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At last Senate passes bill granting local governments financial autonomy

By Ismail Auwal Nigerian Senate has passed bills to grant full financial and dministrative autonomy to local governments.  The lawmakers also voted in favour of financial...

Senate confirms seven nominees as INEC commissioners

By Ismail Auwal The Senate confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari's nominees for National Electoral Commissioners of Nigeria's electoral umpire, INEC, on Wednesday. May Agbamuche-Mbu (Delta – South-South),...

Senate approves Buhari’s $16bn, €1bn loan requests

By Salim Yunusa   The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of $16,230,077,718, €1,020,000,000 and a grant of $125,000,000 as foreign loans for the regime of...

$10bn gas project: Senate probes Italian firm over local content law

By Salim Yunusa The leadership of the Senate has directed its Committee on Local Content to immediately commence investigations into the alleged breach of local...

Senate President blows hot, urges security to “thoroughly” investigate Na Allah’s murder

    By Salim Yunusa   Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has urged security agencies to thoroughly investigate the gruesome murder of Abdulkarim, the eldest son of Senator Bala...

Senate denies proposing creation of 20 new states

By Ismail Auwal The Nigerian Senate has denied media reports that the Senate Committee on Review of 1999 Constitution as amended has proposed the creation...

Just in: NCC to determine process of electronic voting, transmission of results in Nigeria – Senate

By Ismail Auwal The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will determine the process electronic voting and transmission of results in subsequent electioneering processes in Nigeria, said...

59 agencies diverted over N300bn — Senate

By Salim Yunusa The upper chamber of the National Assembly has disclosed that 59 federal government agencies will refund over N300 billion misappropriated funds into...

Senate rejects Onochie’s nomination

By Salim Yunusa Senate rejects the nomination of Lauretta Onochie for appointment as National Commissioner for INEC. According to the report of the Senate Committee on...

CITAD calls for local bill content establishment in Nigeria

By Ismail Auwal The Centre for Information and Technology and Development (CITAD) has called on the establishment of  local content bill in Nigeria. The bill which...

Senate, Reps Pass Petroleum Industry Bill

Omon-Julius Onabu Both arms of the National Assembly, the Senate and the House of Representatives, on Thursday passed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The bill, which...

Lauretta, 5 others screened by Senate as INEC Commissioners

By Salim Yunusa The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday, asked the Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission to screen for confirmation,...

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