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Lawan warns officials not to misadvise President on bills awaiting assent

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has warned Ministry officials against misadvising President Muhammadu Buhari on bills passed by the National Assembly and forwarded to him for Presidential assent.  Lawan

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Bill to prohibit open defecation scales second reading

A bill seeking to prohibit open ruination and defecation in Nigeria on Wednesday scaled second reading in the Senate.  The bill which seeks to establish the Clean Nigeria Agency was

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Drug abuse: N’Assembly won’t allow degeneration of our values, says Lawan

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the National Assembly is focused on strengthening regulatory mechanisms to ensure that our values as Nigerians do not suffer degeneration as

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Senate moves to recover N16trn AMCON loans

The Senate, Tuesday, considered a critical bill seeking to empower the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in the aspect of assets recovery, as well as strengthen it against economic

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Senate considers Bill to unbundle NIPOST

The Senate has commenced moves to unbundle the Nigerian Postal Service with the consideration of a bill to repeal and re-enact the Nigerian Postal Service Act 2004. The bill which

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COVID-19 Vaccination: Senate President receives first jab of AstraZeneca Vaccine

***Urges more sensitisation, advocacy President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan took the lead at the National Assembly on Tuesday when he received the first jab of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.The vaccine

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PIB will change economic fortune of Nigeria – Senate President

***Says Ninth Assembly will keep to target on Electoral ammendment Bill President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Thursday assured Nigerians that the Petroleum Industry Bill(PIB) which is before the

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Fighting Corruption in Nigeria: New EFCC Boss, Bawa unveils new strategy

By Martin Odiete, Abuja The newly confirmed Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, Abdurasheed Bawa has revealed his new strategy to fighting corruption in the country promising

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N’Assembly leadership meets Finance Minister to appraise 2020 budget performance

The leadership of the National Assembly on Monday met the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, and her team to appraise the performance of the capital component of the 2020 budget

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Defection rumours: Fani Kayode reacts! Says, he is a better person than those criticising him

Femi Fani Kayode, has unleashed his fangs against his critics and detractors, saying their allegations that he has compromised or been bought over, were mere speculations and figments of their

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