Tag: Senate Ahmad Lawan

NASS will be meticulous on PIB, says Lawan …as Senate adjourns till Nov 24

Emporium Reporters

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the National Assembly will carry out meticulous work on the Petroleum Industry Bill presently before both chambers. Lawan stated this in his remarks after a bill for an Act to Provide Legal, Governance, Regulatory And Fiscal Framework for the Petroleum Industry, the Development of Host Communities passed second reading on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday. The Senate President while describing the PIB as one of the legacies to be left behind by the Ninth National Assembly, assured that the…

Senate to suspend plenary next Tuesday to begin budget defence – Lawan …urges MDAs to adhere strictly to deadline

Emporium Reporters

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the upper chamber will next Tuesday suspend plenary after consideration of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to enable Committees commence defence of the 2021 budget estimates by Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government. Lawan made this known after the Senate passed for second reading the 2021 Appropriations Bill presently before the National Assembly. The Senate President, however, informed MDAs that the upper chamber’s deadline for budget Defence would not exceed the first week of November. He therefore urged all Ministers and…