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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a list of the senators who emerged victorious in the February 23 elections. INEC released the list ahead of the presentation of certificates of return to the lawmakers on Thursday. With a total of 62 senators, the All...

A list of sixteen governors who have been elected as senators in the National Assembly has been released.... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2UfiAFo Get More Nigeria Political News

As APC forms majority in Senate, House No fewer than 64 serving senators and 151 members of the House of … Read more via Daily Trust – https://ift.tt/2HdLwJY Get More Nigeria Political News

Supreme Court yesterday struck out suit filed by the senate on January 28, 2019 asking it to make an order to reinstate Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. Senate had announced on Monday that it has asked the apex court to discontinue the case following … Read more via...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Caucus in the Senate has filed a suit at the Supreme Court, against the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, with regards to the suit he earlier filed over the suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari. … Read...

THE Senate, Monday ordered the discontinuation of the case it filed at the Supreme Court over the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen by President Mohammadu Buhari and replacing him with Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed. According to … Read more via Vanguard...

A bill seeking to increase the country’s minimum wage from N18,000 to N27,000 passed first and second reading at the senate on Thursday. This was sequel to a letter which President Muhammadu Buhari sent to the lawmakers for their consideration. The letter was read by Ike Ekweremadu, deputy...

The Senate yesterday urged the Federal Government to immortalise the late first executive president of the country, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, by naming a national monument after him. Shagari died on Friday, 28th December, … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...

The Senate, yesterday, resumed from its Christmas and New Year recess, with its president, Senator Bukola Saraki, declaring that next month’s general election is not a do-or-die affair. Saraki Addressing his colleagues at plenary, Saraki … Read more via Vanguard News Nigeria –...

As the National Assembly members prepare to resume from their Yuletide break on Wednesday, there are indications that only 33 senators will be available to work on the federal budget of N8.83tn for the 2019 fiscal year presented by President Muhammadu Buhari on December 19, 2018. It was learnt...

For the Nigerian Senate, 2018 is a year of sustained battles with members of the executive arm. Starting from the head of the executive arm, President Muhammadu Buhari, to his appointees... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2AmQ6kS Get More Nigeria Political News

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presented the 2019 budget to the joint session of the national assembly... Read more via Vanguard News Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2CmUbqV Get More Nigeria Political News

The Senate, yesterday, gave approval that the sum of $1 billion from the Federal Government’s share of Excess Crude revenue should be devoted to the immediate completion of the Ajaokuta Steel Company. The Senate also said that all monies that might be appropriated and authorized by … Read...

At least N121 billion of the N242 billion federal lawmakers approved for the 2019 general elections will be drawn from funds meant to cater for poor Nigerians. The money is to be drawn from the N500 billion allocated to the Special Intervention Programme (SIP), a fund set … Read more via...

Strong indications emerged yesterday of a stiff opposition against alleged arrangements by the Federal Government to reduce the $8.1 billion fine imposed on the communication giant, MTN, to $800 million.… Read more via Vanguard News Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2PquCgS Get more: Nigeria...

The Senate, yesterday, set up a seven-member ad hoc committee to investigate alleged abuse and misuse of the Special Intervention Fund by the Executive arm of government. The apex legislative chamber also resolved to probe how funds allocated to finance the Subsidy Re-investment Programme of...

The Senate has begun yet another process of carrying out a holistic investigation of the $1.05 billion that was allegedly taken from the Nigeria Liquefied … Read more via Vanguard News Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2RFaT9L Get More Nigeria Political News

The Senate has adjourned plenary for two weeks to allow its committees carry out oversight function on implementation of the 2018 budget. The period will also give committees time to oversight Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) on the implementation of the $2.78 billion Eurobonds …...

The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has urged both the executive and legislative arms of government to ensure business friendly environment in order to reduce excessive charges banks deduct from … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...

After over two months annual recess, both legislative chambers of the Eighth National Assembly resumed plenary a fortnight ago. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since lawmakers proceeded on recess on July 24, 2018. These include defection of Senate President, Bukola … Read more...