Nwoko recalled the recent kidnap of 19 persons including his aide in the Galadimawa area of the FCT. The Senate has tasked the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to revisit the $460 million spent by the federal government on closed-circuit televisions (CCTV) project in Abuja. This is as it mandated its committee on Army and Police Affairs to launch an investigation into the issue of kidnapping.. It also called for the...
Kyari said NNPCL had not been able to pump oil through the pipeline from Warri to Benin within the last 22 years due to pipeline vandalism. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has expressed concern over the rate of vandalism that has occurred on more than 5,000 kilometers of oil pipelines across the country. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NNPCL, Mele Kyari, who described pipeline vandalism as a national calamity, remarked...
The motion sponsor noted that the non-compilation of several federal statutes leads to a dearth of knowledge of many existing laws on the part of citizens. The Senate has mandated its Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters to immediately interface with the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation to initiate the process of revising the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. The directive follows the adoption of a motion on...
The Court of Appeal expelled former Principal Officers, Mwadkwon and Nkwocha from the National Assembly. The Senate was thrown into a rowdy session as the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, announced Senator Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South) as the Minority leader and Osita Ngwu (PDP, Enugu West) as the Senate Minority Whip. Moro, who is a two-term Senator takes over from Senator Simon Davou Mwadkwon, who before his sack by the Court of Appeal,...
Maida takes over from Umar Garba Danbatta, who held the office from 2015 to 2023. The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Aminu Maida as the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The confirmation followed the presentation of a report of the Senate Committee on Communications on the screening of the nominee during Thursday’s plenary. During the screening conducted on Wednesday, the committee chaired by Senator Aliyu Bilbis (PDP, Zamfara Central),...
The Senators called for an increase in the funds appropriated for the Constituency Projects. The Senate has stepped down the second reading of a bill seeking legal backing for Constituency and special projects in the annual budget of the federation by a minimum of 20%. Among other things, the bill seeks to ensure that specific portions of the Federal annual budget is devoted to the constituencies for infrastructural development, wealth creation, and the fight against...
Senator Yar’adua noted that security agencies must collaborate to tackle insecurity in the country. The Senate has invited the National Security Adviser, Service Chiefs, Inspector General of Police (IGP), and other relevant security agencies to discuss the insecurity issues in the country and find a way forward. This is even as it urged security agencies to develop a National Security Policy document outlining the framework for an improved and streamlined synergy and coordination between the...
Senator Umeh urged for adequate funding of the rail system beginning from the 2024 budget. The Senate has called on the Federal Government to suspend the purported planned rehabilitation of the outdated narrow gauge rail from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri and make arrangements for proper funding of the construction of the rail line. It also urged the Committee on Land Transport to ensure that all four Geopolitical Zones within the eastern rail line corridor, benefit...
Oshiomole urged the Senate to condemn the act of brutality against protesters, including the President of the NLC. Senator Adams Oshiomhole (APC, Edo North) has decried the manner in which the Nigeria police manage protests and called for urgent action to address the issue. Oshiomole, who is a former NLC chairman, made the call while contributing to a motion of urgent public importance on the need for the NLC and TUC to reconsider its current...
Senator Akobundu is a former Minister of State for Defence and a former Organising Secretary of the PDP. The Senate has sworn in Augustine Akobundu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Senator representing Abia Central senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly. Akobundu was sworn in on Wednesday during plenary to replace Senator Darlington Nwokocha of Labor Party. Recall that the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, over a week ago, sacked the Senate Minority...
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