to amend standing rules
resident of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has disclosed that the chamber would next week Tuesday amend the 2015 Senate Standing Orders. Lawan made the disclosure on...
Senate passes bills to establish University of Education, Forestry College
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to establish the Federal College of Forestry, Wawa Zange, Duku, Gombe State. Also passed during plenary was a bill to...
Senate urges FG to review payments under debt issuance programme
The Senate has called on the executive arm of government to review the outstanding payments under the Promissory Notes and Debt Issuance Programme of the...
Senate mourns travelers burnt to death by bandits
The Senate on Wednesday mourned the deaths of travelers burnt to ashes on Monday by suspected bandits on their way to Gayan in Kaduna state. The travelers...
Take Nigeria off the so called red list, Senate tells UK
***Says travel ban discriminatory, attack on diplomatic relations The Nigerian Senate has condemned the United Kingdom’s inclusion of Nigeria in their...
2022 budget: President Buhari transmits finance bill 2021 to N’Assembly
The Senate on Tuesday received the Finance Bill 2021, transmitted by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly for consideration and passage. The...
Senate: Ogun gets National Burns Centre
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to establish the National Burns and Rehabilitation Centre Ilaro, Ogun State. The passage of the bill was sequel to...
Senate passes bill to establish varsity of sports,
The Senate on Tuesday passed two bills seeking to establish the National Sports Commission and the Federal University of Sports, Nkalagu in Ebonyi State....
Senate mourns Aluko’s demise
The Senate on Tuesday mourned the demise of Senator Gbenga Aluko, a former lawmaker of the fourth republic who passed away on November 4, 2021. The...
Senate wants UK Government to remove Nigeria from COVID-19 red list
***Says travel ban discriminatory, attack on diplomatic relations The Nigerian Senate has condemned the United Kingdom’s inclusion of Nigeria in their...
