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We will prioritise resettlement, agriculture in FCT area councils — Reps

Beloved JohnDecember 7, 20234 min

The committee says it is fully aware of its mandate, which includes focusing on the area councils to catch up with the rest of the federal capital in terms of development The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils and Auxiliary Matters says it will prioritise resettlement schemes, agriculture, and development across the area councils. The committee chairman, Agbedi Yeitiemone Fredrick (PDP, Bayelsa), disclosed this at the committee’s inauguration on Wednesday,...

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2024 budget deficit will be funded by new N7.83 trillion loan

Beloved JohnNovember 30, 20231 min

The President said new borrowings are inevitable to fund the budget deficit in keeping with the trend before he assumed office The N9.18 trillion deficit for the proposed 2024 budget will be financed using a N7.83 trillion fresh loan to be taken by the federal government, says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The federal government will also use multilateral and bilateral loans secured for specific projects and privatisation proceeds of N22 billion to fund the...

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FOR THE RECORD: My 2024 budget lays foundation for greater Nigeria – Tinubu

Op-ed EditorNovember 30, 20239 min

President Tinubu says his first (2024) budget promises to be the foundation for the reforms he plans to take Nigeria to greatness In furtherance of my sacred duties and obligations as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it is my honour to be here today to present my administration’s 2024 Budget Proposal to this Joint Session of the 10th National Assembly. This moment is especially profound and significant to me because it is...

National Assembly Politics

2024 Budget: Student loan scheme to commence January

Beloved JohnNovember 30, 20231 min

The much-anticipated student loan scheme has now received budgetary allocation to ensure commencement next year President Bola Tinubu has said the student loan scheme will become operational by January 2024. He disclosed this on Wednesday during the presentation of the 2024 Appropriation Bill at the National Assembly in Abuja. According to him, the scheme is a sustainable model for funding tertiary education, and increasing citizen’s access to higher education. Describing the budget as the Renewed...

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MTEF/FSP: As Tinubu takes the baton from Buhari

Elizabeth AtimeOctober 29, 20234 min

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will present his first MTEF/FSP this week before the National Assembly. Before this, it is important to do an overview of the impact of these policy documents under the immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Apart from the yearly budgets that spell out in clear terms the economic projections of an administration for the economy, the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) provide details of the historical...

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10th NASS: Meet Chairpersons of Senate Standing Committees (South South)

Sharon EboesomiSeptember 1, 20237 min

In this edition of our spotlight on Chairpersons of the various Senate Standing Committees, we delve into the political background and legislative experiences of the 5 Senators from the South-South geo-political zone leading Committees. SOUTH SOUTH 1. Senator Seriake Dickson (PDP, Bayelsa West) Senator Seriake Dickson is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ecology and Climate Change. A former police officer, he went on to study and practice law, leading him...

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10TH NASS: See 55 House Standing Committees chaired by Opposition Reps

Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqAugust 30, 202312 min

Forty-one percent (41%) of the total Standing Committees in Nigeria’s Tenth House of Representatives recently constituted, are chaired by members of the eight opposition parties in the Green Chamber. In this piece, we highlight the 55 Committees chaired by opposition lawmakers and their leadership/parties. READ ALSO: 10th NASS: Composition of the House of Reps Standing Committees Nigeria’s House of Representatives is currently on recess. Shortly before the lawmakers embarked on recess, however,...

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10TH NASS: Meet the Chairmen of the Senate Standing Committees (South East)

Sharon EboesomiAugust 24, 20236 min

In the recent constitution of Standing Committees in the Tenth Senate, six of the fifteen Senators from the South East geo-political zone were appointed Chairmen of some key committees. In this piece, we examine the background and legislative experience of these lawmakers. READ ALSO: Opposition Senators chair Power, Health, Niger Delta as Akpabio announces Committees The Red Chamber, shortly before adjourning for recess on 8th August, set up forty-six (42)...

House of Representatives National Assembly Politics

One month after Reps Speakership loss, what’s next for Ahmed Wase?

Gaddafi IbrahimJuly 10, 20236 min

A ‘yoke’ in Nigeria’s National Assembly appears to be affecting former Presiding Officers of either Chamber who return to parliament. OrderPaper Nigeria’s Gaddafi Tanko examines the possibility of Ahmed Wase breaking this proverbial yoke in this piece. READ ALSO: Twists and Turns: Abbas and Kalu’s journey to becoming Presiding Officers The elections for Presiding Officers of the National Assembly may have come and gone but the spotlight is not totally off some...

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Female Rep emerges Deputy Chief Whip as Reps announce Principal Officers

Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqJuly 4, 20232 min

Adewumi Oriyomi Onanuga is a second-term Member of the House of Representatives representing Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency. She takes over from ex-Rep, Nkeiruka Onyejocha of Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency, Abia State who held the position in the Ninth Assembly. READ ALSO: As 10th NASS resumes, ten issues that should top the agenda The hopes of Nigerian women being represented in the leadership of the National Assembly got a boost on Tuesday,...

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