Sharon Eboesomi, Author at Parliament Reports

NUC calls for review of establishment act to improve efficiency

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 18, 20253 min

Ribadu highlighted several challenges facing universities, including inadequate funding despite consistent federal government support through budget allocations and interventions. The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, has advocated for a review of the commission’s establishment act to improve its operational efficiency. Ribadu made the call during the NUC’s 2025 budget defense before the senate committee on tertiary institutions and TetFund, chaired by Sen. Muntari Dandutse (APC, Katsina south) He said: “We...

National Assembly Politics

NASS tasks tax agency to raise N25 trillion in 2025

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 18, 20253 min

The National Assembly has praised FIRS for surpassing its 2024 revenue target, hitting N21.6 trillion, and set an ambitious N25 trillion target for 2025 The National Assembly has commended the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for surpassing its 2024 revenue target. This happened on Wednesday during the budget defence of the FIRS led by its Executive Chairman, Zacch Adedeji, who stressed how the agency had surpassed its revenue collection target of N19.4 trillion to N21.6...

National Assembly Politics

NASS warns agriculture agencies over budget accountability

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 17, 20255 min

The warning was prompted by the absence of the Director General of the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service who was scheduled to present his agency’s performance review. The National Assembly joint committee on agricultural production and services has threatened to withhold allocations in the 2025 budget for agencies under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security whose officials fail to account for their 2024 budget performance and 2025 projections. The warning on was given on...

National Assembly Politics

‘2025 budget must prioritise Nigerians’ welfare’ -Akpabio

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 17, 20254 min

Akpabio emphasised the transformative power of budgets in addressing societal inequalities. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has called for the ₦49.74 trillion 2025 budget to prioritise the welfare of Nigerians, aligning with the Tinubu administration’s vision of a better future. Akpabio made this assertion on Thursday while giving his opening remarks at the stakeholders’ public hearing and interactive session on the 2025 appropriation bill. Akpabio emphasised the transformative power of budgets in addressing societal...

National Assembly Politics

Drama as senator storms out of police budget defence

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 17, 20253 min

Nwebonyi stormed out angrily, exchanging heated words with House members who jeered at him. A heated exchange unfolded in the National Assembly on Thursday during the 2025 budget defence session which reviewed the Nigeria Police’s previous budget. The session turned chaotic when Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, began outlining expenditures for constructing five zonal police headquarters. Egbetokun had barely commenced his presentation when Rep. Mark Esset interrupted, questioning why the details presented by the...

Senate

2025 Budget: Senators trade words as Ibrahim defends minister

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 15, 20256 min

Tensions escalated when Sen. Ningi began to criticise the ministry’s renewed hope housing scheme, questioning its visibility and transparency. The budget defence session of the senate committee on housing and urban development descended into heated bickering on Wednesday as senators clashed over the seeming repeated allocations for mass housing. Tensions escalated when Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi central) began to criticise the ministry’s renewed hope housing scheme, questioning its visibility and transparency. Earlier, the...

National Assembly Politics

NNPCL claims transparency champion, remits N10 trn in 2024

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 15, 20252 min

The national assembly also increased the NPA’s target to N1.75 trillion, citing untapped opportunities across its 56 revenue streams. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has declared itself the only company in Nigeria that publishes 100 percent of its account statements annually. The Group CEO, Mele Kyari, who revealed this on Wednesday while presenting the company’s budget defence at the national assembly, stressed that they remitted N10 trillion to the federation account by September...

National Assembly Politics

REGIONAL COMMISSIONS: Senate confirms Mark Okoye, Shehu Ma’aji, 30 others

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 15, 20253 min

Four weeks ago, President Bola Tinubu submitted a revised list of nominees for the governing boards of the regional development commissions to the senate for confirmation. The senate has confirmed Mark Okoye and Professor Abdullahi Shehu Ma’aji as Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers of the South-East Development Commission (SEDC) and North-West Development Commission (NWDC), respectively. These confirmations were announced during Tuesday’s plenary session, presided over by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. The...

National Assembly Politics

2025 Budget: NASS raises revenue targets for customs, NDIC

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 15, 20252 min

The national assembly has drastically increased the 2025 revenue targets for Customs to N12 trillion and N180 billion for the NDIC The national assembly, through its joint committee on finance, has significantly increased the revenue targets for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) for the 2025 fiscal year. The committee raised customs’ revenue projection from the proposed N6.5 trillion to N12 trillion. Similarly, NDIC’s revenue target was increased from...

Senate

Senate gives Julius Berger ultimatum on highway, other national projects

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 14, 20254 min

Prior to the investigative hearing, Julius Berger Nigeria sent an apology to the senate for refusing to appear before its committee on works for explanation on abandoned projects. The senate committee on works has mandated Julius Berger Plc to accelerate the completion of the Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekpene highway and other critical infrastructure projects under its jurisdiction, emphasising urgency, quality, and sustainability in delivery. This ultimatum was made during an investigative hearing on Tuesday where the committee...

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