February 15, 2025
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Tax Bills: Northern Group Slams Ndume

The Northern Redemption Coalition (NRC) has slammed the lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ali Ndume, for attempting to force his views on the nation regarding the tax reform bills currently before the National Assembly. President Bola Tinubu sent four bills to the National Assembly, including the Nigeria Tax Bill […]
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Ndume to Tinubu: Engage services of military contractors to wipe out terrorists

.Says Military, Civilian JTF ill-equipped to carry out task of eliminating remaining insurgents By Tunde Opalana The senator representing Borno South in the National Assembly, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to temporarily hire the services of military contractors to wipe out the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. […]
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Why I want to be Senate President – Ndume

Ali Ndume, a former Senate Leader and senator representing Borno South Senatorial district, has disclosed why he’s contesting to become the next Senate President. In a statement on Wednesday, the Borno South Senator kicked against zoning of the Senate President seat, stressing that the fairness of the zoning arrangements would determine the outcome of his […]
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400 BDC operators funding Boko Haram, Ndume tells FG

Senator Ali Ndume, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, has called on the Federal Government to reveal all of the over 400 Bureau De Change operators recently arrested for allegedly supporting the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. In an interview with journalists in Abuja on Sunday, Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial District in […]
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Ndume faults N100bn budgetary allocation to defence

Abuja – Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Sen. Mohammed Ndume, has faulted the N100 billion budgetary allocation to the defence sector. He said this while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had on Oct. 8, presented the 2020 Appropriation Bill of N10.33 trillion to a […]
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You must do better than Jega- senate tells INEC boss.

Chairman Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Senator Ali Ndume has challenged the commission to surpass defeat it achieved under its previous Chairman Atahiru Jega. Senator Ndume who challenged the INEC Chairman at the 2017 budget defence of the commission said the country cannot afford to go back to pass. Ndume recalled that the […]
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Magu: Senate disowns Ndume

Indication of a crack in the Senate over the rejection of Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) emerged on Tuesday as it dismissed an earlier claim by the Leader, Senator Ali Ndume to the contrary. The Senate Leader had during a visit to the presidential villa on Monday […]
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Senate dumps Buhari’s bid to borrow $29.96bn

SENATORS yesterday rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to borrow $29.96 billion under the 2016-2018 External Borrowing Plan. The upper chamber voted massively against the request. Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki put the question twice – “that  the Senate do consider the request of the President C-in-C on the 2016-2018 External Borrowing Rolling Plan”.