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...

Customs Generate N466.1bn Revenue In Q1,2021       The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated N466.1 billion revenue in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021. The statistics obtained from the office of the Public Relations Officer of the service, Mr Joseph Attah, yesterday, showed that the revenue was...

Buhari Seeks Approval For Revised FCT’s 2020 Budget       President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday requested the Senate to consider and approve the revised 2020 budget of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The President’s letter was read on the floor of the upper chamber by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan,...

Senate To Buhari: Scrap Redundant Federal Agencies       The Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to reduce the number of its agencies in order to reduce cost of governance. The red chamber took the decision following the approval of the report of its joint committee on...

Senate Seeks Reduction In Borrowing       The Senate on Wednesday said the country should seek alternative sources of funding the budget in order to reduce borrowing. The upper chamber said although borrowing is not entirely bad, the country must seek ways and means to develop alternative funding...