Senate Clarifies Misrepresented Report of N1.1b, N850m fraud Against JAMB Registrar

Senate Clarifies Misrepresented Report of N1.1b, N850m fraud Against JAMB Registrar

By Chinedu Echianu The Senate has clarified on Wednesday that reports of N1.1 billion spent on meals and entertainment and N850 million spent on security and insecticide in the aftermath of Monday’s budget defence session by the Joint Administration and Matriculation Board (JAMB) was misrepresented in the media. Reacting in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, the Senate Committee Chairman on Finance, Senator Sani Musa stated that the comprehensive report […]

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Health

Health Agencies Demands for More Budgetary Allocation for 2025

By Oluwakemi Kindness Some Health Agencies in the country on Tuesday appealed for more budgetary allocation in the 2025 Budget. The agencies including the National Primary Healthcare, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the Medical And Dental Council Of Nigeria, and the National Health Insurance Authority, made their appeal when they appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Institutions for it budget defense, in Abuja. This is […]

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National Assembly

House PAC Raises Concerns Over 2024 Budget Capital Implementation

By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has expressed concern at the low implementation of the capital component of the 2024 budget. This is according to the Chairman of the committee Bamidele Salam, who decried the 25 percent implementation level of the budget has revealed by the Accountant General of the Federation, Dr. Shakirat Madein. Representative Salam had led the committee on a interactive engagement at […]

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National Assembly

Reps Laments Poor Budgetary Release to Ministry of Environment

By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives Committee on Environment on Thursday decried the low release of funds to the Ministry of Environment. According to the committee, this has led to several missed opportunities to address environmental challenges facing the country. This is as the Minister of Environment, Abbas Balarabe Lawal, told the committee that it installed about 2,200 units of solar street lights in communities in 2024. Speaking at […]

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National Assembly

House Reads Riot Act To MDAs Over Defence of 2025 N49.74tn Budget

By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives says it is commencing scrutiny of the 2025 budget with Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) on Tuesday. This is as the House cautioned MDA against not showing up for their defense sessions saying there would be sanctions for such actions. Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations, Abubakar Kabir Bichi, disclosed this in an interview with journalists after the inaugural meeting of the panel on […]

January 6, 2025 17 1

National Assembly

NASS to Tackle alleged economic sabotage in Oil sector– Senate Leader Bamidele

By: Anayo Akwiti The leader of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central), has announced that the National Assembly (NASS) will intensify its efforts to address alleged economic sabotage in the nation’s oil and gas sector. In his New Year message titled "Another Year of Limitless Opportunities," Bamidele outlined the legislative agenda for 2025, which includes deliberation on the ₦49.7 trillion 2025 budget, tax reform bills, […]

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National Assembly

Christmas: Speaker Abbas seeks prayers, national rebirth

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has congratulate Christians as they celebrate Christmas, which marks the birth of Jesus Christ. Speaker Abbas, while wishing Christians a merry Christmas, saya the birth of Jesus Christ signifies newness and fulfillment while calling for a national rebirth at this critical time in the life of Nigerians. In a congratulatory message issued through his Special Adviser on Media […]

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General

NASC Appoints Atiku Ibrahim as National Assembly Deputy Clerk

By: Anayo Akwitti The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) has appointed Atiku Ibrahim as the substantive Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly. According to a statement released by NASC and signed by the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Engr. Ahmed Kadi Amshi, dated 19 December 2024, said the appointment is effective from 2nd February 2025. The letter stated that the appointment is in recognition of his hard work and […]

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National Assembly

Stampedes: My Heart Goes Out to Families, Loved Ones of Victims -Deputy Speaker

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has offered his sincerest condolences to the families of the victims of Saturday's stampedes in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Okija in Anambra State. In a statement on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, Kalu described the occurrences that claimed multiple lives during the sharing of Christmas palliatives at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, […]

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