Senate

The Senate on Saturday demanded speedy completion of the renovation of the National Assembly Complex being handled by Visible Complex Nigeria Limited. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory, Senator Smart Adeyemi…

The Senate Committee on Appropriations will on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, lay reports on the N20.5tn budgetary proposals for next year presented to the National Assembly by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) last…

The Senate Committee on Works and Housing on Wednesday commended the Federal Government for the ongoing massive construction of roads and housing across the country. The Committee made the commendation during a separate 2023 budget…

The Senate Committee on Power has summoned Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, over N147 billion included in the capital project of the Ministry of Power. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Gabriel Suswam, who invited the Minister…

The acting Accountant General of the Federation, Okolieboh Sylva, has come under fire over alleged “unremitted” charges deducted from Remitta payment platform into the Federation Account. The acting Accountant General came under scrutiny…

The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts has confirmed the allegation by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), that some committees of the National Assembly are passing budgets for ministries, departments…

Senate Chief Whip Orji Kalu said there was a need to focus government spending on the manufacturing sector as against the current practice where the largest chunk of the country’s appropriation goes into consumption. Earlier in the week,…

The Senate has passed for second reading the N607.962bn 2022 budget by the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The appropriation bill was passed on Wednesday after several objections over the lateness of the presentation of the 2022…

The 2023 Appropriation Bill on Wednesday scaled second reading in the Senate. This followed the presentation of the lead debate by the sponsor and Senate Leader, Ibrahim Gobir at plenary. Leading the debate on the general principles…

All senators deserve to receive national awards from President Muhammadu Buhari, says Senate President Ahmad Lawan. “The number of recipients from the senate this time is the highest. Every senator deserves the award,” he noted. “We…