Tag: Senate
Bawa promises to represent youths as new EFCC boss
The new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa says his performance will pave new paths to governance for young...
Senate confirms Bawa as EFCC Chair
The Senate, on Wednesday, screened and confirmed Abdulrasheed Bawa as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The nominee who was ushered...
2020 Budget: Senate approves N11.35bn for Police Trust Fund
The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N11,352,457,101.70 as budget for Nigeria Police Trust Fund in the 2020 fiscal year.
The approval came following...
Kidnappings: Senate probes $20m Safe School Initiative fund
The Senate has mandated the Committees on Education (Basic and Secondary); and Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND to investigate the utilization of over $20 million...
Senate confirms Ex-Service Chiefs as Ambassadors-Designate
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nominations of the former Service Chiefs as Ambassadors-Designate.
The confirmation of the nominees followed consideration of the report of...
Senate to prohibit casual jobs for Nigerian graduates
The Senate, on Thursday, considered a bill seeking to stop employers in the private and public sectors from engaging employable Nigerian graduates as casual...
Angry APC senators declare Buhari’s government incompetent
The kidnapped students of Government Science Secondary School, Kagara (Niger State) has pushed some Senators into uncontrollable anger against the Nigerian Government.
Senators Mohammed Enagi...
Senate considers Bill to address disease outbreaks in Nigeria
The Senate on Wednesday considered a critical bill that would see to the eventual repeal of the obsolete Quarantine Act enacted in 1926, and...
Senate confirms Adolphus as Auditor-General for the Federation
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Mr. Aghughu Adolphus Arhotomhenla as Auditor-General for the Federation.
The confirmation of the nominee followed after the consideration...
Senate receives 2021 budget proposals for Police Trust Fund
The Senate on Wednesday received the 2021 budget proposal for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund transmitted to it by President Muhammadu Buhari for consideration...
