Senate Archives - Page 8 of 8

Dec

02

2021

Senate expresses frustration over NG Eagle Air’s Operating Certificate

Economy, PoliticsEconomy, Metro, Nigeria, Senate

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Uba Sani, has declared that the 9th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is not happy that certain agencies of government are working at cross-purposes. He said, in a press statement, that the development was not in the overall interest of the Nigerian economy. Sani spoke at the Zuma Rock Resort in Niger State, adding that the Upper Chamber was particularly not happy with the Aviation Ministry which he accused of frustrating the efforts of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), a government debt resolution agency…

SP, Ministers, Others Visit Orji Kalu in Aso Villa

Abia State, PoliticsNigeria, Orji Uzor Kalu, Politics, Senate

Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Thursday night led a delegation of Senate leadership to visit the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu in his Aso Villa residence, Abuja. ‘The Nigeria Daily’ gathered that Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonna Onu; Hon. Nkiru Onyeojecha, and Chief George Muoghalu were part of the early callers. Ahmed Lawan and senate principal officers arrived at the Aso-Villa residence at about 7 pm after which they proceeded to a private meeting with Orji Uzor Kalu. Kalu who was Lawan’s classmate at the University of Maiduguri was released…

Kalu celebrates OUK, an Iroko of Africa at 60.

Abia State, PoliticsAbia State, Emeka Kalu, Ohafia, Orji Uzor Kalu, Politics, Senate

Today would been half done if I do not take a quality time to celebrate my brother, friend and ally who has been many things to many people. A man of many parts, fearless, focused and indefatigable erudite leader. Chief Dr Orji Uzor kalu, two time Governor of Abia State and Senator Representing the Good people of Abia North Sartorial Zone, will remain the "Mmiri Nyiri Enyi of Ndigbo", the OUK of Africa (Oke Oji), the mighty Iroko of our time. And the good book says "many are the afflictions of a man, but God delivers him from them all".…