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
