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Resident Doctors Suspend Nationwide Protests

admin August 9, 2023 0 Comment

The Nationwide protest of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD set to commence on today(Wednesday) has been called off after closed door meeting with the Senate. Addressing the media shortly after the meeting,...

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Senate Unveils Composition of Standing Committees

admin August 8, 2023 0 Comment

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio,has announced the composition and leadership of Standing Committees of the Senate. In the list the immediate-past Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan, is Chairman of Committee on Defence;Senator Aminu Tambuwal...

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Additional Ministerial list hits Senate

admin August 2, 2023 0 Comment

The Chief of Staff to the President and the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has presented the new batch of ministerial list to the Senate. The Rules of the chamber...

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Senate calls for suspension of proposed electricity tariff hike

July 25, 2023 0 Comment

The Senate has called on the Federal Government to suspend the proposed increase in electricity tariffs by the Electricity Distribution Companies, Disco. The lawmakers also urged the Nigerian electricity regulatory commission to decentralize the...

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Senate demands quick intervention in Ogun East to prevent flooding

July 21, 2023 0 Comment

The Senate has written to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and other federal agencies requesting that they intervene immediately to avoid flooding in Sagamu and other communities of the Ogun East...

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Nigerian govt. will increase workers salary – Senate President

July 19, 2023 0 Comment

Senate President Godswill Obot Akpabio has stated that the Federal Government will increase workers’ salary to ease the aftereffects of the already suspended subsidy on petrol. Akpabio gave the hint while hosting the governor...

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Senate may receive President Tinubu’s ministerial list today

July 19, 2023 0 Comment

There are growing indications that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today send the list of his ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation. Daily Trust reported that sources within the Presidency and...

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Tinubu writes Senate, requests approval for Buhari’s $800m loan from World Bank

July 13, 2023 0 Comment

President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate to permit his administration to proceed with the processing of a $800 million World Bank credit facility requested by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to support the...

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Nigerian Senate eulogises Tinubu on emergence as ECOWAS chairman

July 12, 2023 0 Comment

The Nigerian Senate has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his election as Chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Mr Tinubu became the Chairman of the sub-regional body during the recently...

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Tinubu writes National Assembly, seeks N500bn approval for palliatives

July 12, 2023 0 Comment

President Bola Tinubu has requested the National Assembly to authorize N500 billion to allow the federal government to provide palliatives to Nigerians as a result of the elimination of petrol subsidies. Tinubu’s request was...