The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Muttaqha Rabe Darma as Minister of Housing Development.
The confirmation on Thursday was sequel to a letter sent by President Bola Tinubu to the Senate on Wednesday seeking the formal approval of the appointment.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, during a plenary said Darma was extensively grilled on his strategies to tackle the housing crisis currently affecting the country, should he be assigned the Housing portfolio.
Similarly, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Obehi Aire Okafor as the co-chairman of the Governing Council of the Unclaimed Funds Trust Fund.
This confirmation was after the submission of a screening report by the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Senator Musa Mohammed Sani (Niger East).
The Senate also passed the National Assembly Service Pension Board (Establishment Act) Amendment Bill, 2026.
Our correspondent reports that the bill seeks to reform the contributory pension scheme and reconstitute the board.
