Dr Ahmad Lawan

The Senate on Wednesday urged security agencies in the country to secure lives and property of commuters plying the Abuja-Lokoja and other roads across the country. The resolution of senate, followed a motion of urgent public importance…

President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, on Friday, underscored the need to have a budget reform that will include a law on timeliness in budget passing. Lawan made the call at business meeting of the Institute of Directors’ Annual…

Mr Adebayo Shittu, the immediate-past Minister of Communication, said that he was shocked when his name was not included on President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list. Shittu, who made the disclosure in an interview with the News…

 Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has felicitated with his Deputy, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, ahead of his 56th birthday on August 3. In a congratulatory message issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Ola Awoniyi, Lawan said: “I…

The President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, says the Senate will soon pay a visit to the Badu village in Borno State where the Boko Haram insurgents killed more than 60 residents. Lawan disclosed this on Tuesday at the plenary…

The immediate past Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, says funding is a major factor that limits the completion of strategic road projects across the country. Fashola said this while responding to questions from…

The Senate has sworn-in Sen. Ben Uwajumogu representing Imo North Senatorial District. The brief ceremony was conducted by President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan at the plenary on Friday. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…

The Senator Representing Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Sen. Philip Adudua, has appealed to the Senate to prevail on the executive to consider a ministerial nominee from the FCT. Adudua, who made the call under order 43 of the senate…

The Senate says it will invite the Ministry of Petroleum Resources Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to explain the status of refineries, including the new modular refineries, across the country. The decision followed a…

The Senate has confirmed four nominees for appointment as Commissioners in the board of the National Communication Commission (NCC). The nominees are: Mr Uba Maska, Executive Commissioner (North West) who was reappointed, Aliyu Abubakar,…