The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, has recommended an additional funding for the judiciary in next year’s budget. The Federal Government had earlier allocated the sum of N120 billion for the Judiciary, but the committee is seeking an additional N10 billion to bring the total allocation to N130 billion. Chairman of […]
The Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, yesterday, alerted the Senate, that the sovereignty of Nigeria had come under serious threat from the Cameroonians. Bwacha, who gave the alert during plenary, said that the country’s territorial sovereignty was under threat following the invasion of Manga community in Takum Local Government Area by Ambazonia separatists […]
…retains direct primary for political parties lINEC to determine poll results’ transmission mode The National Assembly yesterday passed the contentious Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021, after both chambers deliberated extensively on the report of the Conference Committee. The two chambers had in September set up a Conference Committee to reconcile disparities in the two versions […]
..allows political parties to decide modalities for primaries The Senate, yesterday, bowed to pressure from Nigerians by amending the Electoral Act to empower the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to determine the procedure for the transmission of results during the general elections. This was as the apex legislative Chamber also empowered political parties to determine […]
The Senate, yesterday, approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s revised 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework. The revised submission was received and referred to the Committee on Finance on Tuesday for expeditious consideration ahead of today’s budget presentation to the National Assembly by the President. The approval of the revised framework was sequel to the consideration of a […]
The Senate, yesterday, implored the Federal Government to urgently provide N300 billion for rehabilitation and reconstruction of highly deplorable federal roads in Niger State. This call however, coincided with the directive by the Minister of Works, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, to contractors already assigned for fixing of the roads to move to sites im-mediately. The Deputy […]
The Southern and Middle-Belt Alliance (SaMBA), yesterday, urged the Senators to take advantage of the Conference Committee set up on the amendment of the Electoral Act by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, to redeem their battered image. The group stated that the 7-member Committee should proactively adopt the House of Representatives version of […]
Agency transferred N6.819bn to TSA without evidence …diverted N2.5bn PHCN proceeds The Senate has ordered the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) to remit the sum of N8.7 bil-lion into the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) of the federation. The apex legislative Chamber gave the directive following discovery of varied financial infractions as contained in queries issued […]
The Senate has directed 59 agencies of the Federal Government to return over N300 billion misappropriated funds into the Federation Account. The Upper Chamber also ordered that all monies illegally spent by the affected agencies between 2013 – 2015 should be recovered and remitted into the National Treasury within 60 days. The nation’s apex Assembly […]
…slashes Host Communities Trust Fund to 3 per cent At last, the Senate, yesterday, passed the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), which has been in the National Assembly in the last 13 years. The 8th Assembly actually passed the bill but it was not signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, who picked holes with […]