House to empower lottery commission for more revenue generation, Gbajabiamila says
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the House was ready to empower the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC)...
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Senate receives Buhari’s request to present 2020 Budget Tuesday …passes 2020-2022 MTEF/FSP
The Senate has received a written request from President Muhammadu Buhari to present the 2020 Appropriation bill before a joint session of the National Assembly...
Independence Day: Gbajabiamila tasks Nigerians on unity, prayers for country
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has urged Nigerians to remain united as the country marks her 59th Independence Day...
Senate President wants Public Procurement Act 2007 amended
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has underscored the need to have a budget reform that will include a law on timeliness in budget passing....
EFCC uncovers $700,000 withdrawal in cash, linked to P&ID firm
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered a cash withdrawal of $700,00 at once, linked to Irish firm Process and Industries Developments (P&ID)...
Senate refers MTEF/FSP to Finance Committee
The Senate on Thursday referred the 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) documents to its Committee on Finance. According to...
Senate receives Buhari’s request on NCC nominee’s confirmation
The Senate on Thursday received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of Adeleke Moronfolu Adewolu as Executive Commissioner of the Nigerian Communications...
Ufot Ekaette was a thoroughbred bureaucrat -Senate president
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has condoled with the Government and People of Akwa Ibom State and in particular the family of former...
We must reduce out-of-school children – Senate President
President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, on Thursday said the upper chamber will work to reduce the number of out-of-school children across the...
Senate laments dwindling in Customs revenue, resolve to summon the CG
The Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff has lamented the sudden dwindling of the Nigeria Customs revenue over the years. In a bid to...
Senator Hadejia said Nigeria can leapfrog to success
In an interview with our Correspondent, Wednesday in Abuja, Senator Hadejia Hassan Ibrahim, Senator representing Jigawa North East senatorial district in the upper chamber, has...
I don’t want Nigerians to be jumping at every aid -Sen. Oseni
Senator Oseni Yakubu, Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial district in the National Assembly has said that Nigeria cannot be jumping at every aid that comes...
Gbajabiamila leads National Assembly delegation to Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila is leading a delegation of the National Assembly to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC)...
Gbajabiamila donates N60m drugs to Borno govt
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Friday, donated drugs worth over N60 million to the Borno State Government for...
We are eager to receive 2020 Appropriation Bill – Lawan
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Friday that the National Assembly is eager to receive the 2020 budget proposals. “We are hopeful...
