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- 6 Jun 2013
Mark, Senate President Prays against Civil War
Nigeria cannot survive another civil war and those beating the drums of war ahead of the 2015 elections must stop, according to David Mark, president of the Senate. “Those beating the drums of war…
- 13 Jun 2015
Buhari to Earn N14.4m, VP Osinbajo N12. 1 Per Annum
Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), has reviewed the salaries of the President, Vice President, Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives and Speakers in…
- 12 Oct 2015
Ministerial Nominees: Odimegwu, Oyinlola, Others on Buhari’s 2nd List
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday sent the second list of ministerial nominees to Senate President Bukola Saraki. This is coming 12 days after the first list was sent to the lawmakers, who will…
- 29 Jun 2014
Senator Ekweremadu Disassociates Self From Fake Facebook Account.
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, deputy president of the Senate has disassociated himself from fake facebook account used by con men to defraud members of the public. A statement made available to Nigeria…
- 4 Nov 2015
Buhari Emerges Senate Committee Chairman on ICT
Senator Bukola Saraki, senate president, on Wednesday announced the leadership composition of the Senate Committees, while giving them oversight functions. From the list, Senator Abdulfatai Buhari…
- 10 Jun 2015
NASS Leadership: Intrigues As APC Fails to Enact Will
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) suffered a crucial setback on Tuesday; as it failed to have its chosen candidates elected leaders of both arms of the National Assembly, according to Daily…
- 1 Feb 2018
Court Okays Senate’s Rejection of Magu as EFCC Boss
The fate of Mr. Ibrahim Magu, embattled acting chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), may have been sealed Thursday when a Federal High Court in Abuja ruled that the Senate is…
- 1 Oct 2015
Fashola, Amaechi, Ngige, Make Buharis’s Ministerial List
Bukola Saraki, senate president, on Wednesday received the ministerial nominees list at about 4:56pm from the Presidency but said the content of the presidential communication would be read on…
- 8 Feb 2016
Ekweremadu Denies Comments over Amaechi, Bruce Twitter Rants
Senator ‎Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, on Monday, disowned a comment on a twitter handle, which was supposed to be his contribution to the twitter exchanges between Senator Ben Bruce…
- 7 Jan 2013
SMS, Opinion Poll will Check Hijack of Constitution Amendment-DSP
Ike Ekweremadu, chairman, Senate Committee on Constitution Review and deputy Senate president has said that the Senate decided to embark on the ongoing Short Message Service (SMS) and online opinion…
- 4 Apr 2023
Buhari Seeks Senate Approval of Data Protection Bill
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Senate to consider and approve the Nigerian Data Protection Bill sent to it by the Executive. The president’s request is contained in a letter addressed to…
- 28 Sept 2015
Buhari Sends Ministerial List to Senate, Amaechi Makes List
At last President Mohammadu Buhari has handed the list of 36 ministers to the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang for onward transmission to the National…
- 19 Jun 2015
Fresh Crisis in APC over Key Posts in Senate
The sharing of principal offices in the Senate appears to be creating a fresh crisis in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the Punch, the principal offices are the Senate…
- 21 Dec 2021
Buhari Begs Senate to Urgently Approve Virement of N276.8Bn
The Senate on Tuesday received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari seeking the Senate’s approval for the virement of N276,757,232,395 billion to fund expenditures in the 2021 budget.…
- 28 Apr 2017
Jonathan Lost to Buhari Because Wife- Mark
David Mark, immediate past Senate President, has revealed that ex-President Goodluck Jonathan lost the support of key members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who discreetly worked against his…
- 19 Dec 2014
Mark Tasks NIMC on Issuance of Identity Cards
Senator David Mark, Senate President has asked the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to expedite action on the issuance of the biometrics national identity card to Nigerians because it…
- 7 May 2012
Ekweremadu, DSP @ BOICT, Flays NCC/NESREA Spat
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, deputy president of the Senate, has said that the recent spat in public between Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Environmental Standards and…
- 22 May 2014
Ekweremadu Grants N22.3m Scholarships to 525 Students
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, deputy president of the Senate, has given out N22.350 million as scholarship and bursary grants to 525 students from Enugu state for the 2013-2014 academic sessions. The grant…
- 5 May 2009
National Assembly to assist NigComSat
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, deputy Senate President, has pledged the National Assembly commitment to assist Nigeria Communications Satellite (NigComSat) Ltd to appropriate adequate funds for NigComSat 2…
- 16 Jun 2020
Nigeria Loses $29Bn Yearly to Poor Power Supply- Lawan
Ahmad Lawan, senate president has said that Nigeria loses about $29 billion yearly to irregular and poor power supply. The Senate President who revealed as he declared open an investigative public…
- 10 Nov 2021
Senate Okays Buhari’s Loan Request of $16Bn, €1Bn
Senate on Wednesday approved a fresh $16 billion and €1 billion loans request by President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari The Senate, also approved grant components of $125 million – which Buhari…
- 7 Jul 2020
Buhari Asks Senate to Confirm Danbatta as NCC CEO
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the senate to confirm Umar Danbatta as the executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Prof. Umar Danbatta, EVC, NCC In June, the…
- 10 Jun 2020
Lawan Charges SEC on Efficiency, Investments
President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to ensure efficiency in the discharge of its duties in order to attract local and foreign…
- 17 Jan 2024
Tinubu, Akpabio, Wike, Others to Honour NSE’s First Female President at Investiture Ceremony
Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) is set to welcome Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, House of Representatives Speaker Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Minister of the FCT…
- 27 Nov 2014
Senators Move to Sack GEJ over Corruption, Budget Implementation
At last count, 63 senators have signed up to the plan to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan in the Senate, upper legislative chamber over alleged high level of corruption and poor implementation of…
- 5 Jun 2017
Senate to Meet with CBN on High Interests Rates Charged by Banks
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has criticised commercial banks for the high interest rates they charge on loan facilities to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises. Saraki said the Senate would…
- 13 May 2014
Ekweremadu, Johnson for 2014 Digital Africa, World Electronics Forum
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, deputy president of the Senate and Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, will lead other delegates to this year’s Digital Africa Conference &…
- 23 Feb 2009
Mark, Akunyili, Ndukwe Win Leadership Icon Award
The trio of Senator David Mark, the Senate president, Professor Dora Akunyili, Minister of Information and Communications, and Engr. Ernest Ndukwe, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian…
- 30 Oct 2019
Step Down CST Tax, It Will Cause Hardship- ATPN
Association of Telecommunications Professionals of Nigeria (ATPN), has called on Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan, Senate President, to step down the proposed bill on Communications Service Tax (CST) due…
- 23 Dec 2022
Confusion as Senator, Reps Disagree over Controversial NITDA Bill
The controversy surrounding the bill to repeal the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Act raged on at the hurriedly arranged joint public hearing by the Senate and House of…