By Haruna Salami Former majority leader of the Senate, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Daniel Bwala as special adviser on public communications and media. Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial District, a position that places him as Bwala’s
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 […]
.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. […]
Senator Ali Ndume has turned down his appointment in the Senate into the chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Tourism, describing it as an area he was not conversant with. Ali Ndume was removal as the Chief Whip of the Senate after his criticism of the President Bola Tinubu government’s handling of the nation. Speaking […]
…as APC national leadership demands his replacement over inciting utterances against Tinubu’s govt …strips him of Appropriation Committee deputy chairmanship position By Tunde Opalana In a seeming parliamentary coup, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno North), was on Wednesday, relieved of his position as Majority Whip of the Senate. He was replaced with Senator
….urges FG, states to subsidise for first timers By Haruna Salami Chief Whip of the Senate, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has rejected the arbitrary increased rate for the 2024 Hajj fare by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), describing it as unfair and a deliberate plan to deny Nigerian Muslims, especially first timers the opportunity […]
The Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Ali Ndume, has commended President Bola Tinubu over his directive for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to take over the responsibility for crude oil sales from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). Based on President Tinubu’s directive, the NNPCL is now to pay all crude oil […]
By Tunde Opalana Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of the Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs nominated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The confirmation was consequent upon over two hours screening of the military chiefs behind closed doors by the Senate. The confirmed heads of the nation’s military are; Maj. Gen. Christopher Musa, […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘The situation in the Northeast, particularly Borno State is terrible. I can tell you that the situation is getting worse. There is a resurgence of the insurgency in the northeast’ the lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ali Ndume has said. Ndume speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, decried the
Maiduguri – Sen. Ali Ndume (APC-Borno) on Sunday, inaugurated “Ndume Education Trust Fund”, a scheme to support the education of 1,000 students from Southern Borno, currently studying in various tertiary institutions in the state. Ndume, who disclosed this during the inauguration of the fund at the Elkenemi hall in the University of Maiduguri, said the […]
The Chairman Senate Committee, Army, Sen. Ali Ndume on Thursday said the National Assembly will adjust the defence budget to meet current security challenges in the country. Ndume said in an interview with newsmen in Kaduna that the allocation for the Armed Forces contained in the 2020 budget proposal before the National Assembly was grossly […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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”.