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Electricity: Senate panel meets South Korean firm, explores coconut for alternative power

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Committee on Power held a meeting with representatives of South Korea's BK Energy on Monday to discuss Nigeria's persistent national grid collapse and unstable power sup... Read More


NASS ROUNDUP: Budget passing, N10bn vote for capital market literacy, other top stories from Senate

Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Capital Markets requested the federal government to include N10 billion in the 2025 budget to finance literacy development in the capital market... Read More


Senate amends law establishing North-central Development Commission

Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- The Senate on Thursday, amended the Act establishing the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) to provide for representation across the geopolitical zones in line with the pr... Read More


Missing Firearms: IGP writes Senate, says audit report not factual

Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has disagreed with the findings of the 2019 Auditor-General's Report, which alleged the disappearance of 3,907 rifles and p... Read More


Senate urges FG to accommodate North-east in new superhighway projects

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Senate on Thursday asked the federal government to include North-eastern states in the newly approved superhighway project. The upper chamber also urged the government to appr... Read More


PDP NWC recognises Udeh-Okoye as national secretary, to notify INEC of resolution

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has formally recognised Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the party's substantive national secretary. The National Pu... Read More


Senate amends Acts establishing regional development commissions to ensure funding

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Senate, on Wednesday, amended the laws establishing regional development commissions and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Trust Fund to ensure that their funding sources... Read More


Senate panel queries police over 3,907 missing arms

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has raised concerns over the disappearance of 3,907 rifles and pistols from various police formations in the country in 2020. The committee... Read More


2025 Budget: Senate panel proposes N10 billion for capital market literacy

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- The Senate Committee on Capital Markets has requested the federal government to include N10 billion in the 2025 budget to finance literacy development in the capital markets. It s... Read More