President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has announced the restructuring of leaderships of the Senate’s committees. In the latest reshuffling, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, a member of anti-Saraki Unity Forum, was named chairperson of Committee on Environment, while Kabiru Marafa, Saraki’s main critic, was appointed chairman of the Petroleum (downstream) Committee. Before now, he used to…
Today, Monday, June 27, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki; and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, are expected to be brought before an Abuja High Court by the Federal Government over an alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Rules. Two other persons would be charged alongside Saraki and Ekweremadu. It is believed that it would be a…
The Secretary to Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal; and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, have been asked to appear before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs over omissions and irregularities in ambassadorial nomination. The Senate gave this directive on Wednesday following a Point of Order raised by Joshua Dariye at plenary…
The Nigerian Senate has disclosed that it plans to strip President Muhammadu Buhari of powers to assent the ongoing constitution amendment. This was made known by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu at the ongoing retreat by the Senate Committee on Constitution Review, in which he is the Chairman of. Speaking at the programme held…
The list containing nominees for ambassadorial positions has been forwarded to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was contained in a letter sent to the Senate on Thursday and read before the lawmakers by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. According to the letter, the nominees are career diplomats who will oversee Nigeria’s mission outside…
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has been told to appear before the Senate over his threat to withdraw the license of any bank that retrenches its staff. The Senate said it finds the threat alarming and could create more problems. Chairman Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Rafiu Ibrahim, said…
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has appealed to herdsmen and farmers across the country to maintain peace as the National Assembly is ready to proffer lasting solution to the perennial clashes over grazing by cattle. Saraki was speaking on Wednesday when a group of herdsmen from Kautal Hore Socio-Cultural Association Jigawa state branch visited…
Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has been ordered to appear before the Senate to explain what is happening to the country’s economy. Also asked to come for questioning is the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele. The lawmakers, at the plenary on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, expressed their displeasure with the…
It is no longer business as usual for those who find pleasure in seizing others in exchange for money as the Senate has agreed to begin a process for the enactment of a law that would prescribe capital punishment for them. This was reached on Wednesday during plenary. The lawmakers also asked state governments to…
News reaching us now confirms that the Nigerian Senate have finally bowed to pressure and has suspended debate on the amendment of the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, and the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. The lawmakers took the decision on Wednesday after a closed door session, which lasted about two hours. Deputy Senate President,…