Tag: NASS

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

Aminu Imam
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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Constitutional Alteration: ‘6-year single-term presidency not solution to Nigeria’s problems’ – Obasanjo

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Obasanjo on 6yr term

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says a proposed six-year single-term presidency isn’t the silver bullet to the challenges bedevilling the country. The elder statesman also warned that Nigeria won’t move closer to achieving its dreams unless the leaders and citizens embrace a concept he described as “moral rearmament.” He made this known when he received six members of the House of Representatives at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, on Friday, August 9, 2024. Obasanjo noted that the West African giant was sitting on a keg of gunpowder which could blow…

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“NASS victimising me over refusal to sign dubious $500m loan” – Women Affairs Minister

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Women Affairs Minister

The stand-off between the National Assembly (NASS) and the embattled Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has taken a new twist with an allegation that the minister is being victimised  by some cabals in government over her refusal to sign a $500 million World Bank loan request. The Minister, who stated this during a published interview, revealed that when such loans are obtained, World Bank staff in Nigeria take back 40 percent. Recall that the Minister has been having a running battle with the lawmakers and recently engaged in a…

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NASS extends implementation of 2023 Supplementary Budget to Dec 31

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NASS on Suppl Budget

The National Assembly has extended the life cycle of the 2023 Supplementary Budget from June 30 to December 31, 2024. The Red Chamber yesterday suspended all its rules and gave an expeditious passage to a Bill seeking the extension in less than 20 minutes. The House of Representatives also yesterday, passed the 2023 Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill 2024. The legislative chamber voted in support of all the clauses contained in the two Bills. Earlier before the passage of the Bill, the lawmakers went into a closed-door session for two hours.…

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Restructuring: Many Nigerians hail lawmakers single-term, rotational Presidency/Governorship tenure Bills

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Nigerians on Restructuring Bill

Many Nigerians have declared their support for the proposed Bills by 35 members of the House of Representatives seeking a single term of six years for the President and State governors, as well rotation of the Presidency among the country’s six geo-political zones and rotation of the governorship among the three senatorial districts in States. Spokesperson for the lawmakers, under the auspices of ‘The Reformed-minded Legislators, Ikenga Ugochinyere, said the proposal would reduce cost of governance, unite the country, and ensure a seamless transition and unprecedented development.??Thirty-five members of the…

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’36 States should be scrapped, promotes regionalism’ – Alleged ‘privatemember’ Bill

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Parliamentary map

The 36 States of the federation should be scrapped and Nigeria be returned to regional system, an activist, Dr Akin Fapohunda, has proposed. In a private framework he developed for speedy restructuring of Nigeria’s governance structure, Dr. Fapohunda also suggested the scrapping of the presidential system of government, re-introduction of the parliamentary system, return to uni-cameral Legislature, as well as provision for self-determination by any section of the country which desires so. Dr. Fapohunda was shedding light on the content of a trending document he authored, in which he proposed…

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“Work together to address fuel scarcity, high electricity tariff” – CNG tasks Presidency, NASS

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CNG to Presidency NASS

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has tasked the Presidency and the National Assembly to work together to swiftly address the lingering fuel scarcity crisis and the recent rooftop electricity tariff in Nigeria, saying posterity would judge them in the end. According to an issued statement by the CNG National Coordinator Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, the group said it is deeply concerned about the persistent and debilitating fuel scarcity that has plagued Nigeria recently, causing untold hardship to citizens across the country. The statement read in part: “We are outraged…

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‘N15bn budget allocation for National Assembly hospital insensitive’ – Obi

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Peter Obi

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, yesterday, berated the National Assembly for allocating N15bn in the 2024 Budget for its hospital amid lean Government revenue. Obi, who had in his previous remarks called for a total review of the Budget, insisted there were misplacement of priorities in the national budget. Obi also kicked against a budgetary allocation of N15.3 billion for the National Assembly library project and procurement of books, including the e-library, describing it as ‘disappointing’, especially when the country itself…

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“Let’s unite to make Nigerian greater” – Tinubu tells governors, NASS leadership

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Tinubu 2 Govs

…Says economy will bounce back in coming months President Bola Tinubu has called for unity of purpose and more collaboration between the federal government, state governors, and members of the National Assembly to achieve national development goals. The President made the appeal while receiving state governors and the leadership of the National Assembly in Lagos on Friday. Led by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, the delegation included Senate President Godswill Akpabio;  Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, of Kwara State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum,…

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Budget Padding; Group asks Akpabio to resign over Ningi’s suspension, anti-North sentiments

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi

As the drama in the National Assembly over alleged budget padding unveils more facts, a northern group has cautioned the Senate President Godswill Akpabio over sentiments while faulting the suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi and asked the Senate President to resign. The group, Arewa Defence League made this known in Kaduna while addressing the media over the suspension of Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi, the President of the group, Murtala Abubakar said the antecedents of the President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio leaves much to be desired as nationalist and should…

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