Tag: Enyinnaya Abaribe

Lauretta Onochie's nomination as a national electoral commissioner has drawn hostile reactions from Nigerians

''If the budget is based on assumption, I agree but why are you not assuming properly. I want to go ...

The official denied reports that she described the Nigerian economy as unstable.

Bayo Osinowo who represented Lagos-East Senatorial district died in a Lagos isolation centre after battling with complications arising from COVID-19.

The passage comes barely 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari wrote to the Senate, seeking the amendments to the Act, ...

Prior to the approval, there were arguments between lawmakers and the Senate president that lasted for over half an hour.

President Buhari has requested the approval of the Senate to borrow $22 billion from external lenders

Mr Longjan, an APC senator representing Plateau South, died on February 9.

Since 2018, the commission has been run by an acting chairman "who has now become a sole administrator."

The lawmakers dedicated the whole of the day to a valedictory session for the late senator.

The Senate in the previous week dedicated a day to discuss insecurity across the country.

IGP appeared before the Senate in plenary on Wednesday over increasing insecurity in Nigeria

The IGP's appearance is in response to a summon by the Senate last week.

Several Senators on Wednesday called for the resignation of service chiefs, but Mr Abaribe said the man who appointed them ...

Mr Abaribe challenged the president's failure to tackle the security challenges in the nation.

The adjournment followed a motion by the Senate Leader, Abdullahi Yahaya, who officially announced Ben Uwajumogu's death.

The Senate urges President Buhari to swear in members of the NDDC Board to facilitate budget defence by the agency.

“We totally reject the pronouncements after the elections by INEC and we are worried about the trend of what happened ...

Mr Abaribe described the president's comment as erroneous and containing elements of false information

The approval was a sequel to the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts.

The rejected nominee failed to show up for screening on both days of the process.

President Muhammadu Buhari wrote the Senate last week seeking confirmation of the 16 NDDC nominees.

Mr Buhari proposed a total of N10.33 trillion for the federal government budget for 2020.

The Senate Minority Leader also described the budget as a budget of taxation

Melaye recounted reports of the kidnap of eight people around Aseni and Omoko villages on September 11