JUST IN: SENATE RECEIVES ANOTHER LIST OF MINISTERIAL NOMINEES
By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Senate, has received another list of ministerial nominee amidst screening, from the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu.
The Chief of Staff to President delivered the second list of ministerial nominees to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio at plenary on Wednesday.
At exactly 3:19 p.m., the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives submitted the second list with the second batch of ministerial nominees to Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
Following the screening of the first batch of 28 nominees, Akpabio is anticipated to reveal the President’s further nominees.
As of the time of posting this report, the Senate has already screened 25 nominees in the first batch, with three more nominations to go.
Gbajabiamila delivered the initial list of 28 nominees to the red chamber last Thursday and stated that further names would be forwarded to the upper house.
More Stories
HEALTH: LASSA FEVER, MENINGITIS DEATHS TOLL HIT 535
Nigeria has recorded 1,035 confirmed cases of Lassa fever out of 8,569 suspected cases, and 174 deaths in 28 states...
POLICE ARREST DRIVER WHO STOLE HIS BOSS’ VEHICLE IN LEKKI
A 27-Year-Old Driver, Aliyu Mohammed, from Bida, Bida Local Government Area of Niger State, was arrested in Minna for allegedly...
PRES. TINUBU CONGRATULATES SENATOR OKPEBHOLO ON EDO GOVERNORSHIP INAUGURATION
President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Senator Monday Okpebholo on his inauguration today as the Governor of...
LATEST NEWS: SAUDI CROWN PRINCE COMMENDS TINUBU OVER ECONOMIC REFORMS
The crown prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, has commended President Bola Tinubu over his economic...
TARABA GOVT APPROVES N70,000 MINIMUM WAGE FOR CIVIL SERVANTS
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has approved N70,000 new minimum wage for workers in Taraba State. The implementation is...
UPDATE: JUSTIN WELBY RESIGNS AS ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY OVER ABUSE SCANDAL
The Archbishop of Canterbury and senior figure of the Church of England, Justin Welby, has resigned over what he described...