Senate Okays Tinubu’s Request To Sack FCCPC Boss The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to sack the Executive Vice- Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) Babatunde Irukera. The decision was sequel to a motion by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele...

Senate to FIRS: Suspend N17trn Tax Waivers   The Senate through its Committee on Finance on Monday frowned at the N17tn loss incurred by the country on tax waivers within the last five years. It consequently urged the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to suspend the tax...

JUST IN: Senate Passes N28.7tn 2024 Appropriation Bill   The Nigerian Senate has passed an appropriation bill of N28.7tn for 2024. The Red Chamber passed the bill at the plenary held on Saturday. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, assured that the bill will be transmitted to President...

Senate Condemns Trade Ministry Over Alleged N1bn Geneva Trip   The Senate Committee on Trade and Industry on Tuesday condemned the alleged allocation of N1bn for a foreign trip to Geneva, Switzerland, by the Ministry of Trade and Investment. Members of the panel gave the condemnation when...

Senate Grills AGF Over N910bn MDAs Loan   The Senate has indicted the Office of Accountant General of the Federation over failure to repay short-term loans given to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies from Special Funds Accounts totalling N910bn. The lawmakers discovered this after a thorough investigation by...

Senate Says Govt Agencies, Military Owe Electricity Firms   The Federal Government has said that the cost of electricity consumption in Nigeria is among the cheapest and most defaulted by consumers in the world. This came as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Power, Senator Gabriel...