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LIFE SERVICE: Legislative agenda, road rehabilitation… NASS’ focus this week

Kauthar KhaleelNovember 7, 20233 min

With legislative work on the 2023 Supplementary Budget dusted, OrdePaper’s Legislative Intelligence Forecast (LIFE) Service by Kauthar Anumba Khaleel, briefly highlights issues the National Assembly will take action on this week. Foremost among the activities of The House of Representatives, this week will be the consideration of the reports of the Ad-hoc Committee on Legislative Agenda and the Ad-hoc Committee on the Review of Standing Orders of the House of Representatives. Recall that these reports...

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Appeal court sacks senate minority whip, Sen. Nwokocha

Kauthar KhaleelNovember 5, 20232 min

Nwokocha is the fourth Senator to be sacked by the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has sacked the Senate Minority Chief Whip, Darlington Nwokocha, (LP, Abia Central). This is even as it affirmed the victory of Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe (PDP, Cross River North) and Rep. Ginger Onwusibe (LP, Abia) respectively, in the National Assembly election held on 25 February. The Appeal Court on Saturday, declared Augustine Akobundu of the Peoples Democratic...

Commit to the safety of journalists – MRA to Tinubu

Kauthar KhaleelNovember 4, 20233 min

The organisation called on Tinubu to establish a national mechanism for ensuring the safety of journalists and ending impunity for crimes against journalists. The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to make a clear commitment to ensure the safety of journalists in Nigeria and bring an end to impunity for crimes against journalists. The organisation also urged that government officials and non-state actors, who are found attacking journalists be appropriately...

We have sufficient stock of naira notes – CBN

Kauthar KhaleelNovember 4, 20232 min

The spokespersons said the seeming scarcity of naira notes is largely due to high volume withdrawals from its branches by Deposit Money Banks and panic withdrawals by customers from the ATMs. A The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dismissed reports of insufficient stock of currency notes in the country. This follows recent complaints of cash shortages at banks and Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in major Nigerian cities. A statement issued by the Director, Corporate...

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Reps summon CBN, DISCOS, others over $321m loans for power projects

Elizabeth AtimeNovember 3, 20234 min

The House Public Accounts Committee received a petition on the lack of judicious use of the funds provided to the DISCOs by the CBN for power projects . The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) over $321 million and N18.2 billion in loans for the accelerated transmission distribution interface, lines, and substation projects. They are expected to appear before the...

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Reps pledge to monitor proper utilisation of funds from donor agencies

Elizabeth AtimeNovember 3, 20232 min

Rep. Bagos said the committee will host a retreat that will bring together major stakeholders in STIs to synergise on tapping the vast STI potentials for economic diversification and national development. The House of Representatives has pledged to monitor and ensure the proper utilisation of funds from international partners and other donor agencies for the development of science and technology in the country. Chairman of the House Committee on Science and Technology, Rep. Dachung Bagos...

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Reps vow to recover $30bn accrued bonuses by multinational oil companiess

Elizabeth AtimeNovember 3, 20232 min

Rep. Kuye lamented that Nigeria bled revenue of over USD 30 billion in signature bonuses, reserve values, and assignment fees of 43 oil blocks where merging oil companies operate. The House of Representatives has vowed to probe and recover over $30 billion in accrued fees and bonuses from mergers of multinational oil companies. This followed the adoption of a motion moved by Rep. Ademorin Kuye (APC, Lagos) at plenary on Wednesday. Debating the motion, Kuye...

Senate

Senate to probe dwindling revenue derivables from solid minerals

Sharon EboesomiNovember 3, 20235 min

The Senate called for a halt to further privatisation of mining assets until its committee on solid minerals concludes the investigation. The Senate has mandated its Committee on Solid Minerals Development to investigate the immediate and remote causes of dwindling revenue derivable from solid minerals development in the country. It also called for a review of all the BPE privatisation or commercialisation programmes of all mining and mineral resources-related programmes from 1999 to date and...

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NASS pass N2.17trn 2023 Supplementary Budget, remove N5bn for yacht

NewsroomNovember 2, 20233 min

The Reps Appropriations Committee Chairman said the N5bn provision for the presidential yacht in the supplementary budget was removed, and allocation for student loans increased by the same sum. The National Assembly has passed the N2.18 trillion 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Bill forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu. Before the passage of the bill, the Senate adopted both reports of the sittings of both chambers on the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Bill which was presented by...

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Breaking: Senate swears in Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan

Sharon EboesomiNovember 2, 20231 min

The Appellate Court upheld the Election Tribunal’s earlier judgment that ruled Akpoti-Uduaghan winner of the election. Barr. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been sworn to represent Kogi Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly. She was sworn in on Thursday, during Senate plenary. Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), becomes the first female Senator from Kogi State. Recall that on Tuesday, the Appeal Court in Abuja declared Akpoti-Uduaghan the winner of the Kogi Central Senatorial Election held earlier in...

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