President Tinubu, who assumed office on May 29, 2023, has less than two days to unveil Ministerial nominees for his cabinet in line with the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. The Leader of the Senate, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, has disclosed that the long-awaited Ministerial list will be sent to the Senate within the next forty-eight (48) hours. According to Senator Bamidele, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu personally informed him of this development,...
According to Senator Oshiomhole, his comment on national television was in no way intended to accuse any lawmaker of looting equipment. READ ALSO: Oshiomhole, Harry-Banigo, Khabeeb…Meet the oldest lawmakers in the 10th Senate The Senate has demanded an apology from Senator Adams Oshiomhole (APC, Edo North), for accusing the lawmakers of looting equipment from their respective offices. The demand was contained a motion moved by Senator Solomon Adeola (APC, Ogun West)...
A former lawmaker, pro-democracy activist, former governor and now President; expectations are rife that Ministerial appointments into the Tinubu-led Federal Executive Council (FEC) would take a different turn. However, with the constitutional window almost closing in on him, what role does the Senate have to play in all of these? Find out in this special report by OrderPaper’s Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq and Ojochenemi Onje-James. READ ALSO: As 10th NASS resumes, ten issues that should top...
The 1976 Local Government Reforms Decree stripped traditional rulers of their powers and gave same to the Local Government Councils. ‘ In a promising development, the Senate Leadership has affirmed the need for traditional rulers to play constitutional roles in governance. This is as it stressed the importance of their roles, especially in security matters. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, noted this on Monday, during a meeting with Royal Fathers representing the 36 States...
According to the sponsor, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim the proposed legislation if passed into law, will be the first that will focus mainly on the exploration, development, and potential exportation of Bitumen in Nigeria. In a significant move towards economic diversification, the Senate is initiating plans to leverage bitumen development as a catalyst for the country’s progress. To this end, it passed for first reading, a Bill to establish the Bitumen Development Commission...
The Motion Sponsor, Senator Victor Umeh opined that the World Bank-funded NMMP Phase 2 appears to favour foreign companies’ participation, which inadvertently leads to job and revenue losses for local manufacturers. The Senate has appealed to the Federal Government to immediately suspend the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Tender for Phase 2 of the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) being funded by the World Bank. This resolution was reached following the consideration...
Section 42(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Amended) guarantees every citizen the right to freedom from discrimination including age. The Senate has urged the Federal Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Productivity and other relevant agencies to discourage public and private employers from publishing job advertisements with implicit biases that deprive qualified Nigerians of gainful employment based on age. This as the lawmakers also called for...
According to the Motion Sponsor, Senator Barau Jibrin, the deplorable state of the roads across the country has led to a decline in agricultural activities, which is affecting the movement of agricultural produce. The Senate has resolved to set up an Ad-hoc Committee to come up with a compendium of federal roads affected by erosion across the country to be forwarded to the Executive Arm for urgent intervention. This was...
According to the Motion Sponsor, 25 percent of the original N6.4bn contract awarded by the NDDC for the construction of a shoreline protective wall designed with a geo-tube technology in Ayetoro Community, was reportedly paid. The Senate has mandated its Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) when constituted, to investigate the multi-billion naira shoreline protection contract awarded in Ayetoro Community, Ondo State with a view to finding an alternative solution where...
Senator Umeh worried that if left unchecked, the section of the Onitsha-Owerri Highway which is a gateway to business activities and other relationships between the Western States and Southern States will cave in and lead to total disconnection of the highway. READ ALSO: Senate to investigate contract awards for reconstruction of Aba, Ikot-Ikpene roads The Senate has urged the Federal Ministry of Works to commence repairs and reconstruction of failed portions of...
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