Highlighting Nigeria’s position as Africa’s largest economy and a member of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Akpabio emphasized the country’s willingness to engage with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) beyond traditional trade partnerships.
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The Senate has amended its standing rules to prevent first-time senators from contesting for the office of the President of the Senate and that of the Deputy President of the Senate.
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has assured members of the Movement for the Creation of Tiga and Gari states from Kano State that the National Assembly would be just to all during the review of the 1999 Constitution.
Wike stated this in a live television interview on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the River State capital.
The confirmation request to the upper chamber was contained in a letter dated 25th July, 2022.
According to the 62-year-old former governor, the idea of consensus is undemocratic, adding that both Atiku and Saraki were All Progressives Congress runaway politicians who came back to the PDP when the going was rough for them in the APC.
The traditional ruler of Iyin-Ekiti, Oba Adeola Ajakaiye, disclosed this on Friday at a news conference in Iyin-Ekiti.
The visit was part of activities marking the second anniversary of the 9th Assembly.
On the delegation were: the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, Deputy Leader, Ajayi Boroffice, Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Bwacha, Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, Deputy Whip, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Minority Whip, Philip Aduda, and Deputy Minority Whip, Sahabi Ya’u.
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has felicitated with Senator David Bonaventure Mark on the occasion of his 72nd birthday.
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday received a letter of appointment as the Sardauna of Bade by the Mai Bade, Mai Abubakar Umar Suleiman.
The Special Adviser to the Senate President on International Relations, Bamikole Omisore, made this known on his Twitter handle.
The claimant, Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, NHIS chapter, instituted the suit challenging the employment exercise carried out in 2013 and 2014 by NHIS.
The union had on April 18, embarked on industrial action due to the “insensitivity and lackadaisical attitude of drivers of the health sector”.
He stressed that the main issue was that of inadequate funding, which must be addressed to allow local governments function effectively.
He added that the visit was a fulfillment of a promise the Senate President made when he called on phone after hearing the news of the demise of his father.
It would be recalled that the relationship between the Senate and the Presidency had not been very cordial in the last few months.
Saraki said: “We both bored our minds, we told ourselves the hard truth and at the end of the day, we accepted that certain things were not done
It would be recalled that the relationship between the Senate and the Presidency had not been very cordial in the last few months.
Saraki said: “We both bored our minds, we told ourselves the hard truth and at the end of the day, we accepted that certain things were not done
The Senate president told the Chevening Alumni that in spite of their outstanding capabilities, Nigeria was yet to achieve the progress she deserved as a country over the decades
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who led the South East Senate Caucus to the meeting with President Buhari, told State House correspondents that they presented some of the concerns of the South East region to him