Tag: 10th Senate

Senate approves Tinubu’s fresh $2.2bn loan request

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Senate approves

The Senate, yesterday, approved the $2.2 billion fresh loan request by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The decision was sequel to the consideration and adoption of a report of its Committee on local and foreign debts, chaired by Senator Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto-North). Recall that the President had written to the 10th National Assembly requesting the Senate and House of Representatives to approve a fresh $2.2 billion as external borrowing plan in the 2024 Appropriation Act. The President’s request was contained in a letter read by the Speaker of the House of…

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Senate summons NDLEA over drug abuse allegation against senator

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Senate summons NDLEA

The 10th enate has summoned the Chairman of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), General Buba Marwa (rtd), to appear before it over allegations raised against the Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Oyelola Ashiru, (APC, Kwara-South). The Senate has set up a six-member panel to invite all those involved in the accusation raised by NDLEA that Senator Ashiru made disparaging comments on NDLEA last week because he failed to stop the arrest and trial of some people found to be involved in drug abuse in his house. The panel, which…

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Senator Barau mourns Liberty TV’s Senate Correspondent, Mohammed Adamu

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The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has mourned the Senate Correspondent of Liberty TV & Radio, Malam Mohammed Adamu, who died in the early hours of today (Wednesday) in Abuja. Late Adamu, who hailed from Kaduna State, served as the State House Correspondent of LibertyTV & Radio before his deployment to the National Assembly. In an issued statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Isma’il Mudashir, Senator Barau said the deceased was a hardworking and committed journalist. Senator Barau extended his condolences to Adamu’s immediate…

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Senate proposes new Special Security Force on illegal mining

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Alake on mining

The 10th Senate is pushing for the creation of a specialised security force, the Nigerian Mine Rangers Service (NMRS), aimed at curbing illegal mining activities across the nation. The Bill, which has successfully passed its second reading, is sponsored by Senator Mohammed Onawo (PDP, Nasarawa-South). During the debate, Senator Onawo emphasised that the NMRS, once established, would be responsible for protecting mining operations, enforcing environmental and safety regulations, and promoting sustainable mining practices in Nigeria. He detailed that this specialised service would combat illegal mining and assist trapped miners, provide…

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2024 Budget: How 10th Senate’s principal officers allocated multi-billion naira constituency projects for themselves’ – Report

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10th Senate's principal officers

Principal officers of Nigeria’s 10th Senate have allegedly allocated billions of naira in constituency projects to themselves in the 2024 budget, according to a published report yesterday. These projects, known as Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIP), are meant to drive local development across Nigeria’s 109 senatorial districts. The report, which revealed several projects worth billions of naira whose specific locations are unclear, disclosed that Senate President Godswill Akpabio, representing Akwa Ibom North-West, secured ?4.142 billion for his constituency. Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin also allocated substantial funds to Kano-North, his district.…

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“Account for each Senator’s N21m running cost or face litigation” – SERAP tells Akpabio

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SERAP tells Akpabio

The issue around a sum of N21million that each of the 109 Senators receives per month has taken yet another dimension, with the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) asking the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio to account for the money of face legal actions. Recall that it was former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, who renewed the criticism against the lawmakers accussing them of fixing their own salary and allowances. The Red Chamber has denied this, saying that the Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Allocation Commission (RMFAC) sets its payments just like other…

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Lawmakers N21m Monthly Pay: Senate denies Senator Sumaila’s allegation

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Senator Sumaila

…Says running cost different from personal allowance The Senate, yesterday, refuted the revelation made by the senator representing Kano-South district, AbdurRahman Kawu Sumaila that each senator earns a total of N21 million monthly in salary and allowances. Recall that Sumaila, a senator elected on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), during a BBC Hausa Service interview, had said that he earns a total of N21 million monthly in salary and allowances. In the interview, Senator Sumaila clarified that his actual monthly salary is under N1 million, dropping…

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‘Nigerian Senators receive N21m each as running cost monthly’– Lawmaker

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Senator representing Kano-South under the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), AbdurRahman Kawu Sumaila, has disclosed that each Senator in Nigeria receives N21 million monthly for administrative expenses. Sumaila disclosed this during an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa service. Recall that former president Olusegun Obasanjo had recently alleged that lawmakers are cutting themselves huge salaries than they deserve. Sumaila stated that his official monthly salary, as stipulated by the Salaries and Wages Commission, is less than N1 million, often amounting to around N600,000 after deductions. However, he noted…

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Alleged N14.4m monthly allowance: Senate kicks against Obasanjo’s ‘immoral benefits’ allegation

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Senate kicks

The 10th Senate has kicked against former president Obasanjo’s allegation against the legislators’ claiming N14.4m as monthly allowance, which he labelled as ‘immoral benefits’. Recall that ex-president Obasanjo recently criticised the legislators for determining their own salaries and receiving a special fiscal package from the Presidency. Responding to the former president’s remarks, the Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, said: “This sordid and telltale assertion was amplified during a visit of a group of House of Representatives members to the former President Olusegun Obasanjo. “To straighten the records, the Senate receives only…

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Atiku accuses Akpabio-led Senate of enabling Tinubu’s ‘recklessness’

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Atiku on Akpabio Senate

Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar  has issued a scathing critique of the current administration, accusing the Akpabio-led Senate of enabling President Bola Tinubu’s “recklessness” and compromising the health of Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement released yesterday, Abubakar lamented that the legislative arm of government, conceived to protect the people from executive excesses, has instead become a puppet of the President. “This emerging reality must stop. The health of our democracy is being compromised by this unholy alliance,” he stated. Abubakar pointed to several incidents as evidence of the Senate’s failure to…

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