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...
Senator Abdullahi warned against legislative actions that may compound the already precarious economic situation in the country. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Planning and Economic Affairs, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi (APC, Kebbi North) has said that Nigeria is facing the worst economic crisis in the history of its existence. Senator Yahaya asserted this at the joint inaugural meeting of the Senate and House Committees on National Planning held on Wednesday, in the National...
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,...
The House continues its suspended sectoral debate with heads of security agencies as well as those of other sectors. In keeping with its mandate to bridge the gap between citizens and the legislature, OrderPaper’s Legislative Intelligence Forecast (LIFE) Service, by Kauthar Anumba Khaleel, gives an insight into other activities that will take place in the National Assembly during the week. Reps The lawmakers will push for the Investigation into funds disbursed for the alternative school...
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 Maidoki cited equity as the reason PDP lawmakers are canvassing support for the North Central zone as other zones are represented in the leadership of the Red Chamber. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the Senate has resolved to canvass support for the North Central Zone for the position of Senate Minority Leader. The lawmakers decided this during a crucial meeting on the replacement of the Senate Minority Leader and Minority Whip held...
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...
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