The Senate on Wednesday urged the Ministry of Health, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency to halt the spread of diphtheria in Nigeria. It also urged the federal government to increase funding for all institutions involved in the production and distribution of vaccines so as to effectively tackle the prevalence of communicable …

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of some members of the governing board of the North East Development Commission. The nominees confirmed by the Senate include the classmate of the former President Muhammadu Buhari, General Paul Tarfa (North East Adamawa), as chairman of the commission. The nominees were confirmed following their screening at the plenary on Wednesday. In a letter …

The Senate has rejected a motion to release from the detention the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The motion which was moved by Senator Osita Izunaso (Imo West) sought to address the constant sit-at-home order enforced by unknown gunmen in the South-East. The lawmaker, in the motion co-sponsored by other lawmakers from the …

Senators on Tuesday bickered and openly engaged in uproar over a television interview by Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North senatorial district, alleging that the ninth Senators looted their offices at the end of their tenure in June. Senator Solomon Adeola Olamilekan, representing Ogun West senatorial district, fired the salvo through a point of order where he drew the attention …

A bill seeking the creation of the Bitumen Development Commission passed its first reading at the Senate on Thursday. The bill, sponsored by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (All Progressives Congress, Ondo South), seeks official regulation of bitumen exploration, development and exportation. Ibrahim said that the move would aid the government’s efforts to diversify the economy, noting that bitumen could be an …

The Senate on Thursday sought protection for local manufacturers of metres following the approval of a $155 million World Bank loan for the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) of the Federal Government. The resolution was a sequel to the motion sponsored by Senator Victor Umeh (LP, Anambra Central) during plenary. Presenting the motion, Umeh noted that it is the duty …

The Senate has reached a resolution to abolish age limitations in job advertisements. The Senator representing Benue South senatorial district, Patrick Abba Moro, sponsored the motion on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday. “It is pathetic that a graduate in Nigeria who could not get a job upon graduation and decided to go back to school with the hope …

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday adopted a resolution to investigate the alleged abuse of firearms by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The resolution was the aftermath of a motion sponsored by the Senator representing Katsina Central senatorial district, Abdulaziz Yar’Adua, decrying the alleged killing of citizens in Kastina State by arms-bearing Customs officers. In a motion titled “Urgent …

President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate to seek confirmation of some members of the governing board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC). The President’s letter was read on the floor at plenary on Wednesday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The nominees for confirmation include: General Paul Tarfa (rtd.) (Chairman – North East, from Adamawa State); Hon. Gambo …

The Senate on Thursday confirmed the service chiefs whose appointments were transmitted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu last week for legislative action. The confirmation followed the screening by the committee of the whole, which was presided over by the Senate President Godswill Akpabío. Earlier in the day after their arrival, the nominees were subjected to the chamber’s protocol where they …