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Buhari presents N20.5trn 2023 budget to joint session of NASS

President Muhammadu Buhari, accompanied by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and other members of the Federal Executive Council on Friday presented the 2023 budget proposal to a joint session of the National

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NASS will ensure Defence and Security get highest vote in 2022 budget – Senate President

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Thursday that the National Assembly will ensure that the issue of defence and security is prioritised to receive the highest vote in

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Senate to engage Finance Minister on 2017-2020 Economic Recovery Plan

The Senate has mandated six of its Committees to engage the Minister of Finance, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, on the Federal Government’s elapsed Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) between 2017

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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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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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Livestock industry critical to economy, says Lawan

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the development of the livestock industry in Nigeria is critical to the diversification and growth of economy.  Lawan made this known

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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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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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