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Senate Advises President Tinubu To Make New Appointment

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The Senate has advised President Bola Tinubu to immediately appoint an Auditor General for the Federation (AuGF) in compliance with Section 86 of the 1999 Constitution. The red chamber noted that the absence of the Auditor-General for the Federation in the last 10 months had left the government susceptible to potential mismanagement, lack of accountability […]

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Minister Calls For Creation of Ministry of Revenue

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 Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim (APC-Ondo) has urged President Bola Tinubu to create a Ministry of Revenue Generation toward improved revenue generation in the country.Ibrahim, who represent Ondo- South at the National Assembly said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.Ibrahim said the ministry would serve as coordinating platform for all revenue generating agencies in the […]

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Watch Day 4 Of Ministerial Screening

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A former governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, and other ministerial nominees appeared before the Senate as the screening exercise entered its fourth day. Watch the session below

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VIDEO: NLC Protesters Break Down National Assembly Gate

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Nigerian workers protesting the removal of fuel subsidy at the National Assembly have pulled down the main gate leading into the complex. The protesters, on the platform of the Nigeria Labour Congress (TUC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) forced their way to the National Assembly complex despite the resistance of security operatives. It would be […]

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Reps Urge NLC to Shelve Protest

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The House of Representatives has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its planned nationwide protests. Rep.  Akin Rotimi, the Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs said this in a statement in Abuja.  “We appeal to the NLC and allied labour unions to call off the planned peaceful protest and embrace […]

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Ministerial Screening: Edun, Alake, Others Appear Before Senate Today

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Senate has resumed screening of the ministerial nominees of President Bola Tinubu for the second day (Tuesday). Those for screening today include ex-governors Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna) and Dave Umahi (Ebonyi); presidential spokesman, Dele Alake; Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Lateef Fagbemi; and 10 others. Others are Wale Edun, Musa Dangiwa, Uche Nnaji, Stella Okotete, Adebayo Adelabu, […]

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Ministerial Screening: Why We Didn’t Grill Wike – Senate President

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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has explained why former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, was not thoroughly quizzed when he appeared before the Senate for screening as a ministerial nominee. Wike was asked to take a “bow and go” after reading his brief profile and following an appeal by Senator Barinada Mpigi (PDP, Rivers). Akpabio said […]

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VIDEO: Senate Disputes Age Of Ministerial Nominee

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One of the ministerial nominees being screened by the Senate, Professor Joseph Utsev, has been accused of age discrepancy. Senators pointed out according to his Curriculum Vitae, he was born in 1980 and started primary school three years after in 1984. Akpabio, while reacting to the allegation, said: “He was three years old when he […]

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Watch Ministerial Screening LIVE Here!

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Follow LIVE the ministerial screening below>>>

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Senate Begins Ministerial Nominees’ Screening Today

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The Senate will today commence the screening of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominees. All 28 ministerial nominees of President Bola Tinubu are expected to appear before the Senate anticipating grilling. The Senate had last Thursday after reeling out the list of Tinubu’s Ministerial nominees that would form his cabinet, boasted that the nominees would be […]

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Tinubu To Commission NASS Projects In December – Akpabio

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President Bola Tinubu will is expected to in December this year, commission N30 billion worth of projects currently going on at the National Assembly complex. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio made the disclosure on the commissioning of the projects being executed within the National Assembly complex at the weekend while having an audience […]

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Senate Asks FG To Extradite Simon Ekpa

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The Senate has called on the Federal Government (FG) to extradite the factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa from Finland. The red chamber also condemned the Monday sit-at-home being observed across all the states in the South-Eastern region of Nigeria. The Senators reached the resolution during a plenary session at […]

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Senate Postpones Announcement Of Tinubu’s Ministerial List

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The Senate has postponed the announcement of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list to Wednesday, July 26, 2023. The majority leader, Senator Bamidele Opeyemi moved the motion to postpone the announcement without explanation during the Senate plenary on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Senator Simon Davou Mwadkwon, the Senate’s minority leader seconded the motion to postpone the announcement to the […]

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Reps Probes Loss Of $9.5bn to Gas Flaring

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has inaugurated an Ad hoc Committee to investigate the alleged $9.05 billion revenue loss from gas flaring in the last decade in Nigeria. Abbas, at the inauguration of the House ad hoc committee on Gas Flaring on Monday, charged the committee to get to the […]

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Suspend Your Planned Strike – Speaker Abbas Urges Resident Doctors

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has asked the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to suspend its planned strike because the current administration is yet to settle down. The speaker stated this on Monday during a meeting with the doctors at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. “In this regard, therefore, […]

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Tinubu’s Ministerial List Yet to Get To Us – Senate

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The Senate yesterday denied being in possession of the ministerial list from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It notes that while it is waiting in the wings to do justice to any communication sent to it by the president, no one has violated the law when it comes to the issue of appointment of ministers. Spokesman […]

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Why Reps Approved Tinubu’s N500 Billion Request – Deputy Speaker

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The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has revealed why the house passed the N500 billion requested by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to him, this will chiefly address the sufferings of Nigerians occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy while also taking care of other infrastructural challenges the 2022 flood […]

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National Assembly Approves N70bn As ‘Support For New Lawmakers’

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The National Assembly, on Thursday, passed an amendment to the N819.5 billion 2022 supplementary budget. This amendment approves N70 billion to support the “working condition” of new Federal lawmakers. The amendment, among others, seeks to provide N500 billion palliatives to Nigerians to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal. The amendment was passed in both […]

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Senate Begins Screening of CDS, Service Chiefs

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The Senate has commenced the screening of Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Christopher Musa and Service Chiefs, including Major General Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla Chief of Naval Staff and Air Vice Marshall Hassan Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff. President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday urged the Senate to screen and confirm […]

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Lawmakers Are Not as Rich as You Think – Speaker

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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has said that claim of lawmakers being stupendously rich is erroneous. Abbas, who spoke through the minority leader of the House, Hon. Kingsley Chinda during an interactive session with parliamentary reporters organized by the adhoc committee of the House on Media and Public Affairs on Wednesday, […]