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Senate Confirms Nominee Who Fainted, 2 Others As Ministers

VAM News October 4, 2023 0 Comment

VAM News Update THE Senate on Wednesday, confirmed the nomination of Balarabe Abbas Lawal (Kaduna), Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim (Kwara) and Ayodele Olawande (Ondo) as ministers. The confirmation was done by majority of the...

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National

JUST IN: Senate denies alleged disbursement of N100m to lawmakers

Akanji Philip September 14, 2023 0 Comment

The Senate has denied the alleged disbursement of N100 million to lawmakers. Senator Yemi Adaramodu, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, denied the allegation in a statement in Abuja on Thursday....

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National

Tinubu’s cabinet: El-Rufai, Danladi, Other missing as Senate confirms 45 of 48 ministerial nominees

VAM News August 7, 2023 0 Comment

VAM News Update THE name of the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai was on Monday missing from the list of the ministerial nominees confirmed by the Senate. Also missing on the...

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National

Chaos hits Senate over Keyamo’s ministerial screening

VAM News August 7, 2023 0 Comment

VAM News Update THE Senate has been hit by controversy over the screening of Festus Keyamo, a ministerial nominee. The confusion has led the Chamber to dissolve into executive session after the Senate leader,...

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National Politics

Akpabio Unveils Atiku, Oyetola, Matawalle, Lalong, 15 More Ministerial Nominees

VAM News August 2, 2023 0 Comment

VAM News Update Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, unveiled 19 more ministerial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu. In the new list are former Governors Gboyega Oyetola (Osun), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Bello Matawalle...

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Ministerial nominee, Professor Joseph Utsev accused of age discrepancy

VAM News July 31, 2023 1 Comment

Ministerial nominee, Professor Joseph Utsev was accused of age discrepancy during screening by the senate. During screening today, some senators pointed out that his Curriculum Vitae says he was born in 1980 and started...

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Local News

Senate set to screen ministerial nominees

VAM News July 28, 2023 0 Comment

VAM News Update THE 28 ministerial nominees proposed by President Bola Tinubu, will on Monday, July 31, be screened by the senate. This was disclosed by Spokesperson of the Senate, Sen. Adeyemi Adaramodu (APC-Ekiti)...

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National

List: Tinubu seeks confirmation of fresh appointments

VAM News July 19, 2023 0 Comment

President Bola Tinubu has written the Senate to seek confirmation of appointments of members and Executive Management of the governing board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC). Tinubu’s letter, which was addressed to...

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National

Anger as Senate defends N70bn palliative for lawmakers

Akanji Philip July 17, 2023 0 Comment

Anger has continued to trail the decision by the National Assembly to earmark N70bn for its members out of the N819bn federal supplementary budget passed by the legislature last week. The lawmakers had...

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Extra

JUST IN: Senate probes IPPIS over fraud

Akanji Philip July 13, 2023 0 Comment

The Senate, on Wednesday, launched an investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption levelled against officials of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System at various universities across the federation. The Senate also...