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NASS Passes ₦54.9tr Budget, Earmarks ₦300b To Health Sector

The National Assembly has passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill of ₦54.9 trillion, with ₦300 billion earmarked for health interventions to combat tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS, and polio. The budget, originally ₦49.7 trillion, was presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on December 18, 2024, under the theme: “Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace and Building Prosperity.” Following extensive legislative review, including consultations with key economic stakeholders. The budget was […]

todayFebruary 13, 2025

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Senate Seeks Inclusion Of N/East In Road Projects

The Nigerian Senate is seeking the inclusion of the North-East in the federal government's road infrastructure across the country as it also lauded the approval of N4.2 trillion for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and several other major road projects across the country by the federal government. Approval for the project was granted at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on February 3, 2025, and aligns with the […]

todayFebruary 13, 2025

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Senate Probes Disappearance Of 4,000 Police Firearms

The Nigerian Senate has raised concerns over the disappearance of approximately 4,000 firearms, including AK-47 rifles, from the Nigeria Police Force. This alarm was raised during a hearing by the Public Accounts Committee, following an audit report that highlighted discrepancies in the police armory records between 2000 and 2020 Lawmakers criticized the police for failing to trace the missing weapons and apprehend those responsible. They expressed concerns that these firearms […]

todayFebruary 11, 2025

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Senate Raises Alarm Over 4,000 Missing Police Firearms

The Nigerian Senate has raised the alarm over the disappearance of approximately 4,000 firearms, including AK-47 rifles, from the Nigeria Police Force. The alarm was raised during a hearing by the Public Accounts Committee, following an audit report highlighting discrepancies in the police armory records between 2000 and 2020. During an investigative hearing of the Senate Public Accounts Committee, lawmakers criticized the police for failing to trace the missing weapons […]

todayFebruary 11, 2025

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Senate Appoints Orji Kalu Committee Chairman, S/E Dev’t Commission

The Senate has announced Senator Orji Uzor Kalu as the substantive pioneer Chairman of the newly created South East Development Commission, SEDC, one of the Regional Development Commissions signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. The appointment was announced by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary in Abuja. Senator Ken Eze was also appointed as the vice chairman of the committee Akapbio said that other members of the committee […]

todayFebruary 4, 2025

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Senate Decries Involvement Of Retired Generals In Illegal Mining

The Chairman Senate Committee on Interior, Adams Oshiomhole has decried the involvement of retired military generals and powerful elites in Nigeria’s illegal mining activities, which he described as a significant threat to the nation’s economy and security. Speaking during the Senate Committee on Appropriation’s review of the 2025 Appropriation Bill, Oshiomhole exposed the sophisticated operations of illegal miners, alleging that these activities are heavily funded and orchestrated by influential figures, […]

todayJanuary 25, 2025

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Revenue : Senate Clears Air On JAMB Report

The comprehensive report provided by JAMB indicates that the items mentioned during Monday’s hearing on revenue do not suggest any mismanagement or misuse of the Board’s funds. On the contrary, the report highlights the responsible and prudent use of resources under the leadership of the Registrar. The Senate Committee on Finance made the clarification on Wednesday, following the misrepresentation in media reports. The chairman Senate Committee on finance, senator Sani […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025

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Senate Decries Insufficient Funding For Environmental Agencies

The Senate Committee on Environment has canvassed for adequate funding of environmental agencies in the country. The Committee Chairman, Senator Ned Nwoko who canvassed for more funding for the environmental agencies during 2025 budget defence of the agencies described the situation of poor funding as "inhuman". According to the lawmaker, over 5,000 Nigerians have faced salary delays due to these financial constraints. The lawmaker expressed a commitment to increasing budgetary […]

todayJanuary 14, 2025

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Senate Decries Poor Remittances Of MDAs To Federation Account

The Senate has expressed worry over low remittances of revenue generated in 2024 by ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), and some government-owned enterprises (GOEs) to the Federation Account. Sen. Sani Musa, Chairman, Joint Finance Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives, stated this in Abuja at an interactive session on the MDAs’ revenue projections for 2025. The MDAs at the meeting included: Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Road Safety […]

todayJanuary 13, 2025