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Senate receives Buhari’s request to confirm appointment of CDS, Service Chiefs

The Senate has received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs. The request which was contained

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Inter-tribal Conflict: Leaders must unite against criminality, divisive forces – Lawan

***Says N’Assembly will consult other tiers of Govt to address tensions  President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, has called on Nigerian Leaders to unite against criminality stemming from the

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PIB Bill: Warring Factions of Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas Make peace

Warring factions of the Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM and HOSCON) have agreed to sheath their sword and present a harmonized position of the entire host

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PIB: Senate President pushes for reduced cost of crude oil production

President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan has pushed for a cost reduction in the  production of crude oil by International Oil Companies operating in Nigeria.   According to Lawan, the new

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Lawan: PIB will ensure Nigerians benefit optimally from resources

***As Senate begins public hearing on bill President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) presently before the National Assembly will ensure that Nigerians

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Some forces working to frustrate PIB – Senate President

 President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that there are forces within and outside the country working desperately to frustrate the consideration and passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill

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Senate President preaches love, tolerance, sacrifice @Christmas

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, felicitates with the Christian faithful and Nigerians generally as they join the rest of the world in celebrating Christmas. Lawan notes that this year’s

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2020 budget: Senate approves N453.2bn for NDDC

The Senate on Monday approved the sum of N453.2 billion as annual budget to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for the 2020 fiscal year.  This was just as the

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N’Assembly passes N13.58trn budget for 2021 ***Adjourns plenary till 26th January, 2021

The National Assembly, during an emergency session convened on Monday, passed a N13.58 trillion budget for the 2021 fiscal year. The passage of the budget in the Senate was sequel

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2020 budget: N’Assembly won’t approve another extension request, says Lawan

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the National Assembly would not accede to another request from the Executive to extend the capital implementation of the 2020 budget.

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