Senator Lawan said the implementation of the programmes contained in the NSIP Act was flawed as intended beneficiaries were left out. The Senate has passed for second reading, a bill to amend the National Social Investment Programme Agency Act (NSIPA), 2023 seeking to move the agency from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to the Presidency. The Bill is titled “A Bill for an Act to Amend the National Social Investment Programme Agency...
The Ex-clerk informed that while in PAC, he wrote about 200 reports and over 2000 recommendations none of which were considered. A former Clerk of the House of Representatives, Mr. Patrick Giwa, has revealed that reports of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly have not been considered in 25 years. Giwa, the pioneer Clerk of the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives, made this known during the inaugural meeting of...
Rep. Danbuga who died at 63, was elected to the National Assembly in April 2023, on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. The Senate on Thursday, suspended all legislative activities to mourn the late member of the House of Representatives, Rep. AbdulKadii Jelani Danbuga. The senators also observed a minute silence for the deceased, who represented Isa-Sabon Federal Constituency of Sokoto State in the House of Representatives. READ ALSO: Reps mourn colleague, Rep. Danbuga...
Before his defection to the APC, Senator Ubah was the only member of the YPP in the 10th Senate. The lawmaker representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, has left the Young Progressives Party (YPP) and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is according to a letter read by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, at Thursday’s plenary. In the letter, Senator Ubah cited inconsiderable differences with the YPP as the reason...
Senator Lawan said the girl-child deserves to grow in a world that supports, nurtures her dreams, and enables her to reach her full potential without barriers or discrimination. The lawmaker representing Yobe North Senatorial District, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has advocated for the empowerment of young girls in order to alleviate poverty and boost the development and progress of the country. Lawan averred that in order for Nigerian girls to achieve their goals, they will require...
The motion sponsor described the deadly disease as a public health risk, which may infect human beings. The Senate has called on the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), to contain the outbreak of a deadly disease affecting ginger production in Southern Kaduna State. The call sequels a motion on the “Urgent need to address the outbreak of a deadly disease affecting ginger...
Senator Musa said about 5,000 villagers have been displaced in the last three days due to insecurity. The Senate has warned that Nigeria may experience an acute food crisis should the current alarming insecurity situation in the country is not immediately checked. This is even as it called for increased military presence in Niger State. The warning came yesterday, following the adoption of a motion on the “Urgent need for the federal government to deploy...
Akpabio implored the American government to continue to play the role of big brother to the world as that is what is needed. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has advocated for increased cooperation between the United States and Nigeria. Akpabio made the call on Tuesday while addressing a delegation from the American embassy in Nigeria, led by the Chargé d’affaires, David Greene. He emphasised the important role the United States plays in spreading democracy...
Senator Nwoko averred that oil theft in Nigeria thrives owing to alleged collaboration between security forces, militia groups, locals, and certain employees of oil companies, who employ sophisticated methods to steal oil from facilities. Worried about incessant acts of crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region, and its effects on the nation’s economy the Senate has called for a holistic investigation into sophisticated methods employed by crude oil thieves in their operations. The call...
Under the Akwa-Ibom Life Pension law, former Governors are entitled to N200 million annually, two official cars, domestic staff worth N5 million monthly, state-sponsored annual medical service of N100 million, and five-bedroom mansions in Abuja and Akwa-Ibom. A lawsuit has been filed against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and nine other former Governors in the 10th Senate by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), for allegedly collecting salaries and pensions as Ex-Governors. Joined in...
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