Tag: SUVs

‘FG budgets nearly ₦1tr for empowerment, SUVs amid rising borrowing pressure’ – Report

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FG budgets for SUVs

The Federal Government has earmarked ₦962.83bn for the procurement of Sport Utility Vehicles and empowerment projects in the 2026 Appropriation Act, an amount that exceeds the combined allocations to seven key federal ministries, according to a review of the Budget by civic technology organisation, Tracka. In its analysis of the 2026 Federal Government budget, Tracka said the allocation comprised ₦15.13bn for the procurement of 39 SUVs and ₦947.70bn for 2,579 empowerment projects, bringing the total to ₦962.83bn. The civic organisation noted that the amount surpassed the combined N960.27bn appropriated to…

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Court voids ₦110bn SUVs, allowance schemes spending for NASS members

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Court voids NASS

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared unlawful the 10th National Assembly’s controversial ₦110 billion vehicle and allowance schemes, ruling that the spending of ₦40bn on 465 vehicles for lawmakers and ₦70bn in support allowances for newly elected members breached procurement laws, constitutional obligations, and the public trust. The court also ordered the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “to ensure that all future procurements or expenditure of public funds by the National Assembly comply strictly with due process requirements and…

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Delta Gov. donates 65 SUVs to royal fathers

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Delta Gov.donates SUVs

Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori, of Delta State, has donated 65 new Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to traditional rulers in the state for their critical role in ensuring good governance. Oborevwori, who described the traditional institution as “a tool for service”, for guardians of peace and stability, presented the cars to the royal fathers at the Government House, Asaba. The vehicles included 60 new Prado Jeeps and five Land Cruisers. According to the governor, the gesture underscored the centrality of the traditional institution in governance. He described the event as “a very…

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“Nigerian PhD holders’ll need 85yrs of savings to afford lawmakers SUVs” – Peter Obi

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Obi on SUVs

Labour Party (LP)s presidential candidate in the last general election, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the exorbitant cost of governance in Nigeria. Obi, in a series of Xs post on Friday, who said the reckless spending in the government is responsible decline in the standards of our university education, highlighted that an average PhD holder would have to save for years to afford the N160 million SUVs driven by lawmakers. He lamented that while a Grade-2 lecturer might earn just N150,000 per month, an average lawmaker takes home…

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Kano: Lawmakers purchases 41 exotic SUVs worth N2.6bn

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Kano SUVs

Kano State Government has confirmed that it purchased 41 exotic sports utility vehicles, (SUVs), for members of the State House of Assembly. The purchased SUVs are valued at N68 million each. The Governors Chief of Staff, Shehu Wada Sagagi, who confirmed the purchase said the lawmakers are entitled to sound working vehicles. He also confirmed that the lawmakers have already taken possession of the SUVs, totalling about N2.6 billion. He stated that the Governor, having considered the economic situation, directed that the contractor be made to understand the need to…

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