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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
The House described the directive as timely and commendable considering complaints by Nigerians about hospitals that refuse treatment of victims of gunshot, and robbery, who do not present police reports. The House of Representatives has commended the office of the Inspector-General of Police for its recent directive to all police formations and commands on the compulsory adherence to the Treatment and Care of Victims of Gunshot Act 2017. This even it urged the Nigeria Police...
The recommendations of designated standing committees will determine how the Senate will consider MTEF as the pre-budget document is expected to arrive at the National Assembly this week. The Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) is a multi-year public expenditure plan upon which the budget for a three-year period is set. It is the duty of the national assembly to approve the budget but it must first consider and approve the MTEF presented by the executive. The...
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