Senator Musa said about 5,000 villagers have been displaced in the last three days due to insecurity. The Senate has warned that Nigeria may experience an acute food crisis should the current alarming insecurity situation in the country is not immediately checked. This is even as it called for increased military presence in Niger State. The warning came yesterday, following the adoption of a motion on the “Urgent need for the federal government to deploy...
Akpabio implored the American government to continue to play the role of big brother to the world as that is what is needed. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has advocated for increased cooperation between the United States and Nigeria. Akpabio made the call on Tuesday while addressing a delegation from the American embassy in Nigeria, led by the Chargé d’affaires, David Greene. He emphasised the important role the United States plays in spreading democracy...
Senator Nwoko averred that oil theft in Nigeria thrives owing to alleged collaboration between security forces, militia groups, locals, and certain employees of oil companies, who employ sophisticated methods to steal oil from facilities. Worried about incessant acts of crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region, and its effects on the nation’s economy the Senate has called for a holistic investigation into sophisticated methods employed by crude oil thieves in their operations. The call...
Under the Akwa-Ibom Life Pension law, former Governors are entitled to N200 million annually, two official cars, domestic staff worth N5 million monthly, state-sponsored annual medical service of N100 million, and five-bedroom mansions in Abuja and Akwa-Ibom. A lawsuit has been filed against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and nine other former Governors in the 10th Senate by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), for allegedly collecting salaries and pensions as Ex-Governors. Joined in...
Senator Ngwu worried further delay in the bridge reconstruction could worsen the already severe socioeconomic problems in the South-East region. The Senate has called on the Federal Ministry of Works to commence the immediate reconstruction of the collapsed Enugu-Port Harcourt Bridge. The call is consequent upon a motion co-sponsored by Senators Osita Ngwu (PDP, Enugu West) Victor Umeh (LP, Anambra Central), Kelvin Chukwu (LP, Enugu East), and Okechukwu Ezea (LP, Enugu North). In his lead...
The Lawmakers stressed the need for the creation of state police as one of the solutions to the insecurity in the country. The Senate has charged Service Chiefs to intensify actions to mitigate rising insecurity in the country. The Service Chiefs include Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-General Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, and Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral...
The Sponsor of the motion informed that among the IDPs camped across the state, over five hundred children are malnourished. The Senate has called for the immediate redemption of the Ten Billion Naira promised to the people of Benue State to rebuild communities ravaged by herdsmen over the years. It also directed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management to provide medical, food, and other relief materials to the displaced persons. The call follows...
Senator Ekpeyong assured that he will follow up to ensure stiffer penalties are replaced with a fine of N50,000 for offenders. The Senate has directed that Maitama General Hospital be immediately charged with manslaughter over the blatant refusal to treat an accident victim, Ms. Greatness Olorunfemi. This is as it observed a minute of silence in memory of Ms. Greatness Olorunfemi and other Nigerians, who lost their lives in similar circumstances nationwide. The call was...
The Senate Leader described the report on the alleged killing and detention of Nigerians in Ethiopia as disturbing considering that there was no legal basis in the provision of international courts, to which Nigeria and Ethiopia are signatories. The Senate has ordered for an immediate investigation of the alleged incarceration and detention of 250 Nigerians in Ethiopia. The call followed the adoption of a motion on the “Urgent Need to Investigate the Unlawful Killings and...
The Senators commended President Tinubu for making his government a youth-inclusive one. The Senate has screened and confirmed three nominees sent by President Bola Tinubu for appointment as Ministers of the Government of the Federation. The nominees were confirmed at Wednesday’s plenary in accordance with Section 147 (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended). Recall that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, read a letter from the President...
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