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Nigerian senators finally pass 2016 budget

After three months of wrangling,  the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, 23rd March, 2016, finally passed the 2016 Budget.

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Nigerian Senate Rejects Bill on Gender Equality in Marriage

The Nigerian senate has rejected a bill designed to grant women the same marital rights as their husbands. Ali Ndume, senate leader, ur...

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NIGERIA: Senate Slashes Subsidy On Kerosene, Petrol

The Senate on Wednesday, slashed the allocation for petrol and kerosene subsidies presented by the Ministry of Finance in the Medium Term Ex...

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Liberia Senate Race: Landslide Win For The Former Football Star George Weah

The former football star George Weah has won a landslide victory in Liberia's senate elections, in polls disrupted by the Ebola outbreak...

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Crashed 2015 Senatorial Deal: Nigeria's Ruling Party PDP Govs Angry With President Jonathan, Mu’azu, Mark

Strong indications have emerged that governors elected on the platform of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) are poised for a showdown...

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NIGERIA: Senator Saraki Slams N9.3b ‘Clean Cookstoves’ Contract

The chairman of the Senate Committee Chairman on Environment & Ecology, Senator Bukola Saraki has called for a review of the controversi...

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Nigerian Senators Disagree On Impeachment Move Against President Jonathan

Eze: Impeachment plotters are ghosts, not men    Jajere: We’ll submit letter December 16 APC House caucus denies list of president’s offenc...

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I'm No Longer Running For The Senate, Refund My N5.5M; Former Abia State Gov Dr. Orji Kalu Tells PDP

A former Governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Kalu, has said he is no longer running for the Senate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic ...

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NIGERIA: Senate Confirms Mohammed Mahmud As Next Chief Justice

The Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed the appointment of Mohammed as the next Justice of Nigeria (NJC). Mohammed will take over fr...

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Nigerian Senate Backs Lower House Leader Tambuwal, Vows To Protect Legislature

The Senate abruptly adjourned sitting on Wednesday without taking decision on any issue, including the bills before it. Before the adjou...

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Silverbird Group Chairman And Nigerian Entertainment Czar, Ben Murray-Bruce Joins Race For Senate

Entertainment Czar and President of the Silverbird Group, Mr. Ben Murray-Bruce, Monday declared his intention to represent Bayelsa East Sena...

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NIGERIA: Bill To Abolish Polytechnic, University Dichotomy Passes Second Reading At The Senate

A bill to abolish and prohibit dichotomy and discrimination between university graduates and holders of the Higher National Diploma (HND) in...

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NIGERIA: Why We Haven’t Considered Jonathan’s $1 billion Loan Request - Senate

Two months after Jonathan asked the Senate to approve $1 billion loan request for the upgrading of military equipment, the Assembly monday e...

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Nigerian Musician,9ice Declares Political Ambition

Gongo Aso crooner, Abolore Akande, known as 9ice who has somewhat disappeared from the music scene for a while has resurfaced, only this tim...

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