Tag: Senate President Ahmad Lawan

Lawan bags High Chief title in ,calls for national unity

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Sunday made a strong case for national unity saying Nigeria needed all parts of the country to make things work. Lawan stated this at the 10th year memorial anniversary of the father of the Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu which held at Igbere in Abia state. The occasion was climaxed with the conferment on the Senate President a High Chief title of Nwannedinamba 1(our number one Brother in Diaspora) and as member Ezumezu Circle of Igbere Ebiri by the Igbere Clan Council…

Christmas : Senate President congratulates Christian faithful,preaches love, tolerance, sacrifice

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has felicitated with the Christian faithful and Nigerians generally as they joined the rest of the world in celebrating Christmas. Lawan noted that this year’s celebration came at a time when the world was combatting the resurgence of the Coronavirus pandemic, which has forced many countries to ramp up health safety protocols at a time when people traditionally gather to share love in celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. The Senate President also noted that aside from the global health emergency of COVID-19,…

Lawan receives HeForShe Award,pledges to support women participation in all spheres of life

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday pledged to give more support for women participation in governance, politics, business and other spheres of life. Lawan made the pledge in a speech after he was presented with an award of HeForShe by a group of women led by the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen in Abuja. He said, “I believe we should give our women all the opportunities available for them to participate not only in governance but in all spheres of life, because governance is limited. “The…

Senate President leads FG delegation on condolence visit to Borno over slain farmers

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A federal government delegation led by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State by mid-day on Monday on a condolence visit over the killing of farmers at the weekend by terrorists. On the delegation were the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Ministers of Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello, Communications and Digital Economy, Ali Pantami and the Minister of State for Agriculture, Mustapha Baba Shehuri. Also on the entourage were the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno(rtd) and Senior Special Assistant(Media and Publicity)…

Lawan begins training, empowerment program for 300 less privileged couples

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday commenced a training and empowerment Programme for beneficiaries of the mass wedding scheme which he recently sponsored for his constituents in Yobe State. The couples numbering 300 who are from less privileged families were drawn from the six Local Government Areas in Yobe North Senatorial District. The six Local Government Areas from which fifty (50) couples each were selected for the mass wedding scheme included: Bade, Jakusko, Nguru, Karasuwa, Machina and Yusufari. The training and empowerment Programme for the newly wedded couples…

Lawan commiserates with former Senate Leader over wife’s death

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has condoled with former Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba over the sudden death of his wife Mrs Amaka Ndoma-Egba. “I commiserate with Senator Ndoma-Egba over the sudden death of his wife. “My heart goes out to the former Senate Leader and his family over this tragic incident and pray God to grant them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss,” Lawan said. The Senate President prayed for the repose of her soul and that Almighty God grants her eternal rest.

We ll’ pass 2021 budget 2nd week in December – Senate President

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Friday that the National Assembly was working hard to see to the passage of the 2021 Appropriation Bill by the second week of December, 2020. “We are working to pass the 2021 budget by the second week of December by the Grace of God,” Lawan said at a retreat for top management staff of the National Assembly and National Assembly Service Commission. “We are working very assiduously, we will ensure that there is every possible scrutiny of the budget estimates presented to…

Debate relevance of N’Assembly to Nigerians and not the funding – Senate President tasks critics

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has challenged those who were critical of the National Assembly to a debate on the relevance of the Legislature to Nigerians rather than criticising the funding of the Assembly. Lawan threw up the challenge in Abuja on Friday while declaring open a retreat for top management staff of the National Assembly and National Assembly Service Commission. “What does the National Assembly mean to Nigerians what does the legislature mean to Nigerians. “We need to understand what the National Assembly or what the Legislature is…

Corruption: Lawan advocates use of technology for revenue collection by Govt agencies

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has advised the Federal Government to explore the use of relevant technology for the purpose of revenue collection by its agencies, so as to prevent the diversion of public funds into private pockets. This was even as he pledged that National Assembly will expeditiously consider the Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Professionals of Nigeria (CIFIPN) Bill presently before the Ninth Assembly. Lawan made this known in a welcome remark delivered during his investiture and induction as Patron by the Chatered Institute of Forensic…

Lawan mourns former Kaduna State Governor, Balarabe Musa

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has condoled with the family of former Kaduna State Governor, Alhaji Balarabe Musa over his death. Lawan also commiserated with the government and people of the state over the incident. The Senate President described Alhaji Balarabe Muss as a principled political leader who throughout his life consistently championed the cause of the masses. Lawan said the former Governor shunned material benefits and remained constant on the path of his convictions all through his long and illustrious political career. The Senate President said Alhaji…