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...
Balarabe Abbas Lawal; a former Secretary to the Kaduna State Government during the administration of Governor Nasir El-Rufai is one of three Ministerial Nominees of President Bola Tinubu sent to the National Assembly for screening and confirmation last Tuesday A Ministerial nominee from Kaduna State, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, has just slumped during his screening by Senators in the National Assembly The development led the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, to immediately order...
While, commending the CNG initiative, which will ease the sufferings of Nigerians, Senator Jarigbe warned the President against violating the law. The Senate has urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately present a 2023 Supplementary Budget to the National Assembly in order to kick-start his Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) project. This comes barely 48 hours after the President announced measures to lessen the impact of the elimination of fuel subsidies on Nigerians. Chairman of the Committee...
According to the new rule, any senator wishing to contest for the position of the Senate President and Deputy Senate President must have spent a minimum of one term in the Senate. The Senate has amended its standing orders to prevent first-term Senators from vying for the positions of President and Deputy President of the Senate respectively. The amendment to Rule 3(2) (1-3) of the Senate Standing Orders was made during Tuesday’s plenary following the...
Senator Dafinone bemoaned the lives lost in the tanker explosion and stressed the need to prioritize the safety and well-being of our citizens by ensuring good road infrastructure. The lawmaker representing Delta Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ede Dafinone, has extended his condolences to the families and victims of the petrol tanker explosion on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at Ugbenu, along the Sapele-Benin road in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta...
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