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Lawan refers EFCC, new Petroleum Agencies Board nominees to committees for screening

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has forwarded President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominees into the board of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial

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Buhari seeks amendment to Petroleum Industry Act

The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari, to amend the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 passed by the National Assembly over two months ago.   The request was

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Senate mulls life imprisonment for kidnappers

A bill proposing life imprisonment for the offence of kidnapping or any form of abduction, wrongful restraint and confinement on Tuesday passed second reading in the Senate. The bill sponsored

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Senate defers presentation of 2022-2024 MTEF/FSP report

The Senate on Wednesday stepped down the presentation and consideration of the report on the 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper. The decision to defer its presentation

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Senate passes bills to establish two federal varsities in Ekiti, Nasarawa states

The Senate on Tuesday passed two bills seeking to establish two federal universities in Ekiti and Nasarawa States. The bills are Federal University of Health and Medical Sciences Iyin, Ekiti

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Insecurity: Senate receives executive bills on gun control, importation of explosives

The Senate has received two executive bills transmitted by President Muhammadu Buhari to control the proliferation of arms and regulate the importation and exportation of explosives in the country. They

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Senate receives Buhari’s request to approve $4.054bn, €710m, $125m external borrowing

The Senate has received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari to consider and approve an external loan to fund projects captured under the 2018-2021 borrowing plan. The letter dated

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Insecurity remains FG’s biggest challenge that must be tackled – Lawan 

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the issue of insecurity remains the biggest challenge that must be prioritized and tackled headlong by constant engagement between the Executive

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We should encourage more Boko Haram to surrender – Senate President

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan said on Monday that the reports that Boko Haram elements are coming out of their trenches to surrender to Nigerian troops should be seen as

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Why we voted for e-transmission of results with conditions – Senate President

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has advanced reasons to justify the position taken by the Senate on the electronic transmission of election results. The Senate on Thursday, while considering

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