By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Barely 48 hours after the paramount ruler of the Tiv nation, His Royal Majesty, the Tor Tiv, Professor James Iorzua Ortese Ayatse intervened in the crisis between Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George...
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Senator Diket Plang (APC/Plateau Central), has said that the National Assembly did not pad the 2024 budget. Plang, a member of the Senate appropriation committee, who stated this on Monday in Jos while interacting with newsmen, said that the National Assembly passed a budget of N28.77 trillion naira....
Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi on Friday charged the National Assembly to declare a State of Emergency on the Third Mainland and Carter Bridges in Lagos State. The State of Emergency would facilitate expedited repairs of the bridges and stave off potential disasters, the minister declared during...
Senator Abdul Ningi’s exposé of the national assembly’s budget padding has generated a lot of excitement and activity. His protest smacks more of a violation of “honour among thieves” principle and a betrayal of confidence. Put differently, robbers won’t steal from one another, and this adage implies that...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the N1.15 trillion 2024 proposed FCT Statutory Budget was designed to transform the capital city and rural communities. Wike stated this when he appeared before the Senate and House Committees on FCT, to defend the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Save Nigeria Forum (SNF) has cautioned against eroding public confidence in the National Assembly over the alleged N3.7 trillion budget padding. The convener of the group, Mr Abdul Ahmed, who made this known in a statement in Abuja on...
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE) says it is important to provide fair treatment and due process to investors as the National Assembly carries out its duties. Its founder, Dr Muda Yusuf, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Yusuf appealed to members of...
Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Sen. Yemi Adaramodu ,has berated calls for the resignation of President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, over “unfounded allegations “of N3.7trillon budget padding . Adaramodu in a statement in Abuja on Thursday ,said calls for resignation of Akpabio were unthinkable. He...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for an independent investigation on the alleged N3.7 trillion budget padding by the National Assembly. The National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, made the call in a statement issued in Abuja. Ologunagba said that the investigation...
Senate on Tuesday explained that the N3trillion alleged to be padded in 2024 budget was actually statutory transfers to first line charge agencies of government not domiciled in the ministries. Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Sen.Yemi Adaramodu gave the explanation, while speaking with journalists on the...
Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi Central) on Monday in Abuja denied saying President Bola was operating two different budgets for 2024. The BBC Hausa Service had reported that Ningi made the submission in an interview he granted the British media giant. It said Ningi spoke under the banner of...
The Presidency has described as false, the claim by Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi Central) over the padding of the 2024 budget. This is contained in a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in Abuja. Onanuga said that President Bola Tinubu...
The Alliance For The Defence of Niger Delta (ADND) has urged the National Assembly to repeal the law which guaranteed immunity for president, vice president, governor and his deputy from prosecution. ADND made the call in a statement by its leaders Johnson Mba-Ngei and Sobomabo Ikriko on Friday...
The National Assembly just passed the Bill to increase the retirement age of National Assembly civil servants to 65 years or 40 years of service, whichever comes first. The existing law prescribes 60 years of age or 35 years of service for retirement. This happened despite the stiff...
Workers at the National Assembly want their retirement extended to 65 years of age or 40 years in service. Retirement age in the federal civil service is 60 years or 35 years in service, whichever comes first. Mr Sunday Sabiyi, chairman of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria,...
The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to immediately address hunger and economic hardship in the country. NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, said this when addressing workers during a peaceful protest from its headquarters to the National Assembly on Tuesday in Abuja. The protesting workers...
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have stormed the National Assembly (NASS) complex in Abuja on Tuesday as they continued their protests over the rising cost of living in the country. The protesters who were carrying placards with diverse inscriptions, arrived at the National Assembly around 10...
The Tax Justice and Governance Platform (TJGP) has appealed to the National Assembly (NASS) to investigate the movement and spending of $3.4 billion loan obtained by the Federal Government through the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The group made the appeal on Friday during a joint news briefing, along...
Senator Monday Okpebholo, representing Edo Central at the National Assembly, has emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for the Sept. 21 governorship election in Edo. Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River, who is the Chairman of the APC supplementary primary election, declared Sen. Okpebholo winner...
The Senate has rejected the controversial bill seeking to extend the service year for employees of National Assembly by additional five years. The bill, which had been passed at the House of Representatives was declined for concurrence by the Senate on Thursday at plenary. The News Agency of...