Kaduna Ministerial Nominee Slumps During Screening
KADUNA ministerial nominee, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, slumped while being screened by the Senate on Wednesday, sparking frantic scenes in the Chamber. The nominee.
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Senate Alters Rules, Prohibits Fresh Senators From Contesting As Presiding Officers
THE Senate has amended its standing orders to stop first-term Senators from vying for the position of Senate President and Deputy Senate President..
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Senate Confirms Appointment Of CBN Governor-Nominee Cardoso, Deputies
THE Senate has confirmed the appointment of Yemi Cardoso as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor and four others as deputy governors.
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Senate To Screen Nominees For CBN Governor, Deputy Governors Tuesday
THE Senate will on Tuesday screen former Chairman of the Board of Citi Bank Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso for the position of the Governor.
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We Have No Expenses To Cut Down, Senate Insists
THE Senate has foreclosed the possibility of the National Assembly cutting down on expenses despite the economic hardship occasioned by the removal of.
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Niger Coup: What We Told Tinubu – Senator Ningi
SENATOR Abdul Ningi of Bauchi Central says the Senate told President Bola Tinubu to rule out war as part of moves to restore.
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‘I Ride A 1986 Car,’ Senator Kingibe Proposes Locally Assembled Vehicles For Govt Officials
GOVERNMENT officials should be mandated to use only vehicles assembled in Nigeria, Senator Ireti Kingibe argued on Wednesday with respect to the outcry.
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Subsidy Removal: Senate Meets Organised Labour In Abuja
THE Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the leadership of the upper-lawmaking body are meeting the organised labour at the National Assembly complex in.
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Senate Transmits Names Of 45 Confirmed Ministerial Nominees To Presidency
THE Senate has transmitted the names of 45 confirmed ministerial nominees to the Presidency. The Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate),.
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Ministerial Screening: El-Rufai, Okotete, Danladi Maybe Re-Invited – Senate
SENATE Spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, says the red chamber may re-invite the three ministerial nominees yet to be confirmed for re-screening. Adaramodu representing Ekiti.
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Keyamo Apologises To Senate, Takes A Bow As Ministerial Screening Concludes
FESTUS Keyamo, SAN, apologised to the Senate on Monday evening over his failure to honour invitations by the relevant legislative committee overseeing the.
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Senate In Rowdy Session Over Motion To Suspend Keyamo’s Ministerial Screening
A SENATOR representing Abia Central Senatorial District, Darlington Nwokocha, on Monday, moved a motion for the suspension of the ministerial screening of a.
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JUST IN: Tinubu Writes Senate On Plan To Deploy Troops To Niger Republic
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has informed the National Assembly about ECOWAS proposed military action and other sanctions against coupists in Niger Republic. He stated.
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FULL LIST: Akpabio Unveils Oyetola, Bagudu, Matawalle, Lalong, 15 Other Ministerial Nominees
SENATE President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, unveiled 19 more ministerial nominees submitted President Bola Tinubu amongst which are; former governors Bello Matawalle (Zamfara),.
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Senate Engages Aggrieved Unions After Protesters Pull Down NASS Gate
THE Senate, on Wednesday, set up a committee to dialogue with protesting unions who broke down the National Assembly Complex first gate. The.
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Senate Screens El-Rufai, Umahi, Musawa, Six Others
THE Senate on Tuesday resumed screening of the ministerial nominees of President Bola Tinubu. The second day saw nine appointees take the podium..
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Akpabio Stops Kogi Senator’s Move Against El-Rufai Over Southern Kaduna Killings
SENATE President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, stopped former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, from addressing a “strong petition” cited against him over.
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Senator Umahi Asked To ‘Take A Bow’ As Senate Resumes Ministerial Screening
THE Senate, on Tuesday resumed the screening of the ministerial nominees with the parliamentary privilege of “take a bow and go”. The remaining.
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Senate Screens Wike, Badaru, Tuggar, 11 Other Ministerial Nominees
THE Senate on Monday commenced the screening of the first batch of 28 ministerial nominees forwarded by President Bola Tinubu, interviewing 14 of.
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Drama In Senate Over ‘Discrepancies’ In Benue Ministerial Nominee’s Biodata
THERE was drama in the Senate on Monday when lawmakers grilled a ministerial nominee from Benue State, Joseph Utsev, citing “discrepancies” in his.