Senate Cracks Down On MDAs Skipping Budget Defence

Senate during plenary as lawmakers pass for second reading a bill to improve transparency, accountability and oversight of foreign aid and donor-funded projects in Nigeria

By Anayo Akwitti  The Senate has vowed to impose tougher sanctions on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that fail to honour invitations to defend their budgets or participate in legislative oversight, warning that persistent defiance will no longer be tolerated. The resolution followed a motion moved on Thursday by the Chairman of the Senate Committee […]

Dogara Seeks NASS-CSO Alliance to Strengthen Oversight

By Oluwakemi Kindness Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has called for stronger collaboration between the National Assembly and civil society organisations (CSOs) to close the persistent gap between budget approvals and project implementation. He also said effective legislative oversight is key to ensuring Nigerians benefit from public spending. He stated this […]

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