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Senate Mulls Sanctions For Parents Who Fail To Formally Educate Their children

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Senate Mulls Sanctions For Parents Who Fail To Formally Educate Their children

The Senate has proposed imposing sanctions on parents who fail to provide formal education for their children in Nigeria. This proposal emerged during a session where Senator Adebule Idiat Oluranti (representing Lagos West) introduced a motion addressing the pressing issue of out-of-school children in the country. Central to the discussion was the suggestion to establish…

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Legislation and Legislature

Senate Passes Student Loan Bill

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Senate Passes Student Loan Bill

The Senate has passed the Student Loan, Access to Higher Education, Act 2024. The senate’s resolution followed its consideration of the report of the senate committee on tertiary institutions and TETFUND. The chairman of the committee, Senator Muntari Dandutse presented the report during plenary. Last week, President Bola Tinubu transmitted the Bill to the National…

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Youths and Youths Development

Employ 10 Persons Each From 774 LGAs, Senate Tells PSC

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Employ 10 Persons Each From 774 LGAs, Senate Tells PSC

The Senate, on Thursday, directed the Police Service Commission and the Nigeria Police Force to recruit a minimum of 10 candidates from each of the 774 local government councils in Nigeria. The directive, according to the Upper Chamber, should form part of its annual recruitment processes. The resolution was reached as a result of a…

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Police and Interior Affairs

Senate Summon Security Chiefs Over Worsening Insecurity In Nigeria

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Senate Summon Security Chiefs Over Worsening Insecurity In Nigeria

The Senate has summoned security chiefs for a meeting, following the escalating insecurity in the country, with a specific date to be decided later. Rising from a closed-door meeting that lasted over three hours, the senate condemned the increasing incidents of kidnappings, banditry and the outright murder of innocent citizens by criminals. Senate Leader, Michael…

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Legislation and Legislature

Refinery T.A.M: Senate Threatens Kyari, Others With Dismissals, Jail

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Refinery T.A.M: Senate Threatens Kyari, Others With Dismissals, Jail

The Senate on Wednesday threatened to sack and jail the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari and other top executive officers of petroleum subsidiaries. The Senate specifically threatened to sack the executive officers whose agencies were involved in the Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) projects of refineries. The Senate noted…

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