The Senate has passed a bill to establish the North-East Development Commission, NEDC, which will be saddled with the responsibility of reconstructing the North-East region after years of destruction by the Boko Haram insurgency.
Aliyu Abubakar, Nominated By President Muhamadu Buhari For The Position Of National Commissioner Of The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Has Insisted That A Bicameral Legislature Was Not Necessary In Nigeria, Therefore, The Senate Should Be Scrapped.
Three of the 19 candidates nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari to be on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, were rejected by the Senate on Tuesday.
The Senate has passed a motion to invite President Muhammadu Buhari to address a joint session of the National Assembly on efforts being made to take the country out of recession.
Proceedings at the floor of the senate became a little rowdy on Wednesday when a bill seeking special treatment for Lagos State in the sharing of federal revenue was turned down.
