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Kogi State Emergency Management Agency, on Wednesday, met with the Nigerian Red Cross to solicit support to tackle the expected flood in the year.

Then towards economic recovery and sustainable growth, the Senate commenced amendments to the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission Act, Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, Federal Inland Revenue Service Act and the Price Control Act in addition to two other separate attempts on the Central Bank of Nigeria Act.

The Senate, in its first quarter, had declared what seemed a state of emergency on the road infrastructure. 

The bill seeking the establishment of North Central Development Commission (NCDC), being sponsored by the senator representing Benue South Senatorial

On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, the Senate announced that dredging of the River Niger, River Benue and other river projects had been captured in the proposed 2024 appropriation bill as part of measures to combat recurring excessive flooding from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon and its attendant challenges. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor…

The Senate has said that the dredging of River Niger, River Benue and other river projects have been captured in the 2024 appropriation bill to combat the

Engineers in the built industry have called on the government to deploy flooding from dams to generate power in the country.

Hence in this attempt at highlighting the good governance contributions of the 10th Senate so far, it is acknowledged that legislative outputs are only impactful if they are respected by the executive. By the constitution, the legislature is lacking in power and influence, particularly in the aspect of eliciting external compliance. This is common knowledge!

The Senate has urged the Federal Government to construct the Dasin Hausa Dam to serve as a permanent solution to the annual flooding of River Benue. The upper chamber also urged the Federal Government to intervene, through the Ecological Fund Office, to construct some of the flood prevention structures such as embankments at key points […]

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has clarified its position on the alert of possible flooding as stated at the October 7, 2023 Emergency