Audit Queries: Senate Threatens To Publish Erring MDAs’ List       The Senate on Tuesday pledged to publish the names of Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government that failed to defend queries raised against them by the Auditor General for the Federation. The President of the...

NASS Considers N895bn Weapons, Anti-terror Supplementary Budget     The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday read an official communication from President  Muhammadu Buhari asking the National Assembly to approve a supplementary budget of N895bn. The amount had earlier been approved by the Federal Executive Council. A...

PIB To Be Passed This Month - Lawan       The long-awaited passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) may be around the corner as the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has said that the bill would be passed into law this month. He made this known at the...

Buhari Seeks Senate Approval For $6.183bn External Loan     President Muhammadu Buhari has sought the approval of the Senate for an external loan of 6.183 billion dollars, to fund the deficit of N5.602triillon in the 2021 Appropriation Act. This is contained in a letter addressed to the...

Senate Approves FG’s Request For $1.5bn, €995m External Loans       The Senate yesterday gave the federal government the nod to borrow a total of $2.7 billion out of the $5.5 billion external borrowing request sent to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari in May last...

Senate Approves Agency For Solid Mineral Resources       The Senate on Tuesday approved the establishment of an agency for the development of solid mineral resources in the country. The approval followed a robust debate on a bill sponsored by Senator Tanko Al-Makura, which seeks to encourage investment...