…Eyes 28th December for passage …Appropriation Bill may be subjected to hasty processes to meet Jan-Dec cycle While passage of the 2023 Appropriation Bill is much awaited to meet the January – December budget cycle, the Senate has pointed accusing…
…CBN eyes grassroots awareness, enlightenment to push cashless economy Stronger reflections of the resistance of lawmakers in the National Assembly against the cash withdrawal limit of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) took a firmer position as the Senate on…
…Upper Chamber furious over Perm Sec, other key officials’ disregard of summons …Issues 48hrs deadline to explain disbursement of Service Wide Votes, missing JAMB’s N113m The Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has again come under the rod of…
As investigation into the breaches of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) gather cloud over cases of financial infractions, the Senate has given a one-week ultimatum to 100 MDAs of the Federal Government, to appear before it and explain how they…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, transmitted the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 2023 Budget to the Senate for consideration. Buhari’s request was contained in a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan and read during plenary. “Pursuant to Section…
The Senate has passed the Administration of Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill, 2022. The passage was sequel to the presentation of the report of its Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters during Wednesday’s plenary. Chairman of the Committee, Sen.…
Senate has urged National Council on Privatization and the Bureau of Public Enterprises(BPE) to suspend the planned concession of 700 Mega Watts(MW) Zungeru hydroelectric power plant in Niger. This followed the adoption of a motion by Sen. Gabriel Susuwam (PDP-Benue)…
By Moses Adeniyi As the controversy over alleged padding of budget by Federal Ministries,Departments and Agencies (MDAs) is yet to settle, the Senate engaged the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs,Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq yesterday over the controversial…
The Senate has set up an adhoc committee to carry out investigation into the alleged uneven disbursement of half a trillion naira loan to the six geo-political zones by the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN). The resolution was sequel to…
The Senate is investigating the 2021 and 2022 budgeting system used by the National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA) in preparing its annual budget. Sen. Ishaku Abbo, Chairman Senate Committee on Primary Health Care and Communicable Diseases, made…
