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Senate approves deployment of 5G network in Nigeria

The Senate has approved the deployment of the 5G network in Nigeria, following the outcome of investigations by a Joint Committee mandated to carry out same.  The approval followed the

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Constitution Review: N’Assembly holds no predetermined position on any issue – Lawan

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the National Assembly holds no predetermined position on any issue of interest to Nigerians ahead of moves to amend the 1999

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Senate considers bill to prohibit ransom payment to kidnappers

..proposes 15 years imprisonment for defaulters……………………The Senate on Wednesday considered a bill that seeks to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned

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N’Assembly will facilitate return of Nigerians trapped in Volcanic Caribbean Island – Lawan

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has assured Nigerian students currently stranded in the Southern Caribbean nation hit by volcanic explotions that the National Assembly will intervene to ensure that

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Insecurity: Service Chiefs to appear before Senate on Thursday

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday disclosed that the Service Chiefs and Heads of Security Agencies would, on Thursday, appear before the Upper Chamber to brief it on

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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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