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Senate Passes Bill Abolishing HND/BSc Dichotomy

The Senate, on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, read for the third time and passed a Bill that seeks to end discrimination between First Degrees...

Senate Urges DPR To Enforce Ban On Illegal Cooking Gas Retailers

The Senate has urged the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, to clamp down on illegal roadside retailers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG. This, the Senate...

Senate Passes Bill To Upgrade Ilaro Polytechnic To Technical University

The Senate has passed a Bill upgrading the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro in Ogun to a University of Technology. This followed the consideration of the report...

Buhari Writes Senate To Confirm Yahaya As COAS

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the senate to confirm the appointment of the new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya. Buhari’s request was...

No Funds For Constitution Review In 2021 Budget – Senate

There is no allocation for Constitution Review in the 2021 budget. Ovie Omo-Agege, the chairman, Senate Ad-hoc Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution,...

Senate Proposes 15 Years Imprisonment For Kidnap Victims Who Pay Ransom

The Senate, on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, moved to prohibit the payment and receiving of ransom for the release of any kidnapped, imprisoned or...

PIB To Be Passed Before End Of May – Senate

The Senate has assured that the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, 2020 will be passed before the end of this month. Lawan had assured that...

Senate Passes Nigeria Steel University Bill

The Senate on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, passed the bill for establishment of Nigeria Steel University, Ajaokuta, Kogi. This followed the adoption of the report...

Service Chiefs To Brief Senate On Thursday

The Service Chiefs will on Thursday, May 6, 2021, brief the Senate on the security situation of the country. Ahmad Lawan, the president of the...

NASS Will Never Pass Bill To Hinder Press Freedom – Senate

Ahmad Lawan, the senate president, has felicitated with Nigerian journalists on the occasion of the 2021 World Press Freedom Day, saying the National Assembly...

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