Senate approves N168.8bn 2020 budget for FIRS
The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N168,809,476,220 to fund the proposed Personnel, Overhead and Capital expenditure cost of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for the 2020…
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Senate seeks cancellation of 30 years’ age limit for job seekers
The Senate on Wednesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity to quickly inaugurate a committee to review the 30 years’ age limit for job…
Senate tasks FG on Eastern rail line rehabilitation
The Senate on Tuesday tasked the federal government to quickly rehabilitate the Eastern rail line to ease nation's transportation challenges.
To ensure the task is not neglected, the…
More trouble in NDDC as NASS discovers fresh missing N143bn in 2019 budget
The alleged fraud in the Niger Delta Development Commission ( NDDC) is taking a deeper dimension as the National Assembly on Tuesday discovered that a fresh N143 billion is missing from the…
Senate begins screening of 2 non-carreer ambassadors
The Senate on Tuesday mandated its Committee on Foreign Affairs to begin screening of John U. Usanga (Akwa Ibom); and Air Commodore Peter Ndabake Gana (Rtd.) (Niger) as Non-Career…
Senate passes bill prescribing life imprisonment for kidnappers
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill prescribing life jail for persons who commit offences of kidnapping.
Before now, the law stipulated only 10 years of jail term for kidnappers.
The…
Employ virtual meetings to cut cost of governance, SGF urges MDAs
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha on Monday encouraged Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to employ method of holding virtual meetings to cut cost of…
774,000 jobs: Nigerians fear repeat of 2014 Immigration recruitment tragedy
When in 2015 Muhammadu Buhari was soliciting for votes from Nigerians, he said "Jobs, jobs and jobs" were going to be his focus. But five years down the line, the unemployment rate has…
Buhari to sign N10.8trn revised 2020 budget Friday
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday sign into law the revised 2020 appropriation bill of N10.8 trillion, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, has…
Police, NDDC staff shared N3.14bn for COVID-19, says Senate
The Senate on Thursday disclosed that the Nigerian police and staffers of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) shared N3.14 billion as relief for the COVID-19 pandemic.
This was…