The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday, swore in a 12-member ad hoc committee to liaise with the management of the National Assembly on housekeeping issues The committee, which has as Chairman, Senator Abubakar Kyari, is expected to work out the allocation of seats in the chamber as well as the allocation of…
Christian Association of Nigeria, Lagos State chapter has disclosed plan to host the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, to an interdenominational thanksgiving service on Sunday. It also said that the gathering would pray for good governance in the state. A statement issued by the Chairman of the planning…
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Thursday swears -in a former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, as a senator. Okorocha was not inaugurated on Tuesday because he had yet to collect his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission. The former governor will represent the Imo West Senatorial District at the…
Nigeria, Africa’s top oil producer, earned a total of $236.15bn from petroleum exports over the last five years, a new report by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries has shown. OPEC, in its 2019 Annual Statistical Bulletin, put the value of Nigeria’s petroleum exports at $75.196bn in 2014; $41.168bn in 2015; $27.295bn in 2016; $37.983bn…
The Federal Government may relax the ban on importation of vehicles through the land border. The government had in January 2017 ordered a ban on importation of vehicles through the land borders. The restriction on the importation of vehicles followed that of rice, whose imports through the land borders had been banned since April 2016….
The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives may name three committees each on Thursday. They are also expected to announce the adjournment of both chambers sine die on June 20. Investigations by our correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday revealed that the lawmakers of both chambers would return home immediately after…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved 160 as minimum score for admission seekers into public universities in Nigeria. The decision was taken during the 19th policy meeting on admissions to tertiary institutions in Nigeria at Bola Babalakin auditorium, Gbongan, Osun state, on Tuesday. The meeting, which include Vice Chancellors, Rectors of Polytechnics…
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has emerged the Deputy Senate President with 68 votes He defeated the last Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu with 37 votes. Details later.
Senator Ahmed Lawan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday emerged as the Senate president of the 9th Senate. Lawan beat Senator Ali Ndume with total votes of 79 to 28. Clerk of the Senate thereafter administered oath of office on Lawan Details shortly…
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The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has explained why it is backing Senator Ali Ndume and Umar Bago as its candidates for the positions of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. Elections into the two positions and that of their deputies are holding at the…