The Senate has expressed concern over consistent failure of some critical revenue generating agencies to respond to expenditure queries raised by Office of Auditor-General for the Federation, (OAGF). It also vowed to report and recommend sack of the chief executives of such agencies to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Uwokwu Movement for Abba Moro (UMA) has congratulated the Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, Distinguished Senator Abba Moro on signing into law on Tuesday by President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the Establishment of North Central Development Commission (NCDC) and Federal College...
The Senate Committee on Capital Market, on Thursday, rejected the 2025 budget proposal of Investments and Securities Tribunal due to errors in the figures and items it presented. After a motion moved by Sen. Seriake Dickson (PDP-Bayelsa) and seconded by Sen. Aliyu Wadada (SDP-Nasarawa), Chairman of the committee, Sen....
The Senate has confirmed all the nominees for the Governing Board of the South East Development Commission (SEDC). Also confirmed by the Upper Chamber are nominees of the North West Development Commission (NWDC). The Senate gave its final confirmation after the Ad hoc Committee on Regional Development Commissions led...
The National Assembly has set Jan. 31 as the tentative date for passage of the N49.7 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill presented to its joint session by President Bola Tinubu on Dec. 18, 2024. Chairman of Senate Committee on Appropriations, Sen. Solomon Adeola, stated this on Monday in Abuja at...
UNIABUJA crisis: Governing Council members boycott meeting as chairman set to appoint substantive VC
UNIABUJA crisis: Governing Council members boycott meeting as chairman set to appoint substantive VC
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The controversy surrounding the appointment of a substantive Vice -Chancellor for the University of Abuja, UniAbuja, took a new turn on Tuesday as the external Governing Council Members boycotted a meeting with the Chairman of Governing Council, Air Vice Marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita, retd....
The President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has commended President Bola Tinubu for doubling aggregate government revenues to over N18.32 trillion. Akpabio gave the commendation on Wednesday, when Tinubu presented the 2025 Appropriation Bill before a Joint Session of the National Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Senate on Thursday sought an investigation into the recent demolitions in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and has set up an investigative committee to look into the matter. The committee will also invite the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to appear before it to explain the reasons behind the...
The Senate has issued a warrant for the Managing Director of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, Dr Peer Lubasch, to appear before its committee on works. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the warrant was for Lubasch to explain the utilisation of funds appropriated for the reconstruction work...
Legal redress through international courts will be pursued if necessary, to ensure that justice is served and cultural artefacts stolen from Nigeria are repatriated Chairman, Senate Committee on Reparations and Repatriations, Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta), said this at the maiden meeting of the committee held in Abuja. Nwoko said...
The Senate on Monday said ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) that fail to appear at its investigative hearing on revenue generation, remittance and expenditure of appropriated funds risk zero allocations in the 2025 fiscal year. Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Sen. Sani Musa, said this at the resumed hearing...
The South East Caucus in the Senate has called for wider consultations with stakeholders on the Tax Reform Bills currently undergoing legislative process at both Chambers of the National Assembly . Leader of the caucus, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe ( APGA -Abia South), said this in an interview with journalists...
The Senate, on Wednesday, passed the Investment and Security repeal and re-enactment Bill, 2024. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the passage of the bill followed the adoption of report of Committee on Capital Market at plenary. NAN also reports that the report was presented by Chairman...
The Senate has passed for second reading fours bills designed to reform Nigeria’s tax system. This followed the presentation of the general principles of the bills by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti), during plenary on Thursday. The four bills, which were first read on Oct. 30, are:o Joint...
Senator Ali Ndume has reiterated his opposition to the tax reform bills, saying that the hurry by the Presidency and some lawmakers to pass the bills looks suspicious. The tax reform bills which passed for second reading at the Senate on Thursday have raised a lot of controversies since...
The Senate, on Thursday, resumed its debate on the Tax Reform Bills. The bills are a set of four legislative proposals to increase Value-Added Tax (VAT) distributable to the sub national governments to 55 per cent while reducing the federal government’s share to 10 per cent. These far-reaching initiatives...
The Senate, on Wednesday, screened the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, behind closed doors. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Sen. Abdulaziz Yar’adua, before the screening, recalled that the senate, had, at its sitting on Tuesday, read President Bola Tinubu’s request urging them to...
President Bola Tinubu has urged the Senate to consider and confirm the nomination of the Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, for appointment as the substantive COAS. Tinubu’s letter of request was read on Tuesday at the plenary by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. He had...
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has said the Nigerian government needs more borrowings to fund its budget even though some Ministries, Departments and Agencies have surpassed their revenue target. Edun said this during an interactive session of the Senate Joint Committees on...
The Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has solicited for more budgetary allocation for the Nigerian Army to enable it to discharge its constitutional responsibilities and provide accommodation for soldiers. Oluyede made the appeal when he received the Senate Committee on Army led by Sen. Abdulaziz...