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Again Senate approves FG’s loan requests for $16b & €1b

    For the second time in three months the Senate has approved $16,230,077,718 and €1,020,000,000 billion loans requested by President Muhammadu Buhari. The...

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Senate upgrades General Hospital to Federal Medical Centre 

  The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to upgrade the General Hospital, Deba in Gombe State, to a Federal Medical Centre.   The bill sponsored by Senator Danjuma...

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2022 Budget: Senate President gives MDAs one-week to defend budget proposals

  President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has given a one-week ultimatum to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government yet to appear before relevant...

Find missing journalist,Senate orders Police

The Senate on Tuesday mandated the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba to, as a matter of urgency, direct a special investigation into the circumstances...

Argungu Emirate to honour Senate President Friday in Kebbi

The Emir of Argungu, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Samaila Muhammadu Mera and the Argungu Emirate Council in Kebbi State will on Friday honour the President of the Senate,...

Senate asks for more funds for Niger Delta Affairs Ministry

  •••To consolidate on peace in  the region The Senate, on Thursday, demanded better funding for the Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, if the current peace being...

COSON writes Senate president: Kicks against copyright bill

COSON WRITES SENATE PRESIDENT, DESCRIBES THE NEW EXECUTIVE COPYRIGHT BILL AS A DANGEROUS DOCUMENT INFESTED WITH MANY BAD AND ANTI-DEMOCRATIC PROVISIONS A day before a...

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At last! Senate bows to  pressure, Accepts e-transmission of results by INEC

    After months of controversies over the transmission of election results, the Senate on Tuesday bowed to popular demands that the Independent National...

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Senate passes bill to replace FERMA with another Agency

  The Senate has passed the Federal Road Bill which seeks to repeal the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency Act, Federal Highways Act, and the Control of Advertisement...

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At long last: Senate wants Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists

The Senate has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists. It also advised the president to wage total war against the bandits, including bombing...