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No Obstacle Too Great for Nigeria to Overcome -Deputy Speaker, Kalu
The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has said that Nigeria can overcome its challenges through more focused legislative action, executive commitment, and citizen engagement.
Kalu made this…
NASS Approve NEPAD 2025 Budget Performance, Demand Clarification on Fund Releases, Compliance Gaps
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Cooperation and Integration in Africa/NEPAD has approved the 2025 budget performance of the NEPAD Agency, following extensive scrutiny of its financial records and implementation claims.
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Senate Rejects Special Duties Ministry’s 2026 Budget, Demands Inclusion of National Honours Funding
The Senate Committee on Special Duties has rejected the 2026 budget proposal of the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, describing the allocation as embarrassingly inadequate for a ministry with…
NASS Joint Committee Rejects Proposed Nigerian Air Force Budget, Seeks Review
The Joint Committee on Air Force has rejected the proposed budget of the Nigerian Air Force, citing its inadequacy to effectively sustain the level of firepower required to combat insurgency across the country at this critical time.
The…
2026 Budget: Senate Pushes for Increased Funding to Combat Human Trafficking, Support Persons with…
The Senate Committee on Special Duties on Tuesday demanded increased funding for key social protection agencies, raising concerns over rising human trafficking cases, inadequate disability data, and poor welfare support for senior citizens.…
ICPC Chairman Appeals to Senate for Increased Funding
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, has appealed to the Nigerian Senate to significantly increase the commission’s budgetary allocation, warning that…
2025 budget: Blame Finance Ministers, AGoF for collapsed economy, health, other sectors -CSO
A leading pro democracy and civil society organization in Nigeria, on Tuesday, came hard on the Nigerian Minister of Finance, Mr. Wale Edun, his Minister of State, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite and the Accountant-General of the Federation…
2026 2026 Budget: Trade and Investment Ministry Proposes ₦2.72bn Capital Allocation
The Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment has proposed a capital allocation of ₦2.72 billion for the 2026 fiscal year, as the Minister, Mrs. Jumoke Oduwole, appeared before the Senate Committee on Trade and Investment for the…
Peter Obi, CSOs Protest at National Assembly Over Removal of Electronic Transmission of Votes from…
Civil Society Organisations (CSO) and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi on Monday stormed the National Assembly to protest against the plan of the Senate to expunge electronic transmission of votes in…
Electronic Voting: Akpabio Tackles PLAC’s Clement Nwankwo, Says EU Cannot Dictate for NASS
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio on Sunday squared up to the Executive Director of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), Mr, Clement Nwankwo over the latter’s criticism of the Senate’s handling of the amendment…