Tag: Senate
LG Electoral Commission Bill Passes First Reading In The Senate
A bill for the establishment of the National Independent Local Government Electoral Commission, NILGEC, has scaled first reading in the Senate.The body will be saddled with...
A Bill To Document, Protect Domestic Workers, Employers Passes ...
The Senate has passed to second reading a bill for an act to provide for the documentation and protection of domestic workers and the...
2023 elections: Senate tasks INEC on credible, free, fair polls
Senate on Tuesday said the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, would not be excused for failure to be credible in the conduct of the...
Extend old naira notes deadline to June 2023, Senate tells CBN
The senate has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the deadline for the withdrawal of old naira notes from circulation...
Senate orders CBN to review cash withdrawal limits
The Senate on Wednesday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to considerably adjust the recent cash withdrawal limits by the apex bank.The Senate...
Senate President Loses Aide, Abdulkadir Isa
Mohammed Abdulkadir Isa, Special Assistant on Media to Senate President Ahmad Lawan is dead.The development was announced in a statement issued on Saturday by...
Senate Expresses Dismay Over Delay Budget Presentations
The Senate Federal Republic of Nigeria has expressed dismay over the attitude of some ministries and agencies of the government for submitting their budget...
Senate threatens arrest of heads of erring MDAs over N5trn wide...
The Nigerian Senate has threatened to arrest heads of erring government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, that benefited from the N5 trillion Service Wide...
Senate Confirms 19 RECs For INEC
THE Senate yesterday confirmed nineteen Resident Electoral Commissioners, REC, for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.The confirmation was sequel to the consideration of the...
Rep Calls for Scrapping of Senate to Save Cost
"If we are going to cut our expenses or spending, I think one of the houses should be scrapped, which I suggest should be...
Presidency: Senate Proposes Banning of Same Faith Ticket
STRONG indications emerged yesterday that the Senate is seeking an amendment to section 84 of the 2022 Electoral Act geared towards preventing same faith...
Insecurity: Senate lauds NAF deployment of Super Tucano
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Nigerian Airforce, Sen. Bala Ibn Na’Allah, has commended the Nigerian Airforce for effective deployment of the Super Tucanos and...
Intellectual Property Bill Scales 2nd Reading in the Senate
A bill seeking to review the nation’s intellectual property law has scaled the second reading on the floor of Senate of the Federal Republic...
Senate Considers National Poverty Alleviation Management Commission Bill
The Senate has considered a bill to establish the National Poverty Alleviation Management Commission which aims to empower the Commission to coordinate and regulate...
