Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the party’s National Working Committee have recommended five aspirants for today’s presidential primary of the party while advising the remaining 17 contenders to...
By Bisi Daniels When sound economic decisions run into political brickwalls, the impact generates confusion of unimaginable proportions and, sometimes with it, loss of direction If Senate President Ahmed Lawan had used the press centre or the...
The Senate on Wednesday backed down action to override the President’s veto of the Electoral Act (Amendments) Bill 2021. This followed a 37-minute closed session by the lawmakers on Wednesday. The closed session started at exactly...
President Muhammadu Buhari has withheld his assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021. In a letter to the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, Buhari cited among other things, the need to adhere to the tenants of...
President Muhammadu Buhari, has transmitted a bill increasing the retirement age of teachers in the country from 60 to 65 years to the Senate. The bill also seeks to extend the years of service for teachers...
The Senate on Thursday adjourned plenary until May 18, to enable the members to observe the Sallah celebration. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, announced the break after a closed-door session with Service Chiefs which lasted...
The Senate on Wednesday said it would pass the 2021 budget on Monday. Senate President Ahmad Lawan said the deferment of the passage to Monday followed new items of expenditure transmitted to the National Assembly by...
President Buhari has again given the marching orders to the nation’s armed forces to go after the insurgents on a continuous basis. This was contained in a message of condolences and solidarity he sent on Monday...
President Buhari, on Tuesday in Abuja, launched the National Young Farmers Scheme designed by the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) to spur more youth interest in farming In his remarks at the ceremony, the President...