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The lawmakers had scheduled the commencement of screening for President Tinubu’s would-be Cabinet members for 11 am on Monday, 31st July 2023.   READ ALSO: Ministerial list: Beyond mere rituals, as Nigerians await Tinubu’s ‘(wo)men’ Following President Bola Tinubu’s submission of his Ministerial list last Thursday, the Senate is set to screen the twenty-eight (28) nominees sent in by the President. While no announcement was made during Thursday’s plenary on the date and modalities for...

As the Nigerian Senate commences the screening for President Bola Tinubu’s twenty-eight (28) Ministerial Nominees, what is the process expected to look like?   Find out in this special feature on the Senate and Constitutional requirement for Ministerial screening by Nigeria’s National Assembly.   READ ALSO: Ministerial list: Beyond mere rituals, as Nigerians await Tinubu’s ‘(wo)men’   The Nigerian Senate would today commence screening and possible confirmation of President Bola Tinubu‘s twenty-eight (28) Ministerial nominees...

OrderPaper commences a series on ten of President Bola Tinubu’s twenty-eight (28) Ministerial nominees with legislative background; beginning with Honourable Stella Okotete.     READ ALSO: Ministerial list: Beyond mere rituals, as Nigerians await Tinubu’s ‘(wo)men’   Nigeria’s Tenth National Assembly would this Monday, 31st July 2023 commence screening of President Bola Tinubu’s Ministerial nominees. This is in line with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As amended) which...

The proposed Customs Academy aims to provide essential professional training to officers and personnel, aligning them with current best practices and international standards, and eliminating unprofessional and unethical conduct.     READ ALSO: Illegal Disposal of FG Assets: Reps probe Customs, NPA, NRC, Others   The Senate has called on the Federal Government to utilise the N14.2 billion appropriated in the 2023 budget for the construction of the Nigerian Customs Academy/Training School in Bauchi. This...

Senate spokesperson, says screening won’t be a shadow exercise, stressing that the Senators are out for Ministers who know everything.       The Senate has said that it would commence the mandatory process of screening and confirmation of President Bola Tinubu’s 28 ministerial nominees on Monday. Upon resumption of plenary on Thursday, the Senate had received the list of nominee from Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; Chief of Staff in the Presidency. After announcing the list,...

It is noteworthy that Nigeria is for the first time ever, testing the constitutional provision mandating the President to submit his Ministerial list within a particular time frame.   READ ALSO: The Nigerian Senate and the worrisome ‘take a bow’ tradition The Senate has received President Bola Tinubu’s list of 28 ministerial nominees for screening and confirmation by the Red Chamber. With the sixty-day constitutional window set for the President to turn in his list...

Describing it as a national issue, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe recalled that the sit-at-home action began in August 2021 when the IPOB leader was imprisoned, adding that “the criminals have used the “sit-at-home” to kill and burn houses of innocent people. READ ALSO: Reps want terrorised Katsina communities free from ‘Solar’ bandits     The Senate has condemned the “sit-at-home” order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in the South East of the country...

Nigeria is for the first time ever, testing the constitutional provision mandating the President to submit his Ministerial list within a particular time frame and President Tinubu could face impeachment by the parliament in the event that he breaches the constitution   The Lawmakers had on Tuesday, stepped down important items on the Order Paper and adjourned plenary as Senators including the President of the Senate left the National Assembly to attend the 60th Birthday...

The motion sponsor called for a stop in estimated billing, and immediate supply of prepaid meters to all electricity consumers across the country, at affordable cost.        The Senate has urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) across the country, to halt the proposed increase in electricity tariff and “allow Nigerians to breathe.” These resolutions followed the adoption of a motion titled: ‘Need to halt the proposed increase...