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Senate intervenes in diplomatic row between Nigeria, UAE

The Senate on Tuesday resolved to intervene in the diplomatic row between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following disagreements between both countries. The decision to wade into the

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Senate approves Buhari’s $16.2bn, €1.02bn loan request

The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s loan request for the sum of $16,230,077,718 (USD) billion, €1,020,000,000 billion (Euros), under the 2018-2020 External Borrowing plan. Also approved was a grant

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Senate wades into Plateau House of Assembly crisis

…condemns ‘unconstitutional attempted’ impeachment of Speaker The Senate on Tuesday waded into the crisis rocking the Plateau State House of Assembly. This was even as the chamber condemned the ‘unconstitutional

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Senate passes conference committee report on Electoral Act amendment bill

*Retains direct primaries for political parties *INEC to determine transmission mode of election results The Senate has passed the harmonized version of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The passage

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Senate condemns home invasion of Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili

…urges IGP to make findings of investigation public…………. The Senate on Tuesday condemned the invasion of the Abuja home of Supreme Court Justice, Mary Peter-Odili, by operatives of security agencies.

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Senate seeks bailout to Works Ministry’s N420 billion liability on road projects

The Senate Committee on Works will liaise with the House of Representatives, the Executive on provision of an emergency fund to clear the N420billion owed road contractors by the Ministry

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Senate debates 2022 appropriation bill

The Senate on Tuesday commenced debate on the 2022 appropriation bill presented to the National Assembly last week by President Muhammadu Buhari. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, who presided

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Senate empowers INEC to determine transmission mode of election results

…approves direct primaries for political parties ……………….The Senate has empowered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to determine the procedure for the transmission of results during the general elections. This

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Release funds to FERMA for urgent road maintenance, Senate tells Finance Ministry

The Senate has urged the Federal Ministry of Finance to, as a matter of urgency, release adequate funds to the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) for the purpose of carrying

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2022 budget: How FG can reduce borrowing – Lawan

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that for the deficit in the country’s budget to be drastically reduced, concerted effort must be made by the Executive and Legislature

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