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Senate urges FG to seek foreign climate financing to protect Nigeria's coastal settlements

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Senate on Thursday urged the federal government to explore appropriate budgetary provisions and international climate adaptation financing to protect coastal settlements threat... Read More


Bill to empower NUC to strengthen university accreditation processes passes second reading at Senate

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- A bill seeking to repeal and re-enact the National Universities Commission (NUC) Act to strengthen the commission's regulatory powers and modernise university accreditation process... Read More


Senate panel summons NMDPRA, NNPC, NEITI over discrepancies in petrol import records

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has resolved to summon the heads of some organisations and players in the oil sector over discrepancies in records of Premium Motor Spirit (... Read More


Ebola Outbreak: Lawmakers move to amend Nigeria's 100-year-old Quarantine Act

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Senate on Wednesday resolved to engage the presidency on the review of Nigeria's Quarantine Act to bring it in line with modern public health legislation and the International ... Read More


2027: Obidient Movement members quit group, endorse Tinubu

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Some members of the Obidient Movement, a group that championed Peter Obi's Labour Party presidential bid in the 2023 election, have endorsed President Bola Tinubu as their preferre... Read More


Ebola: Lawmakers reject border tours, but urge release of health emergency funds

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The Senate on Wednesday rejected a proposal for its members to visit the entry points through which a woman infected with Ebola entered the country before she was isolated at a pri... Read More


Ebola: Nigerian lawmakers reject visit to country's entry points, urge FG to release emergency funds

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The Senate on Wednesday rejected a proposal for its members to visit the entry points through which a woman infected with Ebola entered the country before she was isolated at a pri... Read More


Senate considers increased funding for unity colleges, armed forces schools as bill passes second reading

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- A bill seeking to amend the National Senior Secondary Education Commission Act to strengthen the administration and funding of federal unity colleges and armed forces senior second... Read More


FACT CHECK: How true is the claim by Nigerian lawmaker that tax laws would require citizens to pay 25% of earnings?

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- Ireti Kingibe, the senator for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has claimed that Nigeria's new tax laws require every citizen to pay 25 per cent of their earnings as tax, addin... Read More


Nigerian dietitians urge NASS to withdraw nutritionists' council bill, warn of quackery

Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- The Institute for Dietetics in Nigeria (IDN) has urged the National Assembly to withdraw consideration of a proposed bill seeking to establish the Nutritionists Registration Counci... Read More