LEGISLATURE

Reps Probe N447bn COVID-19 Spending, Summon 83 MDAs

The House of Representatives has summoned 83 ministries, departments, and agencies of the Federal Government as it begins an investigation into the alleged mismanagement of over N447.6bn COVID-19 intervention fund from 2020 to 2022. Checks in the budgets of the MDAs showed that…

21/11/2023

NASS Legislative Aides Lament 15 Months Unpaid Salaries

Legislative aides in the ninth National Assembly have pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the withholding of their 15 months salaries by the management of the National Assembly. They also called on other agencies including the Independent Corrupt Practices & Other…

19/11/2023

Don’t Exclude South-East from Railways Upgrade Programme, Senate Tells FG

The Senate has asked the Federal Government not to exclude the South East from ongoing railway modernisation, rehabilitation and maintenance projects nationwide. The lawmakers also implored government to discard the narrow gauge rail, which they described as obsolete, and upgrade the…

16/11/2023

Akpabio Pledges Action On Dwindling Supreme Court Justices

The President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Godswill O. Akpabio has called for robust legislative measures to address corruption and breach of integrity within Nigeria’s justice sector. Senator Akpabio made the call while presenting a paper at the All Nigeria Judges’ Conference…

15/11/2023

Senate Mulls Legislation to Privatise NIPOST

The Senate says it is looking at the possibility of privatising the Nigeria Postal Service(NIPOST) for optimal performance. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance Sen. Sani Musa said this at an interactive session on 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) Fiscal Strategy Paper…

14/11/2023

Senate To Reconsider Diaspora Voting Bill – Sen. Bamidele

The 10th Senate has assured that it will reconsider the Diaspora Voting Bill this week. The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti), made this known during a virtual dialogue organised by Engage Diaspora Foundation in collaboration with the Directorate of Diaspora and International Affairs…

14/11/2023

MTEF/FSP: Senate Bars MDAs from Spending IGR

The Chairman, Joint Senate Committee on the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper, Senator Sani Musa, said no federal agency would henceforth be allowed to spend the revenues they generate. Musa, who is also the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance,…

14/11/2023

Reps Query Industrial Training Fund Over Missing N3bn

The House of Representatives on Monday issued the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) a 48-hour ultimatum to give an explanation on missing funds of up to N3 billion. The Chairman of the Committee on Finance, James Faleke, gave the ruling during the continued hearing…

13/11/2023

Nigerians Make Unfair Demands on Lawmakers – Senate President

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, says of the three arms of government, legislators are the most misunderstood and attacked by Nigerians. According to him, Nigerians blame lawmakers for everything, including things not directly under their control. The Senate President, represented by the senator representing…

13/11/2023

Akpabio Asks Tinubu to Sack Disobeying Appointees

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has urged President Bola Tinubu to sack any head of government agency that fails to turn up for the public hearing on the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) at the National Assembly. Some of…

10/11/2023