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Senate commences amendment of Nigeria’s copyright laws

The Senate on Tuesday commenced amendment of Nigeria’s copyright laws in a direction that seeks stiffer punishment for violators and persons involved in piracy.  The move to amend the country’s

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Senate Passes Bill Abrogating HND, BSC Dichotomy

The Senate has passed a bill that prohibits employers in the country from discriminating between first degree and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders. The passage of the bill followed the

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Insurgency: Finance minister reveals how much Army got in 28 months

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed has told the Senate on Tuesday that the Army got N1,008.84 trillion as budget releases between January 2019 and this

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Senate passes bills to establish two universities in Kogi

The Senate, on Wednesday, passed two bills to establish two Federal Universities in Kogi State. They are the Federal University of Education, Ankpa, and the Federal University of Agriculture, Kabba.  The

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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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Senate investigates CCT Chairman over assault allegation

The Senate, on Tuesday, waded into assault allegations leveled against the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar in a petition received to that effect. The Petition was

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Senate President shines at soccer finals in Yobe

…As former football stars Daniel Amokachi, Tijani Babangida grace event President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Saturday won the hearts of young Nigerians at the closing ceremony of a

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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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I stand by the Nigerian Constitution on term limit for President – Lawan

The Office of the President of the Senate has noted a tweet by one Cmr Mayor attributing a fabricated statement to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. In the mischievous tweet,

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Solid Minerals: Nigeria must do more to diversify economy, says Lawan

 ***As Senate seeks to establish Nigerian Minerals Development Corporation  President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said Nigeria has a lot more to do if the country must succeed in

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