Tag: Ahmad Lawan
Presidency directs lawmakers returning from overseas trip to report at NCDC
The chief of staff to the president, Mr. Abba Kyari has written a terse letter to the two presiding officers of the senate and...
National assembly disturbed by heightened insecurity
The national assembly has expressed worry about heightened insecurity
in the country occasioned by bloodletting, kidnapping, banditry, insurgency, armed
robbery and herdsmen attacks.
The stand of...
SERAP, BudgIT, others ask court to stop N37bn NASS renovation budget
Lawmaker joins in opposition
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP),
BudgIT, Enough is Enough (EiE) and 583 concerned Nigerians asked the Federal
High Court, Abuja...
Lawan’s chilling surrender to the General
Shaka Momodu
The Nigerian Senate under the leadership of Senator Ahmed
Lawn has fallen. It has completely surrendered to Major General Muhammadu
Buhari and needs to be...
Lawan is just a ‘rubber’ waiting to stamp anything
Yemi Adebowale
Watching the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on
television on Monday, affirming that the red chamber would approve the $29.96
billion loan request...
Senate set to approve Buhari’s $29.96bn loan – Lawan
The senate president, Mr. Ahmad Lawan, said on Monday that
the senate would pass the $29.96 billion loan request by President Muhammadu
Buhari.
Speaking with journalists Lawan...
Buhari seeks senate’s approval for 16-man NDDC board
President Muhammadu Buhari has sought the approval of the
Senate for a 16-man Board for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
In a letter written to...
How the Lawan senate failed its first major test
Reuben Abati
Senator Ahmed Lawan is the Chairman and President of
Nigeria’s 9th National Assembly. His emergence as Senate President was prefaced
by a lot of politicking...
Lawan allocates 49 senate committee chairmanship positions to APC, 20 to...
The senate president, Mr. Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday named 69
chairpersons for the senate standing committees.
The committee chairmen cut across party divides.
Making the announcement at...
Ministerial nominees screening: 24 screened, 19 to go
Ime Akpan
The Senate on Thursday screened additional 14 nominees out of
the 43 sent to it by President Mohammadu Buhari.
The lawmakers had, on Wednesday,...




























































