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Legislature Nigeria Top Story

45 Ministerial Nominees Confirmed, 3 on Hold Pending Security Clearance

Sen. Abdullahi Gumel, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), has conveyed the confirmed list of 45 ministerial nominees to the Presidency, as revealed during his briefing with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. The Senate, on Monday, had endorsed the appointments of 45 ministerial nominees while deferring the confirmation of Read More…

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Labour Legislature Nigeria

Bill for protection of domestic workers scales 2nd senate reading

A bill sponsored by Senator Mohammed Sani (APC-Niger) which seeks to regulate the employment of domestic workers and other informal sector employees has on Wednesday scaled second reading at the Senate. Sani while presenting the bill, said that it also sought to authorise the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to monitor privately owned agencies that Read More…

Economy Nigeria Top Story

Senate approves Buhari’s $1.5bn, €995m external loan requests

The Senate on Wednesday approved $1.5billion and €995million external loan requests From President Mohammadu Buhari. The approval was sequel to the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts presented by its Chairman, Sen. Clifford Ordia (PDP-Edo) during plenary. The president had in May 2020 sent a letter to the Read More…

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Business Power

Senate says no plan to reverse privatisation of power sector

Sen. Gabriel Suswan, the Chairman Senate Committee on Power says the senate has no plans to reverse the privatisation of the power sector. Suswan made this known in Abuja during the committee’s oversight visit to some government structures being occupied by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). According to him, the senate is not pushing Read More…