Tag: Senate

2024 N26tr Budget: Federal Govt. targets N7.8tr loan

Aminu Imam

The Senate yesterday passed the 2024 2026 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP). This followed the Senates consideration and adoption of the report of the Joint Committees on Finance, Appropriations, National Planning and Economic Affairs and Local and Foreign Debts on the MTEF/FSP. The report was presented by the Committee Chairman on Finance and Chairman of the Joint Committee, Senator Sani Musa. The Senate approved N26 trillion aggregate expenditure for 2024. The sum comprises N10.2trillion for recurrent expenditure, including personnel costs for ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs)…

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Tinubu seeks Senates approval to borrow $7.8bn, 100m

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve his administrations proposed borrowing plan of $7.8 billion and 100 million for the 2022-2024 fiscal years. Tinubus request was contained in a letter read by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on the floor of the Senate yesterday. The proposed plan seeks to obtain a total of $7.8 billion and 100 million to fund various projects and programs across all sectors of the economy, including infrastructure, agriculture, security, employment generation, and health among others. The President also revealed that the World Bank Group…

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APC loses another Senate seat as Appeal Court sacks Abbo

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Senator Ishaku Abbo representing Adamawa North

An Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, sacked Senator Elisha Abbo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Adamawa North Senatorial District. A three-member panel presided over by Justice C.E. Nwosu-Iheme, in a judgment, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a Certificate of Return to Rev. Amos Yohanna of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as validly elected lawmaker for the senatorial district. INEC had, on February 25, declared Mr Abbo as the winner of the senatorial poll. Dissatisfied with the declaration, Yohana and the PDP filed…

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Senate Adjourns plenary until July 4th

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Senate on Wednesday adjourned plenary until July 4. This followed the adoption of a motion by Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jubril.(APC-Kano) at Wednesdays plenary. Senate earlier approved a motion informing President Bola Tinubu that a quorum of the 10th Senate had been assembled and that the Presiding Officers had been elected. It also adopted a motion to write letters of congratulatory messages to the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives on their election. The letters will also notify them of the election of the…

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Senate Leadership: Presidency Clarifies VP Shettima’s remark

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Presidency on Monday made clarification on Vice-President Kashim Shettimas remarks on support forsouthern Senate President. Olusola Abiola, Director of Information, Office of the Vice-President, stated in Abuja that the vice-presidents remarks were taken out context. The vice-president met with senators campaigning for the emergence of Sen. Godswill Akpabio and Sen. Barau Jibrin to lead the 10th Senate on Sunday. Shettima said at the interactive session that the nations current political structure demanded the emergence of a southern Christian and a northern Muslim as the fairest balance to promote inclusivity…

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Uba Sani bags ‘Best Nigerian Senator’ award

Aminu Imam

Less than two years after emerging as the overall best in the Senates Top Ten Bills Productivity Index, Senator Uba Sani has just been named “overall best Senator” by Order Paper, in Abuja. The lawmaker, who is now the APC Governor-elect of Kaduna State was first declared among the Top Performers on Bills Sponsorship for North-West Geopolitical Zone under “Most Valuable Parliamentarians Hall of Fame Awards organised by OrderPaper Nigeria” in July 2022. It would be recalled that OrderPaper Nigeria, an independent organisation, is focused on monitoring the legislative activities…

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Senate extends implementation of 2022 Budget

Aminu Imam

The Senate yesterday at plenary passed two bills seeking to extend the implementation of capital components of the 2022 Appropriation bills until June 30. Senate resolution followed presentation of the two Bills, sponsored by Sen. Gobir Abdullahi (APC-Sokoto). The two sponsored Bills are: Bill for an Act to amend the 2022 Appropriation Act and Bill for an Act to amend the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act. Abdullahi, in his presentation, said the Bills seek to amend the 2022 Appropriation Act and 2022 supplementary Appropriation Act to extend the implementation year from…

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Supreme Court affirms Akpabio APC Senatorial Candidate for Akwa Ibom North

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Senate President Godswill-Akpabio

The Supreme Court on Friday restored former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godwin Akpabio as the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC for Akwa Ibom North Senatorial District. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, the Apex Court upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which in September last year granted verdict in favour of the immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. Saulawa after reviewing the arguments canvassed by Akpabio said that his appeal was meritorious and therefore was allowed. The judgement was…

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Yobe North: Again Lawan Loses as Appeal court affirms Machina APC senatorial candidate

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Court of Appeal, on Monday affirmed Bashir Machina as the authentic All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Yobe North. The appellate court, in a judgment delivered by a three-member panel led by President of the Court, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensen, dismissed Senate President Ahmed Lawans appeal as lacking in merit. Lawan, filed an appeal challenging the decision of Justice Fadimatu Aminu of the Federal High Court Damaturu. Aminu had on Sept. 28, 2022, declared Machina as winner of the primary election organised by the APC in May 2022, while Lawan…

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Senate confirms Justice Ariwoola as substantive CJN

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
CJN Olukayode Ariwoola

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The confirmation followed his screening at the plenary on Wednesday. Ariwoola, while responding to questions before his confirmation said the major challenge of the judiciary was inadequate funding of its operations. He said the judiciary must be funded, saying that judges should not been seen as begging. He urged the senate to always give expeditious approval to budgets of the judiciary to enable it discharge its duties. On allegation that some judges…

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