Karimi said the decision to purchase the luxury vehicles was based on the condition of Nigerian roads and durability. Despite the economic difficulties in Nigeria and the criticism from the public, the lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Karimi Sunday, has defended the ongoing procurement of luxury cars by the management of the National Assembly for lawmakers. Briefing journalists at the National Assembly on Tuesday, Karimi said that the leadership of both chambers of...
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The motion sponsor bemoaned the slow response of security agencies to the robbery attacks. The Senate has called for an immediate investigation by the police and other security agencies into the attacks on banks in Benue State. This followed a matter of urgent importance raised by the lawmaker representing Benue North Senatorial District, Senator Abba Moro, on Tuesday during plenary, citing the lack of intelligence and policing as the reason for the robbery attacks that...
Senators expressed outrage over the humongous amounts spent on various turn around maintenance on the refineries with loss, inefficiency and corruption to show as results. The Senate has mandated its committee on Downstream Petroleum in collaboration with relevant ad-hoc committees to thoroughly investigate all contracts awarded for the rehabilitation of all the state-owned refineries between 2010 and 2023. It also directed the committee to ascertain progress on ongoing works in all refineries to forestall...
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio on Sunday, arrived in Luanda, the capital of Angola for the 147th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly as Leader of Nigeria’s delegation. Senator Akpabio traveled in the company of four Senators and five members of the House of Representatives. They were received at the Luanda International Airport by the Nigerian Ambassador to Angola, H.E. Professor Monique Oshame Ekpong, and top officials of the Angolan government led by Joao Diogo...
The Appeal Court ordered INEC to conduct another senatorial election in Plateau North within 90 days. The Court of Appeal has voided the election of the Senate Minority Leader, Simon Mwadkwon (PDP, Plateau North) on grounds that the party did not validly nominate him for the election. This unanimous judgment was issued on Sunday in Abuja, by a three-member panel led by Justice Elphreda Dawodu-Williams. The court also ordered that the Independent National Electoral Commission...
The Deputy Senate President noted that fiscal policy and tax reforms that guarantee a nation’s survival must be central to the nation’s policies and governance. The Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, has assured Nigerians of the 10th Assembly’s commitment to ensure strong fiscal policy and tax reforms for the nation’s survival. Barau gave the assurance at a 2-day Senator’s retreat centered on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms put together by the National Institute...
Tinubu’s appointment of the 24-year-old had generated criticisms from the public as many opined that he lacked the requisite experience to head the FERMA Board. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the withdrawal of the nomination of Imam Kashim Imam as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA). Recall that President Tinubu appointed the 24-year Imam on 13 October to head the Board for a renewable term of four...
Akpabio insisted that there were no issues in the red chamber, adding it was only normal to have disagreements, which are ultimately resolved amicably. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has dismissed rumors that a crisis is brewing in the Red Chamber, stating that disagreement in any democratic setting is inevitable. Akpabio’s remark follows a mild face-off between him and the Senate’s Chief Whip, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) at Tuesday’s...
Senator Abbo said following a discussion with the Senate President, he was convinced that he (Akpabio) had no involvement in his sack. The Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Elisha Ishaku Abbo, has tendered an apology to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, for accusing him of being behind his sack by the Court of Appeal. Abbo tendered the apology Tuesday night, during an interview on Arise Television, late Tuesday. He said the apology followed his conviction...
Akpabio described EFCC as a persecuting agency as opposed to a prosecuting agency. The Senate has screened and confirmed the appointment of Ola Olukoyede and Muhammad Hassan Hammajoda as Chairman and Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) respectively. It also confirmed the nomination of Halima Shehu for the appointment of National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP). These confirmations were made at Wednesday’s plenary. Recall that...