Tag Archives: National Assembly

NASS Expenditure On Travels, Meals, Generators A Call For Restructuring-Analysts    Having remained a one-liner document shrouded in secrecy for many years, details of the Budget of Nigerian National Assembly goes into public domains this year and while many feel the expenses are outrageous, others see it as a call for political restructuring, writes TAYO OLANIPEKUN.    Some of the …

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Senegalese lawmakers, who are divided between a 150-seat NationalAssembly and a 100-seat senate, voted to do away with the Senate, passing alaw, which dissolves the institution in order to save an estimated $15 million. Minister of Justice Aminata Toure explained that the suppressionon Tuesday of the Senate is intended to curb government spending, and wouldprovide the cash needed to help …

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2017 Budget: Presidency, National Assembly working together The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang said the Presidency and National Assembly are all working together to ensure the consideration of measures laid before the legislature by President Muhammed Buhari, including the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper. Senator Enang disclosed this …

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  Dayo Emmanuel   A report has revealed that a total of N1,354,132,400,000.00 was allegedly embezzled from the Nigerian coffers since the advent of democracy in 1999. The report, a product of in-depth research published in a document titled, “Justice or Impunity? High profile corruption cases crawling or gone to sleep,” by Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, gave the alarming figure allegedly …

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Pastor Tunde Bakare opposes sale of national assets Dayo Emmanuel   While the debate on possible sales of national assets to help the nation out of recession continues, one Nigerian opposed to the proposal is Lagos Pastor and Activist, Dr. Tunde Bakare. Bakare in his sermon today at his Later Rain Assembly, Lagos, said “Some people are saying they want …

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The Federal Government said, yesterday, that procurement procedure and low revenue were responsible for the delay in capital releases to service the 2016 Budget. The Minister of Budget and Planning, Senator   Udoma Udoma, disclosed this, in Abuja, while briefing the Sen. Danjuma Goje-led   Senate Committee on Appropriations, on the  2016 budget implementation. He lamented the level of performance …

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After months of deliberations, the Nigerian Senate has passed the 2016 Federal budget Wednesday. There have been series of controversies over the budget since it was sent to the Senate by the Executive arm of government. One of the confusing factors was hinged on allegations made against President Muhammadu Buhari and his Special Adviser for National Assembly Matters (Senate) Ita …

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