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Senate Suspends Public Hearings Over Coronavirus

  The Senate is suspending all public hearings from Tuesday, March 24, until further notice. Advertisement This follows the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in … Continue reading Senate Suspends Public Hearings Over Coronavirus


Lawmakers during plenary at the Senate chamber in Abuja February 12, 2020. Photo: Twitter-@NGRSenate.
Lawmakers during plenary at the Senate chamber in Abuja February 12, 2020. Photo: Twitter-@NGRSenate.

 

The Senate is suspending all public hearings from Tuesday, March 24, until further notice.

This follows the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.

The Upper Chamber is also suspending excursions to the National Assembly as well as shutting the Senate gallery until further notice.

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These decisions were announced by the President of the Senate Ahmed Lawan on Thursday during plenary.

The Senate gallery is where visitors and journalists observe plenary proceedings.

Senator Lawan, however, did not announce the suspension of plenary sessions in the Senate.