The resolution followed a motion moved by Senator Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi), who relied on a point of order to make the allegations
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Out of the number, 700 aides work for the lawmakers in the Senate, while the remaining 1,870 are engaged by House of Representatives members
Saraki said this at an interactive session with newsmen in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital
The Spokesman of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, said this in reaction to the proposal by the GMDs for an increase in the pump price of petrol
On Thursday, hundreds of women from camps in Borno State took to peaceful protest and barricaded the Maiduguri-Kano/Jos Road
The Committee on Foreign Affairs, which treated not less than 37 petitions on the non-appointment of career ambassadors from some States, disclosed that the Secretary to Government of Federation, David Babachir Lawal, promised that President Buhari will ensure that each state of the Federation is represented in line with the principles of Federal Character.
In a statement by its spokesman, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the Senate said the ruling by Justice Kolawole further confirmed that Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, was acting personal and partisan script in filing the charges, while simply abusing his position as the nation’s chief law officer
The lawmakers said the SGF and the minister would explain the processes that led to selection of nominees before screening of the nominees would commence
During deliberating on the matter, 24 lawmakers voted in favour of financial autonomy for local governments, while six lawmakers supported the continuation of the status quo
Sani said: “What we need at this very point in time is value re-orientation and ethical revolution. which will be achieved with the ‘Change Begins With Me’ project
The “Bill for an Act to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to enhance political inclusion and participation of young people in governance in Nigeria,” was sponsored by Hon. Raphael Igbokwe (PDP-Imo)
Unlike other bills, which are usually debated before scaling second reading, a bill to alter the constitution goes through the stage without debate.
The process of amending the Constitution was halted in 2015 following non-assent by former President Goodluck Jonathan to a bill on it passed by the National Assembly
On assumption of duty, Buhari recalled a substantial number of Ambassadors from their duty posts
The chairman said his attention was drawn to media reports on Wednesday over alleged directive given to banks by Ngige to suspend ongoing retrenchments
It could be recalled that Agbahime was on Thursday last week lynched to death by some Islamic fundamentalists over alleged blasphemy against the religion, an action that had attracted condemnations from various quarters, including the Presidency
Saraki made this known after the passage of the bill to amend the JAMB Act on the floor of the Upper Chamber.
The bill, which was sponsored by Senator Joshua Lidani, will also reduce JAMB fee.
According to the findings of the Committee, there was gross abuse of waivers, grants and Concession by Ministries, Department and Agencies, especially the Budget Office of the Federation that continued to abuse Presidential approval process through reliance on stale delegated powers by former President Umaru Musa Yar’adua to Dr. Shamsudeen Usman, the then Minister of Finance
The bill, sponsored by Senator Bala Ibn Na’allah, a member of the All Progressives Congress from Kebbi State, has been widely criticised and is seen as not only a significant clampdown on freedom of speech, but a deliberate targeting of critics of federal lawmakers and the National Assembly
The bill, sponsored by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (Labour-Delta Central) and co-sponsored by 46 other senators, seeks to completely prohibit any form of sexual relationship between lecturers and their students
It was reliably gathered that the re-worked budget was sent to the President at about 1.15am on Tuesday, but was returned to the National Assembly at about noon on the same day