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BREAKING: Nigeria needs twitter, says ATCIS President, Lawan
The Association of Telephone, CableTV and Internet Subscribers of Nigeria (ATCIS) with membership strength of over 188 million Subscribers across the six...
UPDATED: Nigeria needs Twitter, says Lawan
The Senate finally broke its silence on the Federal Government ban on Twitter microblogging platform on Friday when its President, Ahmad Lawan, said...
Reps consider Senate bill to upgrade Ilaro poly to varsity
A bill passed by the Senate seeking to upgrade the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro in Ogun State to a university passed first reading at the House of...
Senate passes bill to end discrimination between first degree, HND holders
The Senate has passed a bill that prohibits employers in the country from discriminating between first degree and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders....
Bill to ban open grazing suffers setback in Senate
The attempt by the Peoples Democratic Party senator representing Oyo South, Kola Balogun, to present his bill aimed at banning open grazing in the country,...
JUST IN: Senate receives Bill to extend teachers’ retirement age by five years
The Senate, on Wednesday, received President Muhammadu Buhari’s executive Bill which seeks to increase the retirement age for teachers in the country...
BREAKING: Senate passes bill scrapping HND/BSc dichotomy
THE Senate, on Wednesday, passed a bill seeking to abolish the dichotomy between the Higher National Diploma certificate and the university degree holders...
Senate queries NECO over award of N6.5bn contracts without due process
THE Senate has queried the nation’s secondary examination body, the National Examination Council, NECO, over alleged award of contracts to the tune of...
Halt 5G network deployment in Nigeria, Senate tells FG
The Senate on Wednesday asked the Federal Government to suspend plans to deploy the 5G network technology in Nigeria till further notice. The red chamber...
BREAKING: Senate suspends plenary for next week
PRESIDENT of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has disclosed that the Senate will not meet in plenary throughout next week. Speaking at...
BREAKING: Again, Buhari writes Senate, seeks approval for $6.18bn external loan
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate, seeking the approval to go for another external loan to the tune of $6,18 billion. The...
UI Senate recommends reappointment of acting VC for another six months
The Senate of the University of Ibadan (UI) has recommended to the Governing Council the reappointment of Prof. Adebola Ekanola as acting Vice-Chancellor...
APC, PDP senators clash over calls for Buhari’s impeachment
SENATORS Biodun Olujimi (PDP, Ekiti) and Yusuf Yusuf (APC, Taraba), on Wednesday, disagreed over calls for the impeachment of the President, Major General...
Constitution Review: Senate fixes zonal public hearing for May 27, 28
Chairman, Senate Committee on Constitution Review, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, on Tuesday, said the much-awaited zonal public hearing on the review of the 1999...
2020 Budget Performance: Senate commends ICPC
The Senate Committee Chairman on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes, Senator Suleiman Abdu Kwari, has commended the board and management of the Independent...
