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Reporting: Mohammed Jinadu The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defence, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has said that the committee will continue to provide support and resources to enhance the capabilities of the military and well-being of armed forces personnel. Ex-Senate President Lawan Assures on well-being of Armed Forces personnel. Senator Lawan gave the assurance when…
WELCOME ADDRESS TO THE 10TH SENATE ON THE COMMENCEMENT OF OUR SECOND LEGISLATIVE YEAR TODAY- 24-9-2024 BY SENATE PRESIDENT GOD’SWILL AKPABIO A CALL TO ACTION FOR OUR NATION’S FUTURE As we gather once more in this esteemed chamber to resume our crucial work for the people of Nigeria, I choose to describe our reconvening as…
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) states that senators receive a monthly salary and allowances of ₦1,063,860, comprising both regular and non-regular components. The commission gave the breakdown of the salary and allowances of each senator as: Basic Salary – ₦168,866:70; Motor Vehicle Fuelling and Maintenance Allowance – ₦126,650:00; Personal Assistant – ₦42,216:66;…
The Senate suspended Senator Abdul Ningi for three months on Tuesday over allegations of N3 trillion naira 2024 Budget padding. A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Ningi was suspended following a heated session in the red chamber. He, the chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, recently disclosed to…
During a thanksgiving service by Senator Barinada Mpigi in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, spoke about the state of Nigeria’s economy. Akpabio claimed that the current administration led by President Bola Tinubu inherited a Nigerian economy in a mess, which he said was caused by policies carried…
Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from organizing by-elections to replace 27 Rivers State House of Assembly members whose seats were declared vacant. Justice Okorowo also striped the defendants in the case from interfering with the 27-member camp of the Rivers State House…
Another laudable stride has been achieved by the Office of Africa Affairs, International Society of Diplomats, under the leadership of Dr. Tunji Asaolu, who has brought the Diplomatic Members of Africa Union to the Government of Nigeria, through the Office of the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, to find lasting solution that will help the…
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has been urged not to approve an alleged plan by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike to build a ‘befitting residence’ for the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima. In a letter dated December 2, the group – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) – specifically wants Akpabio “to promptly reject the…
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate to seek approval for his 2022-2024 borrowing plan. The President in a message addressed to the Senate, on Wednesday, described that the request was affixed on an approval given by the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, after a Federal Executive Council meeting early in May 2023. Senate President Godswill…
