By Azimazi Momoh Jimoh, Abuja 07 June 2023 | 3:44 am The Senate, yesterday, approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to appoint 20 special advisers (SAs). Senate President, Ahmad Lawan PHOTO: Twitter The Senate, yesterday, approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to appoint 20 special advisers (SAs). A correspondence to that effect was read by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on the floor of the upper legislative chamber. In the request to the Red Chamber, the President did not list who the 20 aides are. But after Tinubu’s letter was read, the Senate gave a speedy approval. Commenting on the request, Lawan said it is of “utmost urgency” that the President has his team to work with. “Because there is no name for special advisers, we will just approve it from here. We feel that that this is something of utmost urgency,” he noted. The development came days after Tinubu named outgoing Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, his Chief of Staff and former Minister of Special Duties, George Akume, Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF). 14 mins ago Despite difficult business environment in Nigeria and other African cities, worsened by weak infrastructure, capital, shortage of skilled labour, technology, and other risks, chief executives of companies, yesterday, expressed optimism that the continent still has potential for enterprises to generate $1 billion revenue 14 mins ago The United States government has expressed its commitment to health security in Nigeria and the entire Sub-Saharan Africa region. 14 mins ago Former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has accused those opposed to zoning of the Senate presidency to the South-South region of deliberately laying a stumbling block for President Bola Tinubu in the National Assembly. 14 mins ago The Senate, yesterday, approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to appoint 20 special advisers (SAs). 14 mins ago Proceeding at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja were stalled, yesterday, through an improper arrangement of documents by counsel to presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar.
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