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Tinubu requests Senate approval to borrow $7.8 billion, €100 million

Sharon EboesomiNovember 1, 20232 min

The President noted that the projects and programmes borrowing plan were selected based on positive technical economic evaluations. President Bola Tinubu has sought the Senate’s approval of the 2022-2024 external borrowing plan to enable expeditious project implementation. This is coming barely 24 hours after Tinubu requested the approval of the N2.18 trillion Supplementary budget. The request was contained in a letter read during the plenary by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday. The letter...

Senate

Senate confirms Chira as AuGF, others as INEC RECs

Sharon EboesomiNovember 1, 20233 min

The Deputy Senate President assured the new AuGF that the issue of funding of the Auditor-General’s office will be addressed in the MTEF. The Senate has screened and confirmed the appointment of Shaakaa K. Chira as Auditor General for the Federation (AuGF). It also confirmed the appointment of Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Recall that President Bola Tinubu on 20 October, approved the appointment of Mr. Shaakaa Chira as...

House of Representatives

Reps demand justice for slain corps member in Kaduna

Elizabeth AtimeOctober 31, 20232 min

Rep. Lar warned that if nothing is done to stop the continuous attacks, rape, and murder of young girls and women, it would render the country unsafe to live. The House of Representatives has demanded justice for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Chalya Grace Silas, who was murdered in Kaduna State. The House also urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to ensure the speedy delivery of justice in the case and bring...

House of Representatives

Reps to investigate BPE activities under Buhari’s tenure

Elizabeth AtimeOctober 31, 20232 min

The motion sponsor worried that the Geregu Power Plant may never be upgraded to a combined cycle since BPE has removed the Public Enterprises from Post Privatization Monitoring. The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the activities of the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) in the privatisation and commercialisation of Public Enterprises from 2019–2023. The resolution is contained in a motion sponsored by Rep. Hassan Shehu Hussain (NNPP, Kano) at Tuesday’s plenary. Debating the...

Senate

Senate receives 2024-2026 MTEF/FSP for approval

Sharon EboesomiOctober 31, 20232 min

Tinubu urged the Senate to grant the MTEF/FSP approval to finalise the 2024 budget. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has transmitted the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) to the Senate for approval. The documents were accompanied by a letter that was read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio at Tuesday’s plenary. The letter reads, “I am pleased to submit the 2024 – 2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF and...

House of Representatives

Reps summon Edu over distribution of N1tn cash transfer programme

Elizabeth AtimeOctober 31, 20232 min

The motion sponsor said the lack of transparency in the implementation of the previous Conditional Cash Transfer Programmes was fraught with fraud, as funds intended for vulnerable people were misappropriated by individuals. The House of Representatives has invited the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betty Edu, to provide a detailed policy document adopted in the allocation and distribution of N1 trillion Conditional Cash Transfer to 15 million households in Nigeria to ensure transparency...

House of Representatives Senate

NASS pass N2.17tr Supplementary budget, receive MTEF

NewsroomOctober 31, 20233 min

In passing the supplementary budget, the lawmakers urged President Tinubu to give priority to the security, agriculture, and infrastructure sectors in the implementation. The 2023 supplementary budget received expeditious passage in the Senate and the House of Representatives. The proposed N2.17 trillion 2023 supplementary Budget scaled through second reading in both chambers of the National Assembly following receipt of a letter from President Bola Tinubu seeking consideration and approval of the proposal. President Tinubu also...

Senate

Appeal Court sacks Ohere, Natasha Akpoti Kogi Central Senator

Sharon EboesomiOctober 31, 20231 min

The Court threw out the appeal filed by Ohere for lacking in merit. The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, has affirmed Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan (PDP) as the winner of the Kogi Central Senatorial Election conducted earlier in February. The court on Tuesday, dismissed the appeal filed by Senator Abubakar Sadiku Ohere (APC, Kogi Central) for lacking in merit. Recall that in September, the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal in Lokoja had nullified the victory...

House of Representatives Senate

MTEF, 2023 census, federal roads, priority issues in NASS this week

Kauthar KhaleelOctober 31, 20233 min

As October ends, Nigerians anticipate commencement of legislative work on the 2024 Budget Estimates given the new budget cycle. In keeping with its commitment to close the gap between citizens and the parliament, OrderPaper’s Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) Service by Kauthar Anumba Khaleel, gives a forecast of actions to be taken this week by the National Assembly. The Federal Government will present the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP)...

National Assembly Politics

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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