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Senate moves to strengthen labour institutions in Nigeria

The Senate, on Tuesday, moved to strengthen labour institutions in the country when it considered the Labour Institutions (Establishment) Bill, 2021. The bill which scaled second reading on the floor

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Senate approves N216.646bn for FIRS in 2021

The Senate has approved the sum of N216,646,579,231 billion naira as expenditure for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for the 2021 fiscal year.  This was just as the upper

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Senate to meet Buhari over insecurity…summons Service Chiefs for briefing

The Senate, on Tuesday, mandated its leadership to schedule an appointment with President Buhari to enable all 109 Senators meet with him in a closed session to discuss security matters

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Nigeria needs support of friends around the world to overcome security challenges – Lawan

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan said in Abuja on Tuesday that Nigeria needed the support of her friends around the world in her bid to overcome the current security challenges.

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Senate approves $2.6bn loan request to finance priority projects

 The Senate, on Wednesday, approved the sum of $2.6  billion (USD) out of the $5.5 billion external borrowing request sent to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari in May

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Senate passes bill to establish National Food Reserve Agency

The Senate, on Wednesday, passed a bill seeking to establish the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA). The passage of the bill followed the consideration of the report of the Committee

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Yobe: Lawan donates N8m to victims of market fire disaster

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Friday donated the sum of N8 million naira to victims of the Yan harawa market fire disaster.  The Senate President made the donation

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Senate President preaches love, hope, tolerance at Easter

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan felicitates with Nigerians, particularly the Christian faithful, as they join the rest of the Christian world in celebrating Easter. Lawan notes that Easter

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COVID-19: How Nigeria can successfully vaccinate its over 200 million population – Lawan

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday said that for Nigeria to provide ‘herd immunity’ for its over two hundred million population, efforts must be made by the Federal

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Lawan warns officials not to misadvise President on bills awaiting assent

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has warned Ministry officials against misadvising President Muhammadu Buhari on bills passed by the National Assembly and forwarded to him for Presidential assent.  Lawan

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