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At long last: Senate passes Petroleum Industry Bill
· ‘Demon’ behind non-passage finally defeated – Lawan The Senate recorded a historic feat on Thursday with the passage of the complete version...
Senate considers Buhari’s N895.84bn supplementary budget request next Tuesday
The Senate will on Tuesday, next week, consider President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to the National Assembly for the approval of N895.84 billion naira as...
Senate to engage Finance Minister on 2017-2020 Economic Recovery Plan
The Senate has mandated six of its Committees to engage the Minister of Finance, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, on the Federal Government’s elapsed Economic Recovery and...
Leaders must encourage youths to contribute to national development – Senate President
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said efforts must be made by leaders in the country to encourage productivity amongst youths to enable them contribute...
Senate commends NNPC’s anti-corruption efforts, drive towards profitability
The Nigerian Senate has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for its efforts towards entrenching transparency and stamping out corruption from...
Only a brand new constitution is desirable for the country-Ex-envoy chides Senate for rejecting call
A former Nigerian envoy, Dr Nnamdi Onochie, has criticised members of the Senate for rejecting calls for lawmakers to push for the writing of a brand new...
Senate passes NIPOST Bill, one other
The Senate has passed the Nigerian Postal Service (Repeal and Reenactment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to unbundle the agency to ensure efficiency in service...
Rector excited as Senate okays Ilaro poly’s upgrade to varsity
Rector of Federal Polytechnic Ilaro,Ogun state,Dr Olusegun Akiko, could not be happier than he was with the joyfully news of the Senate approval of the conversion...
Bill for parity between first degree, HND passes third reading
The bill seeking same ground for first degrees and Higher National Diplomas has been read for the third time and passed at the Senate. The bill tagged...
