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Nigerian Senate to Recover N6trn from Ground Rent Debt


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The Nigerian Senate has set up an adhoc committee, chaired by Senator Adamu Aliero, to investigate and recover the over N6 trillion accrued from the non-payment of ground rent from property owners across the country. This followed a…

Cameroon: president party wins all Senate seats


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The party of President Paul Biya, who has ruled Cameroon for more than 40 years, unsurprisingly won all 70 seats in the indirectly elected Senate on 12th  March, the Constitutional Council announced. The 90-year-old omnipotent head of…

Ondo State: APC wins all Senate, 8 Reps Seats


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Results have continued to file in following the just concluded presidential and Legislative Elections across the country. In Ondo state, All Progressives Congress, APC has won all the three senatorial seats in the state in a landmark…

Nigerian Senate confirms 2 Deputy Governors of apex bank


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The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Mrs. Aishah Ahmad and Mr. Edward Lametek Adamu as the deputy governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN for a second term in office.…

Nigerian Senate drops Kebbi state’s N7bn refund request


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The Nigerian senate on wednesday stepped down the request of Kebbi state government for the refund of seven billion naira which it spent on rehabilitating federal roads in the state. Senate position was sequel to the consideration of…

Senate hails FCTA on Infrastructure development


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The Senate Committee on FCT in Nigeria has scored the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, high on the number of projects executed across the territory despite the paucity of funds allocated to sectors of the economy.…

Senate moves to establish Police Pension Board


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A bill seeking to establish the Police Pension Board, sponsored by Senator Elisha Abbo, representing Adamawa North, has scaled second reading at plenary. The bill was read for the first time on June 14, 2022. Leading the debate on the…

Nigerian Senate begins probe of Shell, other IOCs


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The Nigerian senate on wednesday set up a 7-man ad-hoc committee to investigate the oil mining license granted to the Shell Petroleum Development Corporation, between 1959 & 2019. The probe also extends to the non compliance of…

Electoral Act: Parliament to appeal court judgement


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Nigerian National Assembly is to appeal the Federal High Court’s judgement nullifying the clause 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022. The lawmakers also urged the Attorney General of the Federation to stay action on the Judgment pending the…

Senate rejects President Buhari’s request to amend Electoral Act


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Senators in Nigeria have voted against President Buhari's request to amend the 2022 Electoral Act, to allow political appointees seek elective positions without resigning their appointments. The Executive Communication which was a…