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By Yakubu Musa Nothing, perhaps, illustrates the tragedy of the current world's most enduring struggle, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, than last Friday’s UN resolution for a ceasefire. Curiously, the United States of America voted against it while her...
By Sanusi Abdullahi Kiru In the ever-evolving landscape of Nigeria's telecommunications industry, there are individuals who leave an indelible mark, reshaping the sector for the betterment of the nation. Among these luminaries, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta stands...

Senate passes 2022 supplementary budget

By Aminu Kutama The Senate on Wednesday passed the 2022 Supplementary Budget of N819.5 billion. President Muhammadu Buhari sought the passage of a supplementary budget to...

Senate discovers over N10 billion addition in defence ministry budget

By Ismail Auwal Senate Committee on Defence has discovered the addition of N10.85 billion in the 2023 budget proposal of the Ministry of Defence.   The N10.85...

Senate probes N52b FG’s public works scheme

By Ismail Auwal The Senate Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday launched an investigation  into the Federal Government's N52 billion Special Public Works scheme. The scheme, coordinated...

Senate okays N3.6trn fuel subsidy for 2023 budget

By Ismail Auwal The Senate on Wednesday rejected the Joint Committees on Finance and National Planning and Economic Affairs' recommendation to reduce the oil subsidy...

Bill seeking to reduce CBN Gov’s powers passes second reading

By Ismail Auwal A bill seeking to limit the power of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria( CBN) has passed second reading on...

MDAs face scrapping as senate backs Oronsanye’s report

By Ismail Auwal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) risked being scrapped as Senators endorsed the Stephen Orosanye-led Presidential Committee on rationalization of agencies.   The Committee Chairman...

Impeachment threat: Buhari summons emergency security meeting

By Ismail Auwal President Muhammad Buhari has summoned an emergency meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) few hours after impeachment threats by senators. The Special...

Address insecurity or face impeachment, opposition senators tell Buhari

By Aminu Kutama Senators from opposition parties have issued a six-week ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the security challenges bedevilling the country. They also...

US Senate passes first gun control bill in decades

By News Desk The US Senate has passed a gun control bill - the most significant firearms legislation in nearly 30 years. Fifteen Republicans joined Democrats...

Just In: Buhari submits names of 7 new ministerial nominees to Senate

By Aminu Kutama President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate seeking the confirmation of seven ministerial nominees. The nominees are: Henry Ikechukwu – Abia State,...

Fresh trouble for Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, as Machina vows to challenge substitution in court

By Ismail Auwal A visibly enraged Bashir Machina has vowed to seek legal redress shortly after his name was substituted with that of Senate President...

Facing NNPP’s threat, Ganduje drops senatorial ambition for Barau

By Ismail Auwal Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has withdrawn his Senate bid just hours after being screened by the party screening committee. Ganduje withdrew to...

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