The request, equivalent to approximately ₦10.79 trillion at the budget exchange rate of ₦1,400 to the dollar, was conveyed in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary.
The Nigerian Senate has warned that Chinese airlines could lose some of the aviation privileges they currently enjoy in Nigeria if Nigerian carriers are not granted reciprocal rights to operate direct flights to China, declaring that there should be no preferential treatment for foreign airlines at the expense of indigenous operators.
The six confirmed members are Mohammed Asma’u Mai-Eka, representing the North-West; Mohammed Makama, North-Central; Suleiman Gidado, North-East; Louis Ndukwe, South-South; Amaechi Ugwele, South-East; and Olaniyi Onikola, South-West.
The Senate has confirmed 16 nominees to the governing board of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), following the consideration of a report presented on Wednesday by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire (SAN, APC, Ondo Central).
Tinubu said the proposed borrowing would be deployed to key sectors of the economy, including infrastructure, agriculture, healthcare, education, water supply, security, employment generation and financial management reforms.
The dramatic declaration during plenary on Thursday extended beyond Akpabio to the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, and other principal officers, signalling a determined push by supporters of the current leadership to preserve the existing power structure when the 11th National Assembly is inaugurated in 2027.
The President, who invoked Section 58(2) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, urged the upper chamber to give the proposed legislation expeditious consideration, saying the new institution was intended to strengthen leadership capacity and improve the ability of public officials to translate government policies into practical results.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Yemi Adaramodu, said the National Assembly would not revisit the electoral law in the middle of preparations for the elections, arguing that doing so could disrupt a process already underway.
The extension was approved on Tuesday, September 29, following the consideration of a bill sponsored by the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central).
August 03, (THEWILL) — The decision of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts to commence public hearings on August 3, into over $21 billion in allegedly unremitted oil revenue identified in the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) audit...
According to Arise, Wenner said the strongest African films come from the storyteller's own background and culture, not from a spoof of Western cinema. Authenticity, she explained, cannot be manufactured. It comes from knowing yourself.
