…as Nigerian Army describes cut as unhealthy, begs Senate for reversal …expert says success can be maintained if leakages are blocked By Seun Ibiyemi, Ariemu Ogaga & Uthman Salami Controversies over the cut in 2022 military budget by the Federal…
By Uthman Salami The Senate has rejected N22billion budget presented by the Ministry of Mines and Steel following presentation of N82 billion budget for Mosquito nets by the Ministry of Health. The Senate also condemned the administration for being out…
Better days are in sight for Nigerian prisoners as the Senate, through its Committee on Interior, on Wednesday increased the daily feeding cost of a prisoner to N1,000 from N750 proposed by the executive in the 2022 budget. This is…
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has raised the alarm that some Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government are out to sabotage the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari to provide critical infrastructure across the country. He listed the erring MDAs…
Chief Elvis Agukwe, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) has lauded the Senate for approving electronic transmission of votes by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during elections. Agukwe said this when he spoke with the Newsmen in Abuja…
…As PDP kicks against approval of direct primaries for political parties By Joshua Elekwachi & Uthman Salami The Senate in yesterday succumbed to pressure that hovered around their earlier decision over electronic transmission of results. Increased calls were previously made…
The Senate on Tuesday commenced debate on the 2022 appropriation bill presented to the National Assembly last week by President Muhammadu Buhari. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, who presided over plenary, said the debate on the bill which is…
The Senate has urged the Federal Ministry of Finance to, as a matter of urgency, release adequate funds to the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) for the purpose of carrying out emergency repairs on all federal roads in the country.…
…Approves revised fiscal framework …Orders MDAs to generate N1trn revenue annually President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has alleged that Ministry Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government cornered revenues meant for payment into the treasury of the Federal…
…This will bring about greater change — Experts By Ariemu Ogaga & Uthman Salami The Senate has scrapped the Department of Petroleum Resources as it confirmed the appointment of maiden board members of the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NURC). This development came…
