Senate confirms seven ministerial nominees
The senate has confirmed the seven ministerial nominees recently appointed by President Bola Tinubu. The nominees were confirmed after a ...
Thursday, November 21, 2024
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Senate backs S’Court verdict on LG autonomy
The Senate said yesterday it was fully behind the Supreme Court’s judgment on local government autonomy. It also assured that ...
Senate uncovers massive fraud in NIPOST, begins probe
The Nigerian Senate has uncovered a massive fraud in the Nigerian Postal Service, NIPOST. This followed the discovery of irregularities ...
Senate summons NPA mgt over $1.85bn, N1.87bn debts
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has summoned the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to explain why terminal ...
Nigerian Senate calls for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas conflict
The Nigerian Senate has made a significant call for an end to the Israel-Hamas war, which has resulted in a ...
Senate probes NPC over N200bn spent on postponed 2023 census
The House of Representatives has mandated the Committee on Population to investigate the N200 billion expended on the postponed 2023 ...
Agric ministry to spend N9.1bn on transboundary pests management
Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, has said that N9.1 billion of the N200 billion allocated to ...
JUST IN: Senate confirms Olukoyede, Hammajoda as EFCC chairman, secretary
The Senate has confirmed Ola Olukoyede as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). It also confirmed ...
VIDEO: Akpabio says ‘money sent to senators to enjoy recess,’ then retracts, claims it’s prayers that were sent
Senate president, Godswill Akpabio, has caused a stir on social media, following videos of him announcing that money had been ...
JUST IN: Senate okays 45 ministerial nominees, withholds three
The Senate on Monday confirmed 45 of the 48 ministerial nominees sent to it by President Bola Tinubu. It, however, ...
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