The war between the duo seems to know no end as Ireti slams Wike over allegations of sponsoring anti-government protests. Senator Ireti Kingibe (LP, FCT) has slammed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for claiming that security agencies have identified a senator as one of the sponsors of the anti-government protests. Senator Kingibe took to her X handle early on Friday to respond to the claims and warned that she will...
A move by representatives to donate 50% of their salaries in response to the nationwide protest appears to be no more than window dressing Members of the House of Representatives have announced a 50% cut off their salaries for the next 6 months. This decision comes as immediate response to the nationwide hunger protest. It also comes just in the nick of time as inflation and cost of living are on a sharp rise leaving...
Reps staged a walkout over approval for CBN to lend more money to government as 2024 budget is amended again Opposition Reps stage walkout over raise of ways and means threshold The emergency session at the House of Representatives called yesterday turned rodwy as some opposition lawmakers staged a walkout from the green chamber over the increment of the controversial Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ways and means lending to the Federal Government by 10%....
Appeal to protesters to halt action, another amendment to the 2024 budget and an increase in CBN’s lending to the government are the issues addressed in the Senate yesterday Senate makes another amendment on 2024 appropriation The senate has passed a bill seeking to amend the long title and certain other clauses of the 2024 appropriation law. In a lead debate, leader of the senate, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central) noted that after critical...
Despite objection by some lawmakers in the House of Representatives, both the Senate and House okayed a raise to 10% in Ways and Means by the CBN to Federal government The House of Representatives and Senate has both resolved to increase the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s advances to the Federal Government from five percent to a maximum of ten percent. This was a major outcome of the emergency plenary session held on Wednesday by...
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