Senate Sacks Code of Conduct Tribunal Chairman
The Nigerian Senate has sacked Danladi Umar as the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The lawmakers after a closed-door session reconvened and invoked section 157 (1) of the 1999 Constitution as amended to officially remove Umar as the CCT boss citing allegations of gross misconduct. Eighty-four Senators had signed in favour of his […]
Senate Responds to Jigawa Tanker Explosion With New Directive
The Nigerian Senate has expressed shock over the death of over 100 people who were burnt to death while scooping fuel from a fallen truck near Dutse, the Jigawa state capital. The Senate equally called on the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and the National Emergency Management Agency to provide relief materials to surviving victims of the […]
Nigerian Senate calls for immediate suspension of plans to remove subsidy on electricity
The Nigerian Senate has called for the immediate suspension of plans by the Executive to remove subsidy on Electricity which would result in an increase in tariffs, describing the move as retrogressive and ill-timed. The Upper Chamber also mandated its Committee on Power to investigate the over N2 trillion subsidy requirement as alleged by the […]