Former Kano State Commissioner for Rural and Community Development, Abbas Sani, has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Sani was sacked alongside the Secretary to the State Government, Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, and four commissioners when Governor Abba Yusuf reshuffled his cabinet on 12 December. But on Friday, 10 January, Mr Sani announced that he … Read more
The Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, has said he initiated a foreign scholarship programme to address the backwardness of north-west Nigeria in education. Mr Jibrin stated this while sending off 70 students, and his foundation is sponsoring them to study artificial intelligence (AI) and forensic and robotics science. Addressing the beneficiaries at the Malam Aminu … Read more
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to increase the minimum capital for insurance companies operating in Nigeria from ₦2 billion to ₦10 billion, a 400 per cent increase. The bill also provides an increase in the reinsurance of the insurance companies from ₦10 billion to ₦35 billion, while non-life insurance was increased from … Read more
The Senate mandated on Tuesday its National Security and Intelligence, Livestock and Agriculture committees to liaise with the federal government with a view to establishing modern cattle ranches across the country to reduce insecurity. The upper legislative chamber also resolved to enact a law limiting cattle movement from neighbouring countries to Nigeria. The resolution followed … Read more
The Senate on Wednesday urged the Nigerian Army to end the activities of the Lakurawa terror group in Kebbi and Sokoto states in the North-west region. The upper chamber also demanded that relief materials be distributed to survivors of the attacks carried out by the terror group to cushion their sufferings. The resolutions were a … Read more
The Kano Central senator, Rufai Hanga, said the appointment of Yusuf Ata as Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development will threaten his re-election to the Senate. Mr Hanga, a member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), said the minister-designate, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), may oppose his … Read more
The Senate has passed the N1.9 trillion budget of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for the 2024 fiscal year. The upper chamber passed it after considering a report submitted by its Committee on NDDC, presented by Asuquo Ekpeyong, its chairman. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced approval of the budget after majority of the … Read more
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and his deputy, Barau Jibrin, have congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the completion of his first year in office. Messrs Akpabio and Jibrin congratulated the president in separate statements issued by their Special Advisers on Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh and Ismail Mudashir, respectively. President Tinubu was inaugurated as Nigeria’s … Read more
The Senate has suspended the consideration of a report recommending the suspension of the increase in electricity tariff by the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), pending legal advice. The resolution was a sequel to a point of order raised by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Titus Zam, during the plenary. … Read more
