archiveMarch 2020

  The Senate has resolved into an executive session, following divergent views at plenary over the report of 2016 to 2018  external borrowing plan request by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debt, Sen.Clifford Ordia (APC-Edo)had presented the reports of the committee for consideration of...

Dr Osazuwa Ehis, a Benin-based medical practitioner has advised regular exercise for obese persons to live a healthy life. Ehis disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Benin. He defined exercise as any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health...

A bill seeking to establish the South-West Development Commission on Wednesday scaled second reading in the Senate. The bill, which was sponsored by Senator Ibikunle Amosun (APC – Ogun Central), “is an attempt to address the dwindling fortunes of the South West region by implementing a regional development plan”, the...

As Senate seeks establishment of Electoral Offences Commission President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday advocated stiff penalties for electoral offences such as election rigging and ballot snatching. Lawan made this known in his concluding remarks after the Senate considered a bill that seeks to establish the Electoral Offences...

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has felicitated with former President Olusegun Obasanjo as the elder statesman marks his 83rd birthday on Thursday March 5. Lawan joined family members, friends and associates of the former president in rejoicing with him for attaining his advanced age in good health and sound mind....

  Says Abuja not ready for disease outbreak   President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has asked the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, to immediately release the sum of N620m to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), an amount budgeted for emergency response to the Coronavirus (COVID – 19)...

  Oyo State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Finnish Consortium, which included a number of listed companies, to establish an Energy Innovation Centre for Excellence in the state. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the Nigerian-American Business Forum...

Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, has again emerged as the Most Valuable Banking Brand in Nigeria in the recently released Banker Magazine Top 500 Banking Brands 2020. For the third consecutive year, Zenith Bank has been ranked as the number one banking brand in Nigeria with a brand...

  As Senate moves to establish Agricultural Development Fund   President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said agriculture remains a viable means for employment creation in Nigeria and therefore calls for substantial investment in the sector by the Federal Government to guarantee food security for the country. Lawan stated...

VP chairs first 2020 meeting of Research & Innovation council   In order to build local capacity to compete favourably with scientifically advanced economies, there is an urgent need to refine processes for funding research and innovation in the country, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated...