A group under the aegis of All Progressives Congress (APC), National Supporters Center from Kano State, has recommended Sen. Jibril Barau (APC-Kano North) as Senate President of the 10th National Assembly (NASS). The Coordinator of the group, Mr Aliyu Aliyu, drummed the suppory at a news conference in Kano on Monday. He said that progressive
The Senate has proposed the establishment of 376 new agencies and institutions despite efforts by the Federal Government to cut public expenditure and merge similar agencies and institutions. The senate proposal is also coming amid moves to restructure the public service in line with the Steve Oronsaye Committee Report on Restructuring and Rationalisation of Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies and Commission. The report recommended the scrapping or merging of some ministries, departments and agencies in order to reduce the cost of governance.