Tag: Senate

Senate postpones resumption till April 23

Aminu Imam

The Senate has announced a postponement of its resumption date from the ongoing Easter and Sallah break by one week. The Senate’s resumption date earlier slated for Tuesday, April 16, 2024, has been shifted to Tuesday, April 23, 2024. A statement to this effect by the Clerk of the Senate, Chinedu Francis Akubueze, did not give any reason but simply said that it was due to unforeseen circumstances, and any inconvenience this may cause was highly regretted. The statement read, “Distinguished Senators are hereby invited to note that the resumption…

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Senate plenary disrupted, as power outage hits NASS

Aminu Imam

The Senate plenary has been delayed as a power outage hit the National Assembly in Abuja. The outage, described as a technical glitch, occurred yesterday, as senators gathered for the scheduled proceedings. The development threw the Red Chamber into partial blackout, as the lawmakers awaited the restoration of power supply. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, would later commence plenary after power was restored later. This comes as the country grapple with epileptic power supply. The power problem in Nigeria had been made worse with the removal of fuel subsidy which escalated…

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Why they said I collapsed – Akpabio

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

President of Senate, Godswill Akpiabio, has faulted media reports on his alleged collapse at a colloquium marking his 61st birthday on Thursday. Akpabio said this at a news conference in Abuja on Friday. He said that he felt a bit uncomfortable at the colloquium, partly due to exhaustion, caused by stress.“I have been reading on the social media the propaganda about my collapse, but I’m happy the Senate Press Corps did not join in the show of propaganda.“I went home and I called my doctors and I was told that…

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2024 N26tr Budget: Federal Govt. targets N7.8tr loan

Aminu Imam

The Senate yesterday passed the 2024 – 2026 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP). This followed the Senate’s consideration and adoption of the report of the Joint Committees on Finance, Appropriations, National Planning and Economic Affairs and Local and Foreign Debts on the MTEF/FSP. The report was presented by the Committee Chairman on Finance and Chairman of the Joint Committee, Senator Sani Musa. The Senate approved N26 trillion aggregate expenditure for 2024. The sum comprises N10.2trillion for recurrent expenditure, including personnel costs for ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs)…

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Tinubu seeks Senate’s approval to borrow $7.8bn, €100m

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve his administration’s proposed borrowing plan of $7.8 billion and €100 million for the 2022-2024 fiscal years. Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter read by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on the floor of the Senate yesterday. The proposed plan seeks to obtain a total of $7.8 billion and €100 million to fund various projects and programs across all sectors of the economy, including infrastructure, agriculture, security, employment generation, and health among others. The President also revealed that the World Bank Group…

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APC loses another Senate seat as Appeal Court sacks Abbo

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Senator Ishaku Abbo representing Adamawa North

An Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, sacked Senator Elisha Abbo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Adamawa North Senatorial District. A three-member panel presided over by Justice C.E. Nwosu-Iheme, in a judgment, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a Certificate of Return to Rev. Amos Yohanna of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as validly elected lawmaker for the senatorial district. INEC had, on February 25, declared Mr Abbo as the winner of the senatorial poll. Dissatisfied with the declaration, Yohana and the PDP filed…

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Senate Adjourns plenary until July 4th

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Senate on Wednesday adjourned plenary until July 4. This followed the adoption of a motion by Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jubril.(APC-Kano) at Wednesday’s plenary. Senate earlier approved a motion informing President Bola Tinubu that a quorum of the 10th Senate had been assembled and that the Presiding Officers had been elected. It also adopted a motion to write letters of congratulatory messages to the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives on their election. The letters will also notify them of the election of the…

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Senate Leadership: Presidency Clarifies VP Shettima’s remark

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Presidency on Monday made clarification on Vice-President Kashim Shettima’s remarks on support for southern Senate President. Olusola Abiola, Director of Information, Office of the Vice-President, stated in Abuja that the vice-president’s remarks were taken out context. The vice-president met with senators campaigning for the emergence of Sen. Godswill Akpabio and Sen. Barau Jibrin to lead the 10th Senate on Sunday. Shettima said at the interactive session that the nation’s current political structure demanded the emergence of a southern Christian and a northern Muslim as the fairest balance to promote inclusivity…

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Uba Sani bags ‘Best Nigerian Senator’ award

Aminu Imam

Less than two years after emerging as the overall best in the Senate’s Top Ten Bills Productivity Index, Senator Uba Sani has just been named “overall best Senator” by Order Paper, in Abuja. The lawmaker, who is now the APC Governor-elect of Kaduna State was first declared among the “Top Performers on Bills Sponsorship for North-West Geopolitical Zone” under “Most Valuable Parliamentarians Hall of Fame Awards organised by OrderPaper Nigeria” in July 2022. It would be recalled that OrderPaper Nigeria, an independent organisation, is focused on monitoring the legislative activities…

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Senate extends implementation of 2022 Budget

Aminu Imam

The Senate yesterday at plenary passed two bills seeking to extend the implementation of capital components of the 2022 Appropriation bills until June 30. Senate resolution followed presentation of the two Bills, sponsored by Sen. Gobir Abdullahi (APC-Sokoto). The two sponsored Bills are: ‘Bill for an Act to amend the 2022 Appropriation Act and Bill for an Act to amend the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act’. Abdullahi, in his presentation, said the Bills seek to amend the 2022 Appropriation Act and 2022 supplementary Appropriation Act to extend the implementation year from…

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