Below is the Proceedings of the Nigerian 8th Senate for Thursday, 12th October, 2017. The Senate deliberated on so many issues including the consideration of the external loans requested by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led executive arm of the Nigerian government.

The governor of Adamawa state Governor Muhammadu Jibrilla has said that he was not elected to be sharing government money just as he asked where is even the money?

Police Sp. Efejuku Deston, an operative of Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on Thursday said Mr Abdullahi Mainasara impersonated Alhaji Inuwa Baba to defraud Ogotex Electrical Company Nigeria Ltd.

THERE is confusion in the presidency over the alleged approval of $25 billion contract by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, as the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has denied the report that he approved the contract.

The State Government of Osun has called on citizens, groups and corporate organisations doing business in the state to be up and doing in the fulfillment of their civic duty by paying their taxes regularly.

Ibadan—AS the case filed by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Saliu Adetunji and former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, against  Governor Abiola Ajimobi and others over review of Olubadan chieftaincy declaration continues, the governor has said the monarch did not have the locus standi to challenge his action.

Lagos State University, LASU has denied the rumour making the round that the institution was set to admit 5,500 candidates for her  first batch merit list of 2017/2018 academic year. A statement allegedly made by Mr Ademola Adekoya, the school Head of the Centre for Information, Press and Public Relations, CIPPR.

Following yesterday’s confusion and panic by the residents of Anambra state over rumours that the medical outreach of the Nigerian army in Anambra was dangerous to human health, the candidate of the United Progressives Party, UPP, in the November 18 Anambra governorship election, Chief Osita Chidoka, has restated his call for the end of the military exercise tagged Operation Python Dance II launched in the south eastern region of Nigeria by the Nigerian army.

 The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed says the Federal Government is on course to presenting the 2018 budget proposal to the National Assembly in October.

 Gov Ben Ayade of Cross River has stressed the importance of collaboration between the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the different levels of government in the development of the Niger Delta region.