SENATE Archives - CITIZEN FM

Senate Confirms Yemi Cardoso as CBN Governor

Abdulrahman1 / 2 months
0
1 min read

Senate Confirms Yemi Cardoso as CBN Governor The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Yemi Cardoso as the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Governor and four others as Deputy Governors of the apex bank. They were confirmed on Tuesday following a screening by the upper legislative body. The deputy governors who were confirmed are Emem […]

Sen. Akpabio Charges Colleagues on National Interest

Abdulrahman1 / 2 months
0
1 min read

Sen. Akpabio Charges Colleagues on National Interest The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has told his colleagues at the Senate to put Nigeria’s interest first as they go about their various legislative functions. He made this known on Tuesday at the resumption of plenary after a six-week recess just before the Senate dissolved into long hours […]

NEDC: Buhari Makes 12 New Appointment

Abdulrahman1 / 7 months
0
1 min read

NEDC: Buhari Makes 12 New Appointment President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of 12 nominees as members of the Governing Board of the North East Development Commission, NEDC. According to a statement by the President’s spokesman, Garba Shehu noted that Buhari’s request is contained in a letter addressed to Senate […]

New Naira Notes Phase Out: Senate Urges CBN to Extend Deadline

Abdulrahman1 / 11 months
0
1 min read

New Naira Notes Phase Out: Senate Urges CBN to Extend Deadline The Senate has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to extend its deadline for the phasing out of the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes from January 31st to June 30th, 2023. The recommendation follows a motion by the senator representing representing Borno South, […]

FG Slashes Nigeria Police Budget Proposal by N93 billion

Abdulrahman1 / 1 year
0
1 min read

FG Slashes Nigeria Police Budget Proposal by N93 billion Federal Government has slashed the budget proposed by the Nigeria Police Force by almost ninety three billion naira, a situation which the security outfit has warned may frustrate its efforts towards effectively tackling the growing insecurity in the country. The police blamed the reduction largely on […]

Senate Passes Bill to Amend CBN Act for 2nd Reading

Abdulrahman1 / 1 year
0
2 min read

Senate Passes Bill to Amend CBN Act for 2nd Reading The Senate on Tuesday at plenary, passed for second reading, a bill to amend the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act. Leading debate on the general principles of the bill, its sponsor, Sen. Sadiq Umar (APC-Kwara), said the bill was to enable the appointment of […]

Senate Confirms Ariwoola Chief Justice of Nigeria

Abdulrahman1 / 1 year
0
1 min read

Senate Confirms Ariwoola Chief Justice of Nigeria The Senate has confirmed justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria. Ariwoola was confirmed at about 12:55 after about an hour of drilling and questioning by the senate. This motion for the screening was moved by the Senate Leader, Senator Ibrahim Gobir, at the plenary […]

Buhari Requests Senate Confirmation of Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria

Abdulrahman1 / 1 year
0
1 min read

Buhari Requests Senate Confirmation of Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a request to the Senate to confirm the nomination of Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. The request was contained in a letter read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the start of the plenary […]

Senate Appoints Philip Aduda, New Minority Leader

Abdulrahman1 / 1 year
0
2 min read

Senate Appoints Philip Aduda, New Minority Leader The Senate has announced Sen. Philip Aduda (PDP-FCT), as Senate Minority Leader. It also announced Sen. Chukwuka Utazi (PDP-Enugu) as Minority Whip of the Senate. The announcement is contained in a letter by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretary, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, to the President of the […]

BREAKING: Buhari Nominates New Ministers, Sends List to Senate

Abdulrahman1 / 1 year
0
1 min read

BREAKING: Buhari Nominates New Ministers, Sends List to Senate President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated seven persons for screening and confirmation by the Senate for appointment as Ministers. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read Buhari’s letter of request on the floor of the Senate, in Abuja. In the letter read by the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim […]

2024 Hajj: NAHCON Inaugurates...

The Crucial Role of...

NAHCON Approves 110 Private...

NAHCON Boss Calls for...

NAHCON, FAAN Discuss Crucial...

IEDPU Northern Zone Raises...