Senate Committee rejects 2025 budget for Ministry of Information | TheNewsGuru Home » News » Senate Committee rejects 2025 budget for Ministry of Information The Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation … Read more
President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio says the critical task before the National Assembly on resumption is the completion of electoral reforms, given the preparations for next electoral cycle. Akpabio said this in his welcome back speech at plenary on Tuesday. Akpabio in the speech titled” Rising to the Greatness of Our Calling” said lawmakers had … Read more
The Senate has expressed concern over low remittances of revenues generated in 2024 by ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) and some government-owned enterprises (GOEs) to the Federation Account. Sen. Sani Musa, Chairman, Joint Finance Committee of Senate and House of Representatives, stated this in Abuja on Monday at an interactive session on the MDAs’ revenue … Read more
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Adeola Olamilekan, has affirmed January 31, 2025, as a provisional date for the passage of the 2025 ₦49.7tn budget as the committee prepares to begin budget defence on Tuesday. He made this disclosure on Monday during a meeting with the chairmen of relevant committees on … Read more
BREAKING: Kaduna Senator escapes assassination | TheNewsGuru Home » News » BREAKING: Kaduna Senator escapes assassination Senator Lawal Adamu Usman, the Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has escaped an … Read more
The Senate, on Thursday, passed for second reading the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N49.7 trillion. The appropriation bill was presented to the joint session of the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday. The passage of the bill for second reading followed the presentation of its general principles at plenary on Thursday … Read more
The Senate has passed the 2014 Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Bill, following the adoption of the report by the Committee on Banking, Insurance, and other Financial Institutions. The report was presented by the committee’s chairman, Sen. Abiru Adetokunbo (APC-Lagos), during Tuesday’s plenary session. Adetokunbo explained that the bill, which was read a second time on … Read more
Senate on Thursday issued a warrant of arrest against the Managing Director of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, Dr Peer Lubasch, for persistently refusing to appear before its committee on Works . Resolution of the Senate on Warrant of Arrest against MD of Julius Berger, followed motion moved to that effect by the Senate Minority Whip, … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) has been called upon to conduct a fresh election to fill the vacant seat of Edo Central Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Edo Central Senatorial District seat became vacant after Senator Monday Okpebholo was elected and sworn in as the Governor of … Read more
The Senate has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to establish the Federal University of Science and Technology, Okorokorisei in Bayelsa. The institute, if established, will focus on teaching and research in science and technology. This followed the presentation of the general principles of the bill by the sponsor, Sen. Benson Friday (PDP-Bayelsa), at … Read more