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New Senate Bill Allows States To Generate, Distribute Electricity

Nigerian Senate
Lawmakers pass Nigeria Start-up bill Confirm Joe Ohiani as ICRC DG The Senate yesterday passed a bill that would allow states to generate and distribute electricity. The bill’s passage wasRead More

Senate Amends Terrorism Act, In Bid To Stave Off Sanctions

Nigerian Senate
Prohibits payment of ransom to kidnappers Amendment aims to prevent terrorist groups from laundering money through the banking system and other financial networks To align with the required standard asRead More

Senate Holds Special Session For Adamu, Kyari, Nasiha

Nigerian Senate
The Senate yesterday held a valedictory session to mark the exit of three members of the upper chamber. The members included the new Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC),Read More

Buhari Seeks Fresh Amendment To Electoral Act, Wants Clause 84 Expunged

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday wrote to the National Assembly, seeking fresh amendments to the Electoral Act he signed into law last Friday. He eventually signed the reworked bill into lawRead More

At Last, Senate, House Pass Amended Electoral Bill

Electoral Amendment Bill
Okay direct, indirect, consensus primaries for parties Stipulate conditions for consensus •Proposed legislation to be transmitted to Buhari in seven days The Senate yesterday passed the harmonised Clause 84 ofRead More

Stop Petroleum Products Smuggling, Senate Tasks Customs, DSS, Others

Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan
The President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, yesterday met with heads of security and paramilitary agencies and tasked them to do more to checkmate smuggling of petroleum products outRead More

Electoral Act Amendment: Senate Cowers, Suspends Move To Override Buhari’s Veto

Nigerian Senate
To engage House, constituents on next plan President’s withholding of assent a decoy, says PDP caucus Saraki identifies options before legislature Despite the resolve and threat by many senators onRead More

Senate Passes 2022 Budget, To Transmit Spending Plan To President Today

Senate President, Ahmed Lawan
Okays Buhari’s N276.8bn virement request Seeks stabilisation of polity ahead of 2023 polls Twenty four hours after the House of Representatives okayed the 2022 Appropriation Bill, the Senate also followedRead More

Senate Passes 2022 Appropriation Bill

Nigerian Senate
The Nigerian Senate has passed the 2022 Appropriation Bill with a N17.126 trillion portfolio. This was sequel to the adoption of the 2022 budget report presented by the Chairman ofRead More

Senate Moves against Importation Of Fake Goods

Senator Ibikunle Amosun (APC, Ogun Central)
A bill seeking to prohibit the importation of fake goods into Nigeria yesterday scaled second reading in the Senate. Such fake goods targeted by the bill are unauthorised or illegallyRead More