The Senate has approved N17 billion as the Universal Service Provision Fund’s (USPF) 2024 budgetary estimate. USPF is a Nigerian Communications Commission agency tasked with promoting…
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The National Assembly, which includes the Senate and the House of Representatives, has enacted the student loan extension measure. The bill, which passed first, second, and…
The Senate has approved the 2024 Statutory Budget for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), totaling N1.282 trillion, an increase of N135 billion over the figure initially…
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has instructed the panel members probing the N30tn “Ways and Means” loans received from the Godwin Emefiele-led Central Bank of Nigeria…
The Senate had a chaotic session today as senators argued over a claim by Senator Abdul Ningi, representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District in Bauchi State, that…
Nigeria’s Senate has recently established an ad-hoc committee to investigate former President Buhari’s N30 trillion “ways and means” and the anchor borrowers’ program. The committee’s primary…
The Senate has announced its intention to interrogate certain Central Bank of Nigeria officials regarding the acquisition and utilization of the N30tn Ways and Means loan…
On Thursday, February 29, the Senate confirmed four of the five nominations to the Central Bank of Nigeria Board of Directors. At a meeting on Thursday,…
The Nigerian Senate has ratified Dr Kelechi Ohiri’s appointment as Director General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), previously NHIS.This confirmation comes four months after…
The Senate on Wednesday urged the federal government to retain the electricity subsidies despite the country’s persistent problems. The Senate made its decision after considering and…