Tag: COVID-19, health minister, senate
COVID-19: Nigeria needs N400b for vaccines, Health Minister to Senate
Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, says the federal government needs about N400 billion for COVID-19 vaccines for 70% of its 200 million population. He disclosed...
Senate postpones passage of 2021 budget till Monday
The Senate on Wednesday deferred the passage of the 2021 budget till Monday next week. Senate President Ahmad Lawan who disclosed this at plenary, said the development...
Senate moves to investigate N1.2trn oil revenue loss
…Constitutes ad hoc committee The Senate on Tuesday constituted a seven-man Adhoc committee to investigate a N1.2 trillion oil revenue loss to the Federal...
Senate confirms Yakubu as INEC chairman for second term
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the second term...
Niger again! Senate approves immediate reconstruction, dualisation of Kano/Niger Rep Road
The romance between the federal government and Niger Republic has caught up with the National Assembly as the Upper legislative chamber,the Senate Wednesday...
Lagos/Ibadan rail line: Senate seeks extra N9b
The Senate on Thursday, demanded additional N9bn for the Nigeria Railways Corporation in the 2021 budget. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Marine Transport,...
Dec 5 Senate poll: 1.1 million voters for Lagos East by-election – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 1,168,790 voters will be participating in the December 5 rescheduled Lagos East by-elections....
#EndSARS: Senate urges FG to rebuild vandalised infrastructures in Lagos, Calabar
The Senate has called on the Federal Government to reconstruct and rebuild infrastructure destroyed by hoodlums during the #EndSARS protest in Lagos and...
Oil, gas project: Senate hails NNPC
…Financial audit report too The Senate Committee on Gas has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on the various gas development projects it...
Senate summons customs CG over plan to concession N3trn revenue collection
The Senate Committee on Customs and Excise is set to summon the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col Hameed Ali (retd.), over the move by the NCS to...
