SGF Babachir Lawal reacts to Senate’s call for his sack, prosecution
Mr. Lawal is accused of corruption.
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Mr. Lawal is accused of corruption.
Majority of the lawmakers supported a motion calling on the official to resign.
The Senate has fixed a public hearing to discuss the issue.
The Senate failed to list a scheduled confirmation hearing for Thursday.
“We want to move away from the way things were done in the past..."
The hearing will be held on Thursday by the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption chaired by Chukwuka Utazi, PDP-Enugu.
"My motivation is to make a difference because our country has suffered a lot from the effects of corruption."
The president wants to re-assign N180.8 billion to critical budget items.
A warning strike declared by the union ends Wednesday, amid fears of an indefinite strike.
The transport minister had announced the cancellation of the project.
The state attorney general said although Ekiti appreciated the intentions of the Senate, the government would not open its books.
“Subsequent to the attacks, these herdsmen have virtually occupied the displaced communities..."
ActionAid Nigeria asked the House of Reps to also reject the loan request.
NNPC into Nigerian Petroleum Assets Management and the National Oil Company.
"The exercise was widely violence-marred, forcing the electoral body to call off the polls."
The president has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment.
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The House of Representatives had assured that it will approve the loan plan.
“What we discovered at the Volkswagen of Nigeria is an issue of national concern."
The lawmaker said the decision of his colleagues is self-serving.
The bill seeks the rebuilding of the Boko Haram-ravaged insurgency.
“The Senate must go because something has to be done to cut down the expenses on the Senate."
Dino Melaye alleged that MTN illegally repatriated more than $13.9 billion.
The bill was sponsored by controversial Kogi Senator Dino Melaye.
But PREMIUM TIMES obtains a correspondence showing Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila will make the trip.
