The Nigerian Senate has received three draft bills from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Investment and Securities Bill, Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) (amendment) Bill and the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria Act (amendment) Bill, if passed into law, will help reposition the country’s capital market. The bills were presented to Senate... Read More

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March 17, 2017

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[The Legislative Blog]: What on earth are Senator Bukola Saraki and others doing in Morocco?

We do not know what the mission is but what we do know is that Senate President Bukola Saraki has led a delegation of senators to Morocco and they have met with the Moroccan Senate President and parliament. Details of the meetings they’ve held are not known but what we know again is they are... Read More

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March 13, 2017

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Buhari directs Osinbajo to head delegation on Niger Delta crisis

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to lead the special presidential delegation aimed at resolving the crisis in the Niger Delta region. This was revealed by the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, retired Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, on Monday in Abuja. He said Osinbajo will take over from Niger-Delta elders who were... Read More

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March 1, 2017

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Xenophobia: Senate sends delegation to South Africa

The Senate has appointed a delegation to South Africa to investigate the ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country. President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, made the announcement during the plenary on Wednesday. Members of the delegation are the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu; Leader of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan; and... Read More

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January 18, 2017

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Military air strike: Pres. Buhari sends delegation to Rann

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday sent a delegation to Rann, Borno following Tuesday’s air strike by the Nigerian Air Force on an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in the town. The delegation led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari has Minister for Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister for Defence, Mansur... Read More

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January 17, 2017

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Osinbajo heads Nigeria’s delegation to World Economic Forum in Davos

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday led Nigeria’s delegation to the World Economic Forum holding this week in Davos, Switzerland. A statement by Laolu Akande, the spokesman of the vice president, said Osinbajo would lead a discussion on Business in Nigeria where ministers who are members of the delegation would also feature. “The yearly... Read More

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October 8, 2015

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Saraki hosted a delegation from Saudi Arabia yesterday (PHOTOS)

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and other Senate leaders, received a delegation led by Prince Dr. Khalid Bin Abdullah Al Saud, from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. The Advisory Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and representatives of the Senate discussed on matters bordering on terrorism and increased partnership of both nations. See photos below:

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July 20, 2015

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These are the 33 members of Buhari’s delegation to the US

President Muhammadu Buhari arrived the Joint Base Andrews Airport, Washington DC, on his four-day official visit to the United States on Sunday, July 19. Buhari was accompanied on the trip with an official entourage of 33, which includes his son, Yusuf Buhari. He was welcomed at the White House with a breakfast meeting of five at the... Read More

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January 4, 2014

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How runway was blocked and APC delegation prevented from landing at Gombe Airport

by Akintomiwa Agbaje An aircraft carrying a delegation led by a former Minister of State for Power and Steel, Muritala Aliyu, of the All Progressive Congress was prevented from landing at the Gombe Airport. Reports on Friday say that the aircraft was about to land when the pilot saw that a fire truck was parked at... Read More

September 24, 2013

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Okey Ndibe: The parable of the senseless leaders

by Okey Ndibe Chinua Achebe wrote in The Trouble with Nigeria, his most polemical work, “There is nothing wrong with the Nigerian character… The Nigerian problem is the unwillingness or inability of its leaders to rise to the responsibility, to the challenge of personal example which are the hallmarks of true leadership.” There’s this apocryphal... Read More

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September 22, 2013

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“SaharaReporters must have been counting tourists”: Presidency denies reports that Jonathan travelled with 600-man delegation

by Isi Esene The Presidency has denied reports that the President Goodluck Jonathan, who is in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly is in the United States with a 600-man delegation. In a statement signed by Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, the Presidency said Jonathan... Read More

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September 13, 2012

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Why Jonathan rushed his return to Nigeria – Abati

Presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati, yesterday explained the reasons behind President Goodluck Jonathan’s return from his foreign trip to Malawi and Botswana ahead of schedule. Abati reportedly said the president finished his mission on the second leg of his trip earlier than expected further explaining that there is no hard and fast rule to the duration... Read More

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July 5, 2012

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Jamboree, Interrupted: FG says no “official Nigerian delegation” to London Olympics

by Hauwa Gambo Yesterday’s Federal Executive Council meet was one for action movie fans. There, the minister of defence declared that Nigeria now produces bullet-proof vests, the minister of health promised to save 1 million lives and Labaran Maku was there to inform Nigerians that youth corps members will be safe in volatile states. And... Read More

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[The Legislative Blog]: Senate receives 3 bills aimed at strengthening the capital market

[The Legislative Blog]: What on earth are Senator Bukola Saraki and others doing in Morocco?

Buhari directs Osinbajo to head delegation on Niger Delta crisis

Xenophobia: Senate sends delegation to South Africa

Military air strike: Pres. Buhari sends delegation to Rann

Osinbajo heads Nigeria’s delegation to World Economic Forum in Davos

Saraki hosted a delegation from Saudi Arabia yesterday (PHOTOS)

These are the 33 members of Buhari’s delegation to the US

How runway was blocked and APC delegation prevented from landing at Gombe Airport

Okey Ndibe: The parable of the senseless leaders

“SaharaReporters must have been counting tourists”: Presidency denies reports that Jonathan travelled with 600-man delegation

Why Jonathan rushed his return to Nigeria – Abati

Jamboree, Interrupted: FG says no “official Nigerian delegation” to London Olympics

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