Summary of events in Senate on Tuesday, June 21, 2021

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The Nigerian Senate at the resumption of its plenary on Tuesday, June 21, 2021, confirmed Maj. General Farouq Yahaya as New Chief of Army Staff.

Below is a summary of events in the Senate.

Buhari requests N895 Billion 2021 Supplementary Budget from Senate.

Senate resumes Plenary on Tuesday to leaking roof.

Senate Asks government hospitals to patronize locally made syringes.

A bill to establish the Nigerian Research Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Bakassi scales second reading in the Senate.

Bill to provide a legal framework for the establishment of the National Paediatric Centre in Yala Cross River North scales second reading in the Senate.

A bill to establish the Solid Minerals producing Areas Development Commission to address environmental devastation scales second reading in the Senate.

Senate called on the Federal Government to urgently complete approved but abandoned Okigwe 132/33 KVA transmission substation and upgrade power facility to a district station following a motion by Senator Ibezim Frank Chukwuma.