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    Politics Nigerian Senate Passes Only 2 Bills in 6 months

    Six months after the inauguration of the National Assembly, the senate yesterday passed the second bill, since inception, DailyTrust learnt. The first bill passed by the senate was the supplementary budget, an executive bill by President Muhammadu Buhari. It was passed on December 1. The...
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    World Amnesty International Reacts to Army, Shia Clashes in Zaria

    Amnesty International has called for an impartial investigation into the weekend clashes between the Nigerian army and followers of a Shia cleric that left dozens of people dead. Most of the people killed belonged to the Islamic Movement of Nigeria led by cleric Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakyzaky...
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    Politics Court of Appeal Upholds Akpabio's Election

    The Court of Appeal has upheld the election of the Senate minority leader, Senator Godswill Akapbio, representing the Northwest Senatorial district of Akwa Ibom state of the Peoples Democratic party. A three-man panel of judges struck out the appeal of Mathew Okorie, candidate of the All...
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    Politics 2016 Budget: Buhari Earmarks N500bn to School Feeding, Post-NYSC Grant

    According to the 2016 budget proposal MTEF submitted to the National Assembly, President Muhammadu Buhari has earmarked N500 billion for school feeding programme initiatives, conditional cash transfer to most vulnerable and post-National Youth Service Corps grant.‎ It reads in part: “The...
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    World US Senate Approves Bill To Cripple Obamacare Law

    Republicans claim a veto by Barack Obama would mean Obamacare would be repealed if they win the race to the White House in 2016. The Senate has approved legislation aimed at crippling President Barack Obama's health care law after a tight vote on Thursday night. The bill, which is expected to...
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    Politics Dino Melaye: See His Contradicting Statements About SaharaReporters

    The two contradicting statements from Senator Dino Melaye in 2013 and 2015 will shock you. One just wonders, what has really changed in 2013 when we had PDP government in place and now that is led by the APC government in which Senator Melaye is a beneficiary. Whats CHANGE? Which would you...
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    Politics Bukola Saraki Makes Comment on His Role In Arm Deal Scandal

    Senate President, Bukola Saraki has dissociated himself from the N60bn arms scandal deal involving the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd). It will be recall that Sahara reporters published Bukola Saraki blackmailing of CBN officials sighting top Central Bank...
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    Politics Senate Mandates Buhari To End Fuel Scarcity In 2 Weeks

    The Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), has mandated the Minister of Petroleum Resources, President Muhammadu Buhari to end the ongoing fuel scarcity in the country within two weeks from now. Chairman of the committee, Senator Uche Ekwunife, who gave the directive, Thursday, in Abuja...
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    Metro [Video] Nigeria Has Lost Over N200 Trillion to flood in 3 Years - Senator Stella Oduah

    The Senate on Thursday asked the Federal Government to take concrete steps to address the challenge of perennial flood disasters in parts of the country. Watch Stella as she analyse in the video:
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    Politics Senate Grants Lagos $200million World Bank Loan

    Lagos State government has received $200m loan request following the deliberation of the report of Ad-hoc Committee on Foreign and Local debt to which the request was referred a fortnight ago to the Senate Senator Kabiru Gaya (APC Kano South), in a motion for the consideration of the report...
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    Politics [OPINION] What Saraki And The Senators Have Persistently Done Right – By Nneka Okoye

    We all know what happens in times of adversity. The mask of civility and morality are put on a big test. Those who do not become predators are victimized, if you’re lucky enough to get the support of a few loyalists, the law might eventually be manipulated against you, and the media narratives...
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    Metro Finally! Senate Approves NOUN For NYSC Programme

    The management of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has finally gotten the approval from senate for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for all her students to participate in the NYSC scheme. It would be recalled that graduates of the NOUN were months ago assured that they would...
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    Politics Saraki Allegedly Sends 'SMS' To Senators To Accompany Him To CCT Trial Today

    SaharaReporters, an online news platform has obtained a copy of the text message sent out to Nigerian Senators urging them to accompany embattled Senate President Bukola Saraki to his corruption trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja today. Mr. Saraki and the leadership of the Senate...
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    Politics See Photos As Buhari Receives Confirmed Ministerial List From Saraki

    The awaiting official list of screened and confirmed ministerial nominees was formally handed over to President Mohammadu Buhari by the Senate Presidet, Bukola Saraki at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Saraki arrived the seat of power about 3:00pm along with the Special Adviser to the...
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    Politics 'We Are Not Lawbreakers' - Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Akpabio

    Senator Godswill Akapbio, the senate minority leader after the staged out protest told newsmen at the National Assembly complex that they (PDP) walked out of the Senate meeting in the best interest of the country. 'We are lawmakers and not law breakers', he said. He further stated that the...
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    Politics Senate in Rowdy Session Over Confirmation of Rotimi Amaechi

    The Senate is currently under rowdy session as whether or not to confirm the appointment of the former governor of Rotimi Amaechi as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. More details later
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    Politics Ministerial Screening: Amaechi knows fate today

    The Nigerian Senate will today approve the appointment of the former governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi and others after rancorous session during his screening process and agitations of the PDP led faction of the National Assembly led by the Minority leader, Sen. Akpabio.
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    Politics See Photos as Senate Concludes Ministerial Screening

    Nigerian Senate has concluded the screening of ministerial nominees following Wednesday’s screening of Dr Okechukwu Enyinna Enelamah(Abia), Anwuka Anthony (Imo), Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa), Adamu Adamu (Bauchi) and Aisha Abubakar (Sokoto). President Muhammadu Buhari sent a list of 36...
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    Politics Ministerial Screening: Senate screens Enelemah

    The Senate has screened Eyinna Enelemah, ministerial nominee from Abia state. Enelemah advocate for a technology driven Nigeria and a more inclusive growth needed to attract more foreign investment in the country. He advised every state to concentrate on its comparative advantage.
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    Politics Ministerial Screening: List of Nominees with Petitions

    So far in the Ministering Screening by the Senate, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions, Senator Samuel Anyanwu has received petitions against these following nominees. The Nominees with number of Petition - Professor Anwuka Gozie (10 Petitions) -...
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