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10th NASS: Yari, 23 other senators yet to sponsor Bill in one year

June 12, 2024June 12, 2024 Aminu Imam

Almost one year after they were inaugurated, no fewer than 24 of the 109 senators drawn from all parts of the country are yet to sponsor any bill in the upper chamber of the National Assembly. However, each of the other 85 senators has at least one bill to his or her name. The 10th Senate, which was inaugurated on June 13, 2023, will be one year on Thursday. A review of the activities of the 109 senators with regard to sponsoring of bills shows that 279 Bills were sponsored…

N3.7tr Budget-Padding allegation: Senate suspends Ningi for 3 months

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Senate has suspended Senator Abdul Ningi for three months over his claim that the 2024 Budget was padded to the tune of N3.7 trillion. Ningi, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Population, and he represents Bauchi-Central. While the parties called for a probe into the allegation, some northern senators disowned the claims made by Ningi, saying the Bauchi State senator did not speak for them. The Bauchi senator, however, maintained his position yesterday that N3.7tn could not be accounted for in…

N500m Palliatives scandal rocks Senate

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Senate has been thrown into a rowdy session following revelation of uneven distribution of Federal Government�s palliatives to senators for onward disbursement to their constituents. The Red Chamber was debating the allegation by Senator Abdul Ningi, the Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum during an interview with British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa Service. Ningi had claimed that a whopping N3.7 trillion was padded in the 2024 Budget, causing an uproar among his fellow senators and sparking intense debates. The session degenerated further, when Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe revealed that…

Breach of Trust: Northern Coalition Groups urge recall of Sen. Yar�Adua

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has said that the comments on the bombing of the civilian population in Kaduna by Senator Musa Yar�Adua lacked compassion, pity, and empathy towards the bereaved community and consequently, called for his immediate recall from the Senate. �The recent bomb attack in a Kaduna village has left the nation in shock and mourning after the loss of hundreds of innocent lives. During this difficult time, the senator�s comments, which displayed a lack of compassion, pity, and empathy towards the bereaved community are insensitive, self-serving,…

�Stop statutory allocations of LGAs under unelected officials� – Senate urges FG

December 2, 2023December 2, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Senate has passed a resolution urging the Federal Government to withhold statutory allocations of local government councils being governed by unelected officials. The upper Chamber passed the resolution yesterday, after the lawmakers adopted a motion on �Urgent need to halt the erosion of democracy; the dissolution of elected councils in Benue�, at plenary yesterday, which was sponsored by Senator Abba Moro. Presenting the Motion, Moro said that democratically-elected local government councils had been dissolved by the Benue State Government, which replaced them with caretaker committees. He said, however, constituting…

Senate grants Tinubu�s request for joint Budget Session today��

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Senate has granted the request by President Bola Tinubu to hold a joint session today, for the presentation of the 2024 Budget. This is coming a day after the National Assembly, through its Secretary of Research and Information, Dr. Ali Barde Umoru, announced that the President will address the parliament today, Wednesday, November 29. Tinubu, three weeks ago, forwarded to both chambers of the National Assembly the 20224-2026 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper, (MTEF), where the sum of N26.1 trillion was proposed as the total expenditure profile…

�We�ll make electronic transmission of result mandatory� � Senate

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Senate has vowed to make it compulsory for the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), to transmit election results electronically. The Senate Committee on Electoral Matters said, yesterday, that it is working towards this improvement. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, told newsmen, that the current law does not mandate the electoral umpire to transmit results online. However, he assured that there will soon be a law which will come through the amendment of the existing law. He said, �That is one of the things that we are going to…

Israel vs. Hamas: Nigerian Senate demands ceasefire

November 8, 2023November 8, 2023 Aminu Imam

In a bid to find long-lasting solution to the Israel-Hamas crisis, the Nigerian Senate yesterday, urged the Federal Government to work with the United Nations (UN) and other countries of the world to ensure an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing war. It was gathered that the Senate also urged the Federal Government to press for a two-State solution to end the conflict, in which thousands, including women, children and aid workers had been killed. This is followed by a Motion sponsored by Senator Adamu Aliero, of Kebbi State, and co-sponsored…

Senate approves N2.17tr 2023 supplementary budget

November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu�s N2.3 trillion supplementary budget for the 2023 fiscal year. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the approval yesterday, after putting the report to a voice vote by Senators after a third reading. This was a sequel to the adoption and debate of the report of the Senate Committee on Appropriations during yesterday�s plenary. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Adeola Olamilekan, had laid the committee�s report, which was adopted and debated before Akpabio, put it to voice vote and the Senators across party…

Tinubu to present 2024 Appropriation Bill to National Assembly in Nov. – Senate�

October 27, 2023October 27, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Senate has revealed that President Bola Tinubu, would present the 2024 appropriation bill to the National Assembly in November for consideration and passage before the end of the year. Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Solomon Adeola, disclosed this in Abuja during an interview with newsmen after the inaugural meeting of his committee. Adeola, who represents Ogun-West senatorial district, said the National Assembly expected the federal government to present the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy (MTEF-FSP) next week for scrutiny. He also hinted that his committee had invited…