Sharon Eboesomi, Author at Parliament Reports

POTHOLES: Senate demands nationwide road rehabilitation

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 13, 20256 min

Despite the Federal Government’s approval of ₦4.2 trillion for dilapidated roads, Nigeria’s roads remain death traps littered with potholes. The senate has urged the federal government to prioritise the rehabilitation of the nation’s deteriorating road infrastructure. This is as it urged the government to emphasise the necessity of extending the renewed hope super Highway road project to the north-east region to ensure its full integration into the country’s economic activities. These resolutions were adopted during...

Senate

SHOCKING: Audit exposes missing rifles in police command

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 12, 20254 min

Reports referenced earlier findings that, as of December 2018, a staggering 178,459 firearms had gone missing, including 88,078 AK-47 rifles. A recent investigation by the Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC) has revealed that 3,907 firearms, including a significant number of AK-47 rifles, are missing from police commands and formations across Nigeria. The discovery was made following an audit conducted by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation on the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The...

Senate

IGP Egbetokun bows to pressure, escapes arrest warrant

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 12, 20255 min

Egbetokun explained that his inability to attend previous sessions was due to conflicting security commitments. The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has finally honored the Senate’s summons after repeated invitations and warnings of possible arrest for non-compliance. Egbetokun appeared before the Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC) on Tuesday, explaining that his inability to attend previous sessions was due to conflicting security commitments. Senate’s warning on legislative oversight Last week, the Chairman of SPAC, Senator...

Senate

2025 Budget: Senate targets passage by February 13

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 12, 20251 min

The National Assembly had earlier missed its initial January 31st deadline for passage of the 2025 budget. The Senate has announced plans to pass the 2025 Appropriation Bill on or before February 13, 2025. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio made this known during Tuesday’s plenary, emphasising the need for swift action. He stated, “We need to finish quickly to go and brush up the budget for possible presentation tomorrow or next.” READ ALSO:...

Senate

France: Senate to probe destabilisation claim by Niger

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 7, 20254 min

Tchiani had accused the Nigerian government of supporting a terrorist group in collusion with France The senate has resolved to investigate allegations made by the Head of State of Niger Republic, Brig. Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, accusing Nigeria of conspiring with France to destabilise Niger through a newly identified militia group known as Lakurawa. This followed a motion by the chairman of the senate committee on national security and intelligence, Shehu Buba (APC, Bauchi South) during...

Senate

OML 18: Senate orders probe into oil spill, fire outbreak

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 6, 20257 min

OML 18 has a production capacity of over 50,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd). It also has significant gas reserves, contributing to Nigeria’s domestic gas supply and export markets. The senate has called on the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) to immediately investigate the cause of the fire outbreak and oil spill from Manifold Well 8/ BUG 008 in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 18, Bukuma (Agum) in Rivers State. This is...

Senate

Political Shake-up: Drama as Nwoko dumps PDP, joins APC

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 5, 202517 min

Amid the heated debate, Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi Central) appeared to concede defeat, breaking into song and sarcastically chanting, “Carry am go, carry am go!” The Senate has officially announced the defection of Sen. Ned Nwoko (Delta north) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), following his recent resignation from the opposition party. His defection letter was read on the Senate floor by President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill...

House of Representatives Senate

FIRS defies NASS, risks dual arrest threats from Senate and House

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 5, 20254 min

The FIRS having repeatedly ignored invitations, now faces the threat of arrest warrants from both chambers of the National Assembly. In a bold move to enforce accountability, the Senate, through its Public Accounts Committee (SPAC), has issued a final warning to top government officials who have repeatedly ignored invitations to clarify audit queries. The committee is now considering issuing warrants of arrest against the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji; the...

Senate

Akpabio shuffles committees as Kalu gets chair of south-east commission

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 4, 20253 min

Prior to the appointment, Akpabio had mentioned that President Bola Tinubu had just assented to some bills establishing the regional development commissions. The Senate has appointed Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu (APC, Abia north) as chairman of the newly established South East Development Commission (SEDC) committee while Sen. Ken Eze (APC, Ebonyi Central) was appointed as the vice chairman. The announcement was made by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, during Tuesday’s plenary. Prior to...

National Assembly Politics

FIRS, TETFUND, BOI, 11 others risk arrest for NASS snub

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 3, 20253 min

These agencies, said to be notorious for snubbing the national assembly, may get arrest warrants if they fail to respond by Thursday The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Bank of Industry (BOI), and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) are prominent among a list of federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that risk being issued with warrant of arrests over consistent snub of the national assembly. Others are the Office of the Accountant General of...

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