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    By Cecilia Ijuo Abuja, Nov. 14, 2018(NAN) The Senate Committee on Gas on Wednesday decried a fresh 1.2 billion dollars illegal withdrawal from the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas ( NLNG).

The Senate has adjourned plenary till Nov. 20 after it failed to form a quorum on Tuesday.

The Senate last week passed the Electoral Act No. 6 (2010 Amendment) Bill 2017 into law, overriding the assent of President Muhammadu Buhari who had earlier withheld assent to the law, despite arguments that the law was meant to strengthen the electoral process, citing “some drafting issues that remain unaddressed following the prior …

Attah Adgidzi, in this report, chronicles the bumpy ride of former Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Aamu for his third “missionary journey” to the Senate.  When the crisis between Governor Umaru Tanko Almakura and Senator Abdullahi Adamu started prior to the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections in the state, many …

     The Senate last week passed the Electoral Act No. 6 (2010 Amendment) Bill 2017 into law, overriding the assent of President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier withheld assent to the law, despite arguments that the law was meant to strengthen the electoral process, citing “some drafting issues that remain unaddressed …

The Nigerian Senate wednesday,  passed a resolution calling on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the excessive ATM card maintenance charges being deducted from customers. This resolution came as part of a motion on the illicit and excessive bank charges on customers accounts, sponsored by Senator Olugbenga Ashafa …

The Senate Committee on Appropriation has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the virement of N242 billion under the 2018 Appropriation Act to conduct the 2019 general elections.

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Mr Muiz Banire as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON).

      From Chris Gaga, Makurdi     Former Governor of Benue State, Dr Gabriel Suswam and a Member of the House of Representatives, Emmanuel Orker Jev were Tuesday night returned as senatorial Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Benue North East and Benue North West Districts respectively.

 By Chris Gaga The political atmosphere in Benue North -East has been tensed up recently  the battle began for who represents the people in  the red chambers of the National Assembly in 2019.