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Lagos HoS seeks harmonious relationship with House of Assembly
Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Bode Agoro, on Wednesday, hosted the House Committee Chairman on Establishments and Training, Hon. Oladele Ajayi and Members of the Committee towards strengthening the relationship between the Office of the Head of Service and the Lagos State House of Assembly.
PDP calls for independent investigation into alleged budget padding
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has called for an independent investigation on the alleged N3.7 trillion budget padding by the National Assembly.
Hasten Edu’s probe, Reps charge Federal Government
House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to put on hold the alleged idea of a new steering committee board under the ministry of finance to oversee the social investment programmes as it contravenes the extant law which positions the implementing agency and activities in the ministry of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation.
Senator Tokunbo Abiru emerges as Chairman Southern Senators’ Forum
The Chairman, Senate committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Distinguished Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA (Lagos East), has emerged as the Chairman, Southern Senators’ Forum. 54 Senators from the 17 Southern states unanimously elected Senator Abiru as their Chairman.
Akpabio meets President Tinubu after Ningi’s suspension
The President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, met with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa after the suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi, in the company of the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin.
Rowdy session in Senate over N500m ‘palliatives’ for ranking Senators
The Senate, the nation’s upper chamber was thrown into rowdy session on Tuesday after information emerged that ranking senators got N500 million each as palliatives for their constituency.
Reps to restrain banks from holding customers’ reversed funds
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, mandated the Central Bank of Nigeria to restrain commercial banks from holding reversed funds of customers beyond the timeline stipulated by the apex bank.
Alleged N3.7tn Budget Padding: Senate suspends Ningi for 3 months
For claiming that the 2024 Budget was padded to the tune of N3.7 trillion, Senator Abdul Ningi, a member of the Peoples’ Democratic Party and Chairman, Senate Committee on Population, representing Bauchi Central has been suspended for three months by the Upper Legislative Chamber.
Senate inaugurates ad-hoc committee to probe Buhari’s Ways and Means withdrawals
The Senate has inaugurated an ad-hoc committee to probe the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari over the N30 trillion Ways and Means Advances from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Senator Ningi must be charged with criminal misinformation — Jimoh Ibrahim
A member of the Appropriation Committee in the Senate, Jimoh Ibrahim, has asked the Federal Government to charge Senator Abdul Ningi to court for criminal misinformation and breach of peace in the National Assembly and the country by extension.