Tag: Senate
Bill sets HND as minimum qualification for president, governor
President, governors, others stripped of criminal immunity
A bill seeking to peg minimum educational qualification for
persons seeking to occupy the office of President of Nigeria...
Insecurity: NASS puts pressure on service chiefs to resign
The senate and the house of representatives have unanimously
condemned the worsening security situation in the country and called on
President Muhammed to sack the service...
Buhari seeks confirmation of Musa Nuhu as NCAA director general
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday wrote to the senate
seeking the confirmation of the appointment of Mr. Musa Nuhu as the substantive
director general of the Nigerian...
Sowore: Senate probes alleged desecration of court by DSS operatives
Barely one week after officers of the Department of State
Security (DSS) invaded the Federal High Court, Abuja to re-arrest the arrowhead
of #RevolutionNow Protest Mr....
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...
Obaseki at daggers drawn with senate over Edo Assembly takeover threat
The governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and the senate
are at each other’s throat over the latter’s threat to take over the state
house...
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,...
Senate’s ‘take a bow’ rule shields 4 ministerial nominees from questioning
Ime Akpan
The Senate on Wednesday screened 10 of the 43 ministerial
nominees submitted to it by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday.
Four of the nominees, including...
Senate shelves vacation to screen Buhari’s ministerial nominees
Ime Akpan
The Senate, on Tuesday, deferred its annual vacation slated
to begin on Thursday, July 25 by one week to screen the ministerial nominees of
President...
Senate confirms four as NCC commissioners
The Senate on Thursday, confirmed four nominees of President
Muhammadu Buhari as commissioners for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
One of the new non-executive commissioners, Mr....
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