SENATE ADJOURNS EMERGENCY PLENARY ON STATE POLICE OVER REP’S DEATH.

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 SENATE ADJOURNS EMERGENCY PLENARY ON STATE POLICE OVER REP’S DEATH. The Senate today suspended consideration of the highly anticipated State Police Bill and all other legislative business at its emergency plenary session to honour the memory of Hon. Yaya Tongo, a member of the House of Representatives, whose death cast a sombre mood over the National Assembly. The upper chamber had reconvened from recess amid expectations that lawmakers would accelerate action on the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish state police across the federation, a measure widely seen as a major step in the ongoing effort to reform Nigeria’s security architecture. However, proceedings were cut short after Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the death of Tongo, who represented the Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency of Gombe State in the House of Representatives. Hon. Tongo passed away at Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja on June 12, 2026, following a brief illness. His death triggered a...

SENATE CONFIRMS OYEDELE AS MINISTER. (PHOTO).


 SENATE CONFIRMS OYEDELE AS MINISTER


Senate has confirmed the appointment of Mr Taiwo Oyedele as a Minister of the government of the federal republic of Nigeria, after being screened at the committee of the whole.


During the screening, Oyedele  answered questions with regards to growing the economy away from the current state of concentration of making it stable.


He said beyond increasing revenue, funding must be prioritized to achieve the desired impact in productivity and growth.


Being strategic in all situations he says is key to avoid economic pitfalls due to internal and global pressure.


Mr Oyedele before this appointment was the Chairman of the Presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms, which midwifed the four tax reform laws.

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