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[The Legislative Blog]: Watch Ben Murray-Bruce lash out at fellow senators for harbouring drug addicts
It must have been such a bitter pill to swallow for all the senators who were present at plenary on Tuesday but Senator Ben Murray-Bruce went in hard as he…
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[The Legislative Blog]: Here’s the reason Nigerian senators need to go back to school
We kid you not! It's shocking the very trivial things senators are currently paying attention to. Earlier today at plenary, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa raised a point of order contesting the wording…
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[The Legislative Blog]: Senate adjourns plenary to mourn late Senator Adeleke
Upon its resumption today, the Senate adjourned plenary session to Wednesday out of respect for its member, Senator Isiaka Adeleke who passed on over the weekend. A short session was…
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Saraki reads Buhari’s ministerial nomination letter
by Azeez Adeniyi Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Wednesday read a letter by President Muhammadu Buhari seeking confirmation for two ministerial nominees. The letter which was received by the upper…
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[The Legislative Blog]: Did Dino Melaye just show up at plenary in an academic gown?
Senator Petty is back again. After doing that disgraceful victory dance that sealed Nigeria's status as a 'fucked up' country, Senator Dino Melaye hit his newest level of low by…
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Senate President Saraki to read Magu’s renomination letter today
Senate President Bukola Saraki will read the letter by President Muhammadu Buhari renominating Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) during plenary today. A source…
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[The Legislative Blog]: Senator Ben Murray-Bruce predicts an air disaster if…. (WATCH)
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has ripped into the calamitous state of the aviation industry in Nigeria. At plenary sitting on Thursday, the common sense advocate moved a motion in favour of…
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[The Legislative Blog]: The Senate’s interest in protecting consumer rights is impressive
Who should we thank for this? Senator Bukola Saraki, yes. In his Welcome Back speech at the House on Tuesday, the Senate President highlighted the need to protect and preserve…
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[The Legislative Blog]: President Buhari’s MTEF document is no document – Senate members are still not convinced
Members of the Nigerian Senate had no good words for President Buhari's MTEF and FSP documents at plenary today. The 2017-2019 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Sustainability Paper was…
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Senate resumes plenary, reccomends sale of national assets
The Senate on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to sell some of the country's assets in order to quell some of the effects of the economic recession. Senate President, Bukola…
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What Dino Melaye said on the floor of the Senate yesterday should worry you
On Monday, there he was, photos all over the interview, rolling on the floor, falling under all kinds of anointing, praising his "maker". Then yesterday, there he was, defending dirty…
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House of Reps to get huge chunk of National Assembly’s N115bn budget
In spite of the massive public outcry against the huge 2016 budget of the National Assembly, it appears that the senate might after all not be fazed as it is…
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EiE, PIN, The Future Project kick against anti-social media bill
The Enough is Enough group, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria and The Future Project has without mincing words kicked against the proposed Anti-Frivolous Petition Bill also known as anti-social media bill by…
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‘We shouldn’t be blackmailed’ | How Senators reacted to criticism of anti-social media bill
Nigerian senators have shown that they pay attention to discourse on social media as the Senate has reacted to the massive outrage against the proposed social media bill. Opening the discussion…
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Senator Akpabio takes to social media to say #NoToSocialMediaBill
Following a country wide outrage on social media against a Senator Bala Ibn Na'Allah-sponsored bill against freedom of speech on social media, members of the Senate are saying there's no…
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Saraki inaugurated some Senate committees on Thursday (See Photos)
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, November 26, presided over the inauguration of some Senate Committees. Saraki presided over the inauguration of the following committees; Judiciary, Drugs and Narcotics, Human Rights & Legal…
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Senators purportedly at loggerheads with Saraki over new ‘Order Book’
Nigerian senators have reportedly uncovered a secret plan to print a new Order Book (Senate Standing Orders 2015) by Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to cover up the irregularities in some…
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This is the amount Nigeria loses yearly to illegal mining… according to the Senate
In the midst of cries that Nigeria is broke, the Senate on Thursday, November 19, revealed that the country loses about N4 trillion annually to illegal mining activities. Directing its Committee on Solid…
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PDP’s Ekweremadu presides over Senate as Lawan, Akume of the APC walk out
Two All Progressives Congress Senators, Ahmed Lawan and George Akume, staged a walk out during plenary session at the Senate. The pair led their colleagues to exit the Red Chamber over…
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#MinisterialScreening: Photos from today’s session
Five ministerial nominees of President Mohammadu Buhari were screened on Thursday at the Senate. The session was presided by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. See pictures from the session below.
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PDP crisis: 20 out of 24 Kwara lawmakers defect to APC
by Oke Efagene The exodus of some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the oppositon All Progressives Congress (APC), seems to be far from over. Out of the…
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