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    Senate Approves Buhari’s N850 Billion Loan Request

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking domestic and foreign loans to bridge the liquidity crisis caused by the COVID-19 crisis in the 2020 budget. The National Assembly resumed plenary today after a five-week COVID-19 recess and the Senate immediately approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request […] More

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    We may not pass Hate Speech Bill – Ahmed Lawan

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Senate gives six months scorecard. Ahmed Lawan, president of the Senate, has assured Nigerians that the obnoxious Hate Speech Bill will not be passed if the majority of Nigerians do not want it. He gave this assurance on Monday at Abuja in […] More

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    Xenophobic Attacks: Lawan Says Enough is Enough

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Senate President, Ahmed Lawan has expressed concern over the worsening xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa, warning that enough is enough. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, Lawan said Nigeria has had enough of its citizens being targets of […] More

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    Why Senate May Return Budget Cycle to Jan-Dec

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Senate President, Ahmed Lawan said on Tuesday that the desire of the ninth Senate and indeed the National Assembly is to have the budget cycle returned to January to December. Lawan spoke shortly before the Senate adjourned for a two-month recess which was […] More

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    Buhari’s Yes Chamber?

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow There are concerns that despite assurances of leaders of the ninth National Assembly the legislature may be too submissive to the executive that it may shirk its traditional role of keeping the government on its toes As soon as the leadership of the […] More

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    Who Leads The National Assembly?

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Trouble is brewing in the coming ninth National Assembly as law makers get set to assert their independence The stage is set for a battle royale for the leadership of the ninth National assembly. To avoid a repeat of what happened in the […] More