A new state may be created soon, as a bill for the creation of Tiga State from Kano has been presented at the Nigerian Senate. The bill, sponsored by Senator Kawu Suleiman Abdurrahman from Kano South had its first reading on July 10, 2024. The bill, titled “Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999…
The Senate in Nigeria has thrown out a bill seeking to include Anambra among States in the Niger Delta Development Commission. The Bill titled: A Bill for an Act to amend the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Act to make provision for the inclusion of Anambra State as one of the member state and for…
The upper legislative chamber Senate has set machinery in motion for amendment of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) Act, 2007, which will among others, make tenureship of Governor of the apex bank to six years single term as against renewable five years in the extant act. It also proposed N1trillion recapitalization for commercial banks…
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of 12 persons as members of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This confirmation comes after a report of the Committee On Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions Committee of the CBN was considered during plenary on Thursday. The confirmation of the new MPC…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has announced the constitution of a 45-member constitution review committee on the 1999 constitution to be chaired by the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin. The committee would also comprise six lawmakers from each geopolitical zone and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The committee will review the laws…
The Nigerian Senate says the security chiefs summoned last week over the rising insecurity in the country will be grilled between February 7 and 8 to find a way to curb the menace of criminals in the country. The chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial Institutions, Senator Adetokunbo Abiru (APC,…
The Senate today adjourned plenary till February 6 to allow preparations for the February 3 bye- elections across the country After taking the business of the day, the Senate thereafter adjourned plenary till Tuesday, February 6. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, at the end of the session said, “In view of the elections in about 36…
The Nigerian Senate has summoned security chiefs for an interaction, following the escalating insecurity in the country, with a specific date to be decided later. Rising from a meeting that lasted over three hours, the senate condemned the increasing incidents of kidnappings, banditry and the outright murder of innocent citizens by criminals. Senate Leader, Michael…
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm the sack of the chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera. This is contained in a letter by President Bola Tinubu read out by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary on Tuesday. Tinubu also sought the confirmation of…
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of the 11 Justices of the Supreme Court. The upper chamber confirmed the justices during plenary after a debate by the lawmakers who advocated for augmentation of the judiciary budget and also stated the impropriety of leaving a vacuum in the Supreme Court for an extended period before…
