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Senate Demands Probe Into Auno Killings

February 14, 2020 11:00 am

 

The Senate thursday passed a motion seeking a probe into the killings in Auno, near Maiduguri, where suspected Boko Haram insurgents killed some stranded travellers, numbering about 30.

The demand was part of the conclusions reached after considering a motion by Senator Kashim Shettima, a former governor of Borno State.

Speaking on a point of order 42 and 52, Shettima lamented the killings in Auno town by the Boko Haram insurgents.

Shettima, in the motion, said it was unbelievable that the insurgents had a field day in their atrocious act without any help, and called for high-powered investigations to …

Senate Raises The Alarm As Strange Epidemic Kills 15

February 7, 2020 5:59 am

The Senate Thursday raised the alarm over the likely outbreak of a “strange epidemic” in Oye-Obi Local Government Area of Benue State.

Consequently, the upper chamber, urged the Federal Ministry of Health to urgently mobilise focal persons to the area to investigate and ascertain the nature of the disease which has allegedly claimed 15 lives.

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The Senate also called on the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to promptly put up surveillance to contain the disease, see to the treatment of victims and protect others from being infected. The resolutions of …

Customs

2020 Budget: Senate Okays ₦238.15bn For Customs

February 5, 2020 6:06 am

The Senate, on Tuesday, okayed the sum of ₦238,149,325,832.70 for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for 2020 fiscal budget.

This approval was sequel to an adoption of the presentation by the committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff and subsequent consideration at plenary.

DAILY POST also learnt that Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has warned MDAs to submit their audited accounts or risk punitive measures.

Senator Francis Alimikhena, who is chairman of the committee, said out of the total expenditure for the year 2020, N98.61 billion representing 41.41 percent is for Personnel cost; N15.95 billion representing 6.70 percent is for Overhead Cost;

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Senate Puts FG’s Borrowing Request At $22.6bn

February 3, 2020 11:06 am

The Chairman Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Solomon Adeola, has put the federal government’s external loan request before the National Assembly at $22.6 billion and not the $29.96 billion in public domain.

Adeola also said the external loan is tied to the completion of critical projects like the Second Niger Bridge, the East-West Road, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Mambila Power project and the Kaduna-Abuja Highway.

He added that the Senate would investigate losses in the name of under-recoveries allegedly being incurred by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in the importation of fuel.

Adeola, told reporters yesterday in Abuja that the …

US

Soleimani’s: What Happened In US Senate On Wednesday

January 10, 2020 2:21 am
The US Parliament was presented with a classified briefing on the killing of Iranian army Chief, Qassem Soleimani on Wednesday by top administration officials.

The Democrats and Republicans were on ground to hear the briefing.

President Donald Trump was praised by his Republican for ordering Soleimani’s killing.

However, the Democrats said they were not convinced the “imminent threat” the administration claimed in its justification existed, Al Jazeera reports.

Senator Mark Meadows, who represented the Republicans, said, “Not only did the president make the right call but this was a clear and present danger for American interests and American individuals.”

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FG Ignores Senate, Begins Visa-On-Arrival Policy

January 5, 2020 10:29 am

Despite the objections raised by the Senate and reservations expressed by some Nigerians about its visa-on-arrival policy for Africans, the Federal Government has commenced the implementation
of the new visa regime.
Findings revealed that the visa-
on-arrival policy commenced on January 1, as
planned. Also, the Nigeria Immigration Service
has deployed a new border management security
system in four airports across the country.

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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari
(retd.), on December 11, 2018 at the Aswan
Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development in
Africa, …

David Mark: Ex-Senate President’s House Razed By Fire

January 3, 2020 11:17 am
A section of the residence of former Senate President, David Mark, in Otukpo town, Benue State, was on Thursday gutted by fire.

THISDAY gathered that the fire razed down the storehouse where motorcycles meant for empowerment of his constituents were kept.

Over 13 motorcycles and two ambulances belonging to the ex-lawmaker were destroyed.

Read Also: Gunmen Attack Kogi Community, Kill 19, Burn Houses

A source told THISDAY  that Mark was not around when the incident happened but added that he would be going to Otukpo this weekend to ascertain the situation.

An insider, who would not want his name mentioned,

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Party Won’t Determine What Senate Will Do – Lawan

December 29, 2019 3:59 am
The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has pledged to run non-partisan leadership in the National Assembly.

NAN reports that Lawan stated this on Saturday in Damaturu, Yobe State capital at a reception in his honour.

“I can take it upon myself to run a non-partisan Senate, where party does not determine what we do. What we do could be determined by the interest of Nigeria.

Read Also: Nothing Can Stop Nigeria’s Break-up – Fani Kayode

“Every Nigerian, regardless of his political party, wants to see an economy that works and also wants to live in peace,” he said.

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Smart

Smart Adeyemi Gets Dino Melaye’s Senate appointment

December 21, 2019 9:59 am

The Senate has appointed Sen. Smart Adeyemi (APC-Kogi West) as Chairman Senate Committee on Aviation.

Similarly, Sen. Ibrahim Danbaba (PDP-Sokoto South) was appointed Vice Chairman Senate Committee on Police Affairs.

Adeyemi replaced Sen. Dino Melaye, who was head of the committee before the court upturned his election.

Melaye was defeated at the November 16 Kogi rerun election.

Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, made the announcement on Friday as the chamber adjourned sitting to Jan. 28, 2020 for the Christmas and New Year break.

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The motion moved by the Senate Leader Yahaya …

Trump Seeks Rapid Exoneration In Senate After Impeachment

December 20, 2019 4:03 pm

US President Donald Trump pressed his Republican allies Thursday to exert rigid control of his Senate trial and ensure a swift exoneration, a day after he was impeached in a historic rebuke by the House of Representatives.

A bitter fight looms over the coming trial, expected to begin as early as the second week of January, with Senate leaders already drawing battle lines over the evidence that will be allowed.

But its fate was left in limbo late Thursday when the Senate’s powerful majority leader, Mitch McConnell signalled the standoff with Democrats over trial particulars would continue into the new …

US: Trump To Sign $1.4trn Spending Package For Senate

December 20, 2019 4:54 am

The U.S. Senate has passed a 1.4-trillion-dollar spending package that is expected to be signed into law by President Donald Trump.

The spending bills – approved in two votes of 73-21 and 81-11 – come ahead of a Friday deadline to fund the government or face a shutdown.

Last year, Republican lawmakers and Trump used the budget deadline as political leverage in a bid to get funding for Trump’s border wall with Mexico.

The stalemate over wall funding led to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history at 35 days.

This year lawmakers across the partisan divide said they wanted …

Trump Seeks Rapid Exoneration In Senate After Impeachment

December 19, 2019 5:21 pm

US President Donald Trump pressed his Republican allies Thursday to exert rigid control of his Senate trial and ensure a swift exoneration, a day after he was impeached in a historic rebuke by the House of Representatives.

A bitter fight looms over the coming hearings, expected to begin as early as the second week of January, with Senate leaders already drawing battle lines over the evidence that will be allowed.

Trump is charged with abuse of office and obstruction of Congress but Democrats, who led the three-month House investigation, are threatening to delay sending the articles of impeachment to …

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