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Senate President scores 9th NASS high

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2023 0

By Haruna Salami The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan has scored the 9th National Assembly (NASS) high in the three core areas of law making, representation and oversight. Speaking at a valedictory session with members of the Senate Press Corps (SPC) Wednesday, Lawan said the National Assembly

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Senate indicts Accountant General over failure to recover N910bn short-term loan to MDAs

Ihesiulo Grace 4 June 2023 0

…orders Imo State SUBEB to refund N482m paid illegally to unqualified contractors By Tunde Opalana Senate has indicted the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation over failure to repay short term loans given to Ministries, Departments and Agencies from Special Funds Accounts totaling N910 billion. This followed the discovery made after thorough investigation

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Senate uncovers abuse of N3.8tr Service Wide Vote by MDAs

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana & HARUNA SALAMI The Senate has uncovered how Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government have abused Service Wide Votes (SWV) of about N3.8 trillion between 2017- 2021. The discovery followed an investigation carried out by its standing committee. The Senate asked the Executive to use supplementary budget approach to meet emergencies instead

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Senate uncovers abuse of N3.8tr Service Wide Vote by MDAs

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana & HARUNA SALAMI The Senate has uncovered how Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government have abused Service Wide Votes (SWV) of about N3.8 trillion between 2017- 2021. The discovery followed an investigation carried out by its standing committee. The Senate asked the Executive to use supplementary budget approach to meet emergencies instead

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N4.5bn: Senate Indicts Federal Mortgage Bank for non- recovery of loans

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana Senate has indicted Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria for non- recovery of loans and illegal of award of contract of N4.5 billion. The decision of the Senate was sequel to the report of Senate Public Accounts Committee Chaired by Senator Mathew Uhroghide after consideration of 2018 report of Auditor General of the […]

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Ways and Means: Senate amends CBN Act to allow more FG borrowings

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2023 0

Loans from CBN hits N22.7trn By Haruna Salami The Senate in an emergency session on Saturday amended the Act establishing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by increasing the Ways and Means borrowing threshold for the Federal Government from 5% to a maximum of 15% of previous year’s revenue from the CBN. Presenting the bill […]

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North-Central Senators-Elect insist on Sani Musa for Deputy Senate President

Ihesiulo Grace 22 May 2023 0

By Haruna Salami The Senator-Elect who would represent the Nasarawa West Senatorial District in the 10th Senate, Aliyu Wadada, has said his colleagues from the North Central geopolitical zone were still determined to ensure the emergence of Senator Sani Musa as Deputy Senate President during the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly next month. Wadada, […]

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Senate Presidency: Izunaso makes case for South East

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2023 0

…says he is the best By Tunde Opalana A leading contender for the office of President of the 10th Senate, Senator Osita Izunaso has pushed strongly for the ruling All Progressives Congress APC to zone the senate presidency to the South East geo-political zone. He explained that the South – East deserves the position in […]

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Senate mulls independent candidacy in 2027 polls

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2023 0

…transmits bill for Buhari’s assent By Tunde Opalana Barring any brick wall at the Presidency, candidates without politics party platforms may run independently for elective offices from local government to presidential during the 2027 general election. This is as the Senate, on Tuesday, directed the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA) to transmit a constitution […]

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Senate wants NASS Presiding Officers in National Security Council

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2023 0

By Haruna Salami The Senate Tuesday passed a motion to direct the Clerk to the National Assembly to transmit the Bills that will include presiding officers of the National Assembly in National Security Council and independent candidacy in elections to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent in line with the provisions of the Acts Authentication […]

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Senate passes N876 bn NDDC 2023 budget

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2023 0

…. approves N451m for aides of 12 NDDC board members…as Buhari seeks confirmation of 3 Board members By Haruna Salami The Senate Tuesday passed N876 billion 2023 budget for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Out of the approved appropriated sum, N451million was approved as provisions for aides of 12 Board members of the commission. […]

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Refund N594m to FG, Senate orders SEC’s DG, commissioners

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana The Senate has ordered the Director General of Securities and Exchange Commission and Commissioners to refund to the Consolidated Revenue Fund, a total sum of N594 million vehicle allowances which they unable to account for. The top management officials of the SEC were indicted in the 2018 report of the Office of […]

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Senate fumes over Justice Ministry’s inability to account for N10.4bn judgment expenses

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2023 0

… orders UniAbuja, FUTA, 5 others to refund N4.7bn By Tunde Opalana Senate has indicted the Ministry of Justice for failure to show the details of how N10.4 billion was disbursed to beneficiaries. The indictment was sequel to consideration of 2017 and 2018 report of the Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC) chaired by Senator Mathew […]

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NYCN leadership demands Senate confirmation of NEDC nominees

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana The leadership and membership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) have demanded the Senate to screen and confirm nominees for the board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) as forwarded by President Muhammadu Buhari earlier this month. The Vice President of the NYCN Amb. Akoshile Mukhtar made the demand […]

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Reject Buhari’s request to borrow $800M loan, CSO tells Senate

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2023 0

… raises alarm over Nigeria’s $103.1Billion debt profile By Nosa Àkeñzua A reputable Non-governmental organization based in the Niger-Delta, Social Development Integrated Centre (Social Action), has called on Nigerian Senate not to heed the request by President Mohammad Buhari to borrow $800M from World Bank as such will plunge the nation into a debt trap. […]

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Senate probes N1.4trn NDDC’s inappropriate spending

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana The Senate on Tuesday found the Niger Delta Development Commission (NNDC) wanting of spending N1.4 trillion without appropriation and subsequently constituted a seven-man ad hoc committee to probe the non- budgetary spending. The total amount is accumulated sum of the 2021 and 2022 budget proposals of the Commission. The Senate Committee on […]

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Senate demands refund of N726m contracts money from Ogun- Osun River Basin Authority

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana The Senate has indicted the Ogun -Osun River Basin Development Authority of scandal in contracts worth over N726 million and as such ordered the contractors involved to refund the said amount to the Federal Government’s coffers . The indictment was sequel to Investigation carried out by the Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC), […]

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Akpabio’s Senate Presidency: Time To Rally Round Tinubu’s Fair, Equitable Decisions

Ihesiulo Grace 6 May 2023 0

By Adeboye Adebayo I must commend the Senators-Elect who are rightly jostling for the exalted seat of the Senate President with the caveat that they would however support the decision of the newly elected President-Elect, and those Senators-Elect who are hellbent on contesting against or doing anything inimical to the fair and equitable decision(s) of […]

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Crime: Illegal Explosive Manufacturers risk life imprisonment – Senate

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2023 0

…passes bill to repeal Explosive Act 1964 By Tunde Opalana To further curb the use of explosives in criminal activities of insurgency, banditry and armed robbery, the Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to regulate the manufacturing, use importation, sales and possession of explosives in the country. The passage followed the consideration and adoption of […]

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Senate President commends contributions of Nigerian Journalists to democracy, governance

Ihesiulo Grace 3 May 2023 0

By Haruna Salami The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday has joined other leaders to felicitate with Nigerian journalists on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day. Lawan commended Nigerian media for contributing immensely to the socio-political and economic development of Nigeria. In a statement by his media adviser, Ola Awoniyi, the […]