The President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, has said the National Assembly is open to suggestions from Nigerians on the best ways to tackle the menace of hate speech and fake news.
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The NDF was reacting to a motion moved on Thursday by the Chief Whip of the House, Hon, Mohammed Tahir Mongunu, and 14 others calling on the current Service Chiefs to resign or be fired by President Muhammadu Buhari
The police charged Hassan, 24, who claimed to be a civil servant with the Nigerian Communications Commission and of 2nd Avenue, Gwarinpa Estate, Abuja and one Bashiru, now at large, with joint act, cheating and impersonation.
The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of Dr. Kingsley Isitua Obiora and Prof. Adeolu Akande as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission respectively.
Lawan, who made this known while fielding questions from newsmen in Abuja, said the lawmakers will engage with the security agencies to find why the deteriorating in security in many parts of the country
Lawan, who returned to Nigeria Thursday morning after about three weeks private visit abroad, said no amount of blackmail will discourage the present Assembly from working with the executive arm of government for the betterment of the people
Lawan stated this in a speech delivered at the 17th Edition of the Daily Trust Dialogue, with the theme: “Twenty Years of Democracy in Nigeria: Strengths, Weaknesses and Opportunities,” which held in Abuja.
All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has felicitated with Senate President Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan on turning 61.
The President, in a statement by Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Sunday, joined the National Assembly and all members of All Progressives Congress in celebrating the milestone.
It will be recalled that the Senate on December 3, 2019 rejected the nomination of Olalekan as the REC representing Osun State in INEC.
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the year 2020 will usher in robust peace and economic growth for the benefit of all Nigerians.
Lawan stated this on Saturday in Damaturu, Yobe State at the “Grand Reception” in his honour and Minister of State for Works and Housing, Abubakar Aliyu
Nigeria Senate President Ahmad Lawan has felicitated Nigerians, particularly the Christian faithful, on the occasion of Christmas and new year.
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has condemned the attack by yet unidentified gunmen on the country home of former President Goodluck Jonathan in Otuoke, Bayelsa State in the early hours of Tuesday.
This coming two months after Lawan was accused by Senators of hijacking Federal Inland Revenue Services employment slots meant for the 109 senators for his constituency members.
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Muhammad Nami as the Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Services and 13 others as board members.
The approval of the nomination was contained in a letter dated December 13 and read by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, during Tuesday’s plenary.
The upper chamber, according to Lawan, will as a matter of urgency prioritise the consideration of the Petroleum Industry Bill alongside reforms of the Electoral Act when it returns from the Christmas break in January.
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, says the National Assembly will begin debate on the Petroleum Industry Bill and Electoral Reforms Amendment Bill and Amendment of the 1999 Constitution.
Lawan made this known at a media briefing in Abuja on Monday