News

Reps queries NECO for spending IGR, steps down budget defence

Leah TwakiJanuary 17, 20253 min

NECO Registrar has been asked to provide proof of 2025 budget implementation as budget defence was stepped down The National Assembly joint committee on basic education on Wednesday expressed concern over the National Examinations Council‘s (NECO) unauthorized use of internally generated revenue (IGR) from the sale of Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) registration forms. The issue came to light during a budget defence session at the national assembly complex, where NECO’s Registrar, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi,...

House of Representatives

BREAKING: Onanuga, Reps principal officer, is dead

Leah TwakiJanuary 15, 20252 min

The House of Representatives as announced the death of its deputy chief whip, Rep. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga The House of Representatives has announced the passing of the Deputy Chief Whip, Rep. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, who represented the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo north federal constituency of Ogun State. According to a statement released on Wednesday by the House Spokesperson, Rep. Akin Rotimi Jr., Rep. Onanuga passed away earlier today, January 15, 2025, following a brief illness. The statement reads...

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...

House of Representatives

2025 Budget: Reps decry poor allocation to foreign missions

Leah TwakiJanuary 15, 20254 min

The committee expressed dissatisfaction over N286 million allocated to service Nigeria’s 109 foreign missions The House of Representatives committee on foreign affairs has criticised the federal government’s envelope budgeting system, saying it is not recognised by any law in Nigeria. The committee also expressed dismay over the allocation of a mere N286 million to service Nigeria’s 109 foreign missions, describing the sum as grossly inadequate. Documents submitted by the federal ministry of foreign affairs to...

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...

House of Representatives

Reps committee threatens to scrap agencies over repeated budgets

Leah TwakiJanuary 14, 20254 min

The committee threatened to recommend the scrapping of some agencies over uncompleted projects and discrepancies in budget presentation The House of Representatives committee on science and engineering has expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of some government agencies, warning that it may recommend their scrapping if they fail to meet their mandates. The committee, chaired by Rep. Inuwa Garba (PDP Gombe), made the threaat during a budget defense session with the Director-General of the Sheda Science...

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...

Senate

Senate threatens zero allocation to information ministry if…

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 14, 20253 min

Given the critical role the information sector plays in advancing the agenda of President Tinubu, Sen. Eze noted that the committee unanimously agreed to return the proposed budget. The senate committee on information and national orientation has rejected the N8.9 billion budget proposal for the federal ministry of information and national orientation in the 2025 budget, deeming it grossly inadequate. Consequently, the committee has summoned the minister of budget and economic planning, Sen. Atiku Bagudu, for...

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