Senate on Tuesday explained that the N3trillion alleged to be padded in 2024 budget was actually statutory transfers to first line charge agencies of government not domiciled in the ministries. Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity Sen.Yemi Adaramodu gave…
…Akpabio stresses need for comprehensive expenditure probe, calls for stakeholder engagement By Sodiq Adelakun The Nigerian Senate has taken decisive steps to investigate the disbursement of a staggering N30 trillion by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through its “Ways…
Senate has urged its ad-hoc committee to ensure thorough investigation of the N30 trillion “Ways and Means” disbursed by Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN)during administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Ways and Means is a loan facility through which the Central…
The Senate has mandated its Committee on Power to investigate the delay in the distribution of 100 megawatts of electricity to communities in Delta North. This followed the adoption of a motion titled: “Need to Address the Unexplained Delay in…
The Bill for an Act to establish the National Assembly Budget and Research Office, has scaled second reading in the Senate. This followed presentation of the lead debate on Thursday at plenary by the Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele,…
The Senate has urged the Police Service Commission(PSC) to recruit a minimum of 10 candidates from each of the 774 Local Government Areas(LGAs) of the country. This followed the adoption of a motion by Sen. Udende Memga (APC- Benue) at…
The Senate Committee on National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has commended the Agency for championing local content development of Solar-Powered smart irrigation, tricycles, electric motorbikes and others with accelerated technology transfer. The Chairman, Senate Committee on NASENI…
The Senate has rejected the controversial bill seeking to extend the service year for employees of National Assembly by additional five years. The bill, which had been passed at the House of Representatives was declined for concurrence by the Senate…
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, as the Chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the apex bank. The upper legislative chamber also confirmed the appointment of four…
The Senate says it will ensure that no budget is released to the Federal College of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (FEDCAM) of Nigeria over non-productivity. Sen. Banibo Ipalibo, Chairperson, Senate Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary) disclosed this on Thursday…
