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Two prominent members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senate Majority Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, and Adamu Aliero, have officially defected to the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). Also to defect formally tomorrow, Wednesday, is…

The Senate, on Wednesday, screened and confirmed Abdulrasheed Bawa as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The nominee who was accompanied by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…

Nigerian Senate members have confirmed the appointment of eight persons as chairman, managing director, and members of the Governing Council of the Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPADEC). The lawmakers gave…

Owing to the lockdown occasioned by the C19 pandemic that forced suspension of several capital projects, the Senate has amended Section 12 of the 2020 Appropriations Act. to enable full implementation of capital votes in the 2020 budget…

The inclusion of a late request for additional expenditure from the executive arm has pushed the passage of the 2021 budget from this week to next Monday. InsideBusinessNG had reported Monday that the budget will be passed this week…

The Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Security Challenges has called for the decentralization of the Nigeria Police Force as a way of improving efficiency aimed at addressing the problem of insecurity bedeviling the country. Consequently, the…

After a clause by clause consideration of its provisions by the committee of the whole, Senate Tuesday passed the Corporate and Allied Matters Act amendment bill, 2020 setting the stage for its harmonization and assent by President…

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday inaugurated an adhoc committee of the Senate to look into the current security architecture of the country and recommend ways to improve on it.   Members of the committee include the Senate…

…As Lawan advocates provision for Security The Senate on Thursday considered a Bill to authorize the sum of N232.8 billion for the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) for the 2020 fiscal year. The consideration of the 2020…

The Senate on Tuesday received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari requesting the confirmation of the appointment of the Chairman and Members of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The letter dated November 28, 2019,…