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Trafficking FG Moves To Help Ekweremadu, Engages Lawyers

Trafficking: FG Moves To Help Ekweremadu, Engages Lawyers

June 30, 2022 4:53 am

Nigeria’s Senate President, Ahmad Lawan during the plenary session yesterday revealed that Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom has engaged the services of lawyers to defend the senator representing Enugu West Senatorial District, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice who are currently being prosecuted in London.

Lawan made this known yesterday while giving details about the outcome of a closed session which was held by the upper chamber before the start of plenary proceedings.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the closed-door session which started at about 10:57 a.m ended at 11:49 a.m.

Recall that Ekweremadu had …

Senate Moves To Probe EX-CJN Tanko, Despite Resignation

Senate Moves To Probe EX-CJN Tanko, Despite Resignation

June 29, 2022 5:36 am

Notwithstanding the resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), the Nigerian Senate has resolved to continue with its investigation into the crisis in the Supreme Court which purportedly contributed to his exit. 

Senators in the upper chamber of the National Assembly made the resolution during the plenary on Tuesday following a motion moved by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that concerns over the poor welfare conditions and challenging work environment in the supreme court were expressed by Supreme …

Another Buhari's Minister, Pauline Tallen Joins 2023 Race

Another Buhari’s Minister, Pauline Tallen Joins 2023 Race

May 9, 2022 3:01 am
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Dame Pauline Tallen, has declared her intention to contest for the Plateau South Senatorial seat in the 2023 general elections swelling the number of appointees under the Muhammadu Buhari administration who have decided to vie for political office in 2023.
Africa Daily News, New York can confirm that the minister will battle Governor Simon Lalong, who is believed to be also interested in the senatorial seat. Lalong will serve out his two terms next year.
Plateau South Senatorial District covers six local government areas namely, Langtang North, Langtang South, Mikang, Qua’anpan, Shendam,
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Electoral Act Senate Rejects Buhari’s New Amendment Bill

Electoral Act: Senate Rejects Buhari’s New Amendment Bill

March 9, 2022 10:14 am

The Senate on Wednesday vehemently turned down President Muhammdu Buhari’s Bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act, 2022 which he recently signed into law.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the Bill which was titled: ‘A Bill for an Act to amend the Electoral Act 2022 and for related matters, 2022,’ was overwhelmingly rejected by Senators, a development that effectively stopped its second reading.

The Bill was thrown out on Wednesday during plenary by the legislators.

Recall that the Bill had on Tuesday  scaled first reading despite a court order stopping the Senate from acting on it.

The  …

Senate Moves To Amend Electoral Act, Despite Court Ruling

Senate Moves To Amend Electoral Act, Despite Court Ruling

March 8, 2022 9:03 am

The Nigerian Senate has begun moves to amend the 2022 Electoral Act, ignoring a Federal High Court order which actually restrained the National Assembly from tampering with the newly amended Act which was signed into law by the President two weeks ago.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that Senate President Ahmad Lawan during plenary on Tuesday disclosed that the constitution stipulates separation of powers and the judiciary cannot stop another arm of government in performing its roles in a democracy.

Lawan said this during the first reading of the amendment of the Electoral Act during the legislative proceedings.

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Why Ajaokuta Will Remain Moribund – Senate Panel

Why Ajaokuta Will Remain Moribund – Senate Panel

November 25, 2021 3:28 pm

The Senate Committee on Solid Minerals, Mines, Steel Development and Metallurgy, has expressed grave concerns that the Ajaokuta Steel Company had been ‘left in deep slumber’ for several years without resuscitation, explaining that if things remain the way it is at the moment, that the facility would remain moribund for a long time.

Speaking to newsmen on Thursday, the committee’s chairman, Umar Tanko Al-Makura (APC, Nasarawa), pointed out that Ajaokuta would remain moribund without special funding to the solid mineral sector.

The lawmaker spoke at the National Assembly, Abuja, after submitting the report of his panel on the 2022 budget …

Reconsider Position On ₦385 Pump Price, Senator Warns Govs

Reconsider Position On ₦385 Pump Price, Senator Warns Govs

May 30, 2021 5:32 am

The Chairman Senate Committee on the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, Senator Gershom Bassey, has  state governors against pushing for an increment in the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit, better known as petrol.

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum had during its virtual meeting  on  May 20, considered the report of a committee headed by the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and accepted its recommendation that supported a full deregulation of the petroleum industry.

The El-Rufai panel was said to have suggested that the pump price of the product should hover around N385 per litre.

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Senate Spokesman Calls For Malami’s Sack Over Open Grazing

Senate Spokesman Calls For AGF’s Sack Over Open Grazing Remark

May 20, 2021 9:40 pm

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has lashed out at the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Alhaji Abubakar Malami over his ‘less than dignifying’ argument of equating open grazing with Southerners selling spare parts in the North.

To that effect, he has therefore called on President Muhammadu Buhari to, without further delay, relieve Malami of his position as the nation’s minister of justice.

Basiru who made this known when he spoke yesterday said; ‘it was not dignifying of the status of the Nation’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice …

Senate Disagrees With FG Over Embargo On Employment

How Govt-Owned Agencies Failed To Remit ₦2tn – Senate Panel

May 11, 2021 3:01 am

The Senate Committee on Finance has alerted the Federal Government that some government-owned agencies failed to remit over ₦2tn to the federation account from 2014 till date.

The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Solomon Adeola, stated this during his panel’s interaction with the Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed; the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, and the Director-General of the Budget Office, Ben Akabueze, on Friday.

A video clip of the meeting released by the panel on Sunday and transcribed by our correspondent indicated that the interaction session was in furtherance to the panel’s ongoing probe of federal agencies and …

Senate Approves Buhari’s $2.6bn Foreign Loan Request

Senate Approves Buhari’s $2.6bn Foreign Loan Request

April 22, 2021 9:27 am

The Senate, on Wednesday, approved the sum of $2.6 billion out of the $5.5 billion external borrowing request sent to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari in May last year.

The approval came after the Upper Chamber considered a report by the Committee on Local and Foreign Debts during plenary.

The approved sum, according to the Chairman of the Local and Foreign Debt Committee, Clifford Ordia, would see €995 million euros going to finance priority projects of the federal government, while $1.5 billion (USD) would be disbursed to the thirty-six state governments to finance critical projects.

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Senate Approves Fresh $1.5B, €995M loans For Buhari

Senate Approves Fresh $1.5B, €995M loans For Buhari

April 22, 2021 3:47 am

The red chamber of Nigeria’s national assembly yesterday approved fresh external loans of $1.5bn and €995million for the Federal Government.

The Senate gave its approval for the foreign loans after considering the report of its committee on local and foreign debts during Wednesday’s plenary session.

The Chairman of the committee Clifford Ordia also explained to the lawmakers that the panel had considered the loan request and was recommending its approval.

The €995million loan is meant for agricultural mechanization across the 774 LGAs while the $1.5billion loan will be used to fund critical infrastructure in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic …

Human Trafficking Has Brought Global Shame On Nigeria – Olujimi

Human Trafficking Has Brought Global Shame On Nigeria – Olujimi

August 2, 2020 5:08 pm

Former Minority Leader and Senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District at the Senate, Mrs. Biodun Olujimi, has bemoaned how Nigerians were being trafficked abroad for prostitution, slavery, and for other nefarious crimes, calling on the federal government to devise ways of saving the country from this global ignominy.

Olujimi said thousands of Nigerians are still trapped in Europe, Asia, and other continents despite the efforts of the federal government through its agencies like: National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM).

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