THE Senate has approved a bill to establish the Federal University of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology in Jos, Plateau State, as part of efforts to improve disease diagnosis, strengthen healthcare services…
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Senate extends 83-year-old Zimbabwe presidential tenure
News Update Zimbabwe’s Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved controversial constitutional amendments that would keep President Emmerson Mnangagwa in office until 2030, giving the changes full parliamentary support after earlier consent from the…
State police bill passed
THE senate has passed a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police across the country. The bill was approved on Wednesday after lawmakers considered and adopted its 26 clauses during the…
Senate authorises Tinubu’s $6bn loan
The Nigerian Senate has approved the request of President Bola Tinubu to go for external loans totalling $6 billion. The approval is coming barely four hours after the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio,…
Tinubu seeks Approval to borrow $5 Billion
News Update President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate’s approval to secure external loans totalling $6 billion to support government financing needs. The request was conveyed in two separate letters addressed to…
Senate takes action on electronic, manual transmission of results
The Senate on Tuesday amended Section 60 of the Electoral Act to allow presiding officers at polling units to electronically transmit election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Results Viewing…
Senate confirms Jimoh, Reno, Yakubu among 64 ambassador-designates
News Update THE Senate yesterday confirmed 64 nominees for career and non-career ambassadorial appointments, following the consideration and adoption of a report by its Committee on Foreign Affairs. The confirmation came after…
Gen Musa faces senate over defence role
The Senate has begun the screening of a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Christopher Musa, rtd, as the new Minister of Defence. The screening followed Musa’s nomination by President Bola…
Senate takes action on petrol cars, considers electric vehicles
News Update A bill seeking to establish legal and policy frameworks for Nigeria’s transition from petrol-powered vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) has scaled second reading at the senate. Orji Uzor Kalu sponsor…
Life imprisonment for child defilement in Nigeria approved
News Update THE Senate has approved a stiffer penalty of life imprisonment for the offence of defiling a minor. The offence currently attracts a jail term of five years. But, in an…