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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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Senate considers bill to establish fund for treatment of gunshot victims

The Senate has considered a bill seeking to amend the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshots Act, 2017. The bill among others, seeks to establish the Medical Emergency

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President Buhari to present 2022 budget on Thursday

President Muhammadu Buhari would, on Thursday, present the 2022 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly. The Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, gave the hint on Tuesday after

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Senate moves to stop illegal charges on cargo transport in Nigeria

The Senate has commenced moves to stop processing delay and illegal charges on cargo transport by freight agents in Nigeria. The decision to end multiple charges on cargo processing and

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Senate to Buhari: Declare bandits ‘terrorists’, wage total war against them

The Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, declare bandits as terrorists and wage total war against them. This was just as the upper

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Senate investigates alleged fake COVID-19 test result used to defraud Nigerian travelers in Ghana

The Senate on Tuesday resolved to investigate allegations of fake COVID-19 test result to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians in Ghana and the use of fake COVID-19 vaccination cards in Nigeria. The

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