Nigerians’ll say and write good things about us after our tenure – Senate President
The Senate President said many Nigerians are happy with the current members of the National Assembly.
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The Senate President said many Nigerians are happy with the current members of the National Assembly.
Prior to the last NDDC budget approval in 2020, the lawmakers had vowed not to pass any budget for the...
This newspaper had reported how the senators breached Section 63 of the Constitution by sitting for 66 days against the...
“Provisions made for as many as 10,733 projects were reduced while 6,576 new projects were introduced into the budget by...
The president criticised the lawmakers for reducing funding for critical projects and inserting thousands of unnecessary projects into the budget.
The Senate, Nigeria’s highest law-making body, did not only break its own rules, it repeatedly undermined the nation’s constitution, which...
On average, each of the lawmakers inserted 14 projects into the law guiding Nigeria's income and expenditure for 2022.
The lawmakers had approved a total expenditure of N17.1 trillion against the N16.3 trillion proposed by the president in October.
‘‘Provisions made for as many as 10,733 projects were reduced while 6,576 new projects were introduced into the budget by...
Over N700 billion was added to the initial budget proposed by the Executive.
President Muhammadu Buhari had declined assent to the bill on 21 December, citing insecurity and high cost of conducting direct...
The transmission comes about a week after the Senate and House of Representatives passed the N17.1 trillion budget.
The office of the Auditor-General of the Federation, in its 2019, report says the Senate is one of the many...
Mr Bamidele urged the leadership of the party to give the ticket to a popular candidate.
President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2022 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly on 7 October.
President Muhammadu Buhari had written to both chambers of the National Assembly on Tuesday, communicating his decision to reject the...
Mr Buhari's rejection of the electoral bill has been condemned by civil society organisations.
Mr Buhari said he sought an extension of the 2021 budget till March 2022 because the federal government is looking...
President Muhammadu Buhari had written both chambers of the National Assembly on Tuesday declining assent to the Electoral Act Amendment...
Muazu Sambo, who hails from Taraba State, was appointed minister by President Muhammadu Buhari last Tuesday.
Mr Buhari had one month window to assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill transmitted to him by the National...
The states currently own 53 per cent equity in the NIPPs, while the federal government owns a 47 per cent...
The office of Auditor-General of the Federation, in its 2019 Report, also said the House of Representatives made payments from...
The bill seeks to guarantee the rights of women to equal opportunities in employment, equal rights to inheritance for both...
The ministerial nominee, Muazu Sambo, from Taraba State will replace former Power Minister, Saleh Mamman, in the Federal Executive Council.
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