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Senate Extends Implementation Deadline for 2023 Budget and Supplementary Appropriations Act Until December

A Effanga - June 28, 2024

The Senate has decided to extend the implementation period of key budgetary allocations after thorough consideration and majority support. On Thursday, the upper legislative chamber extended the implementation deadline for the capital component of the 2023 budget until December...

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“Senate Likely to Approve New Aircraft for Tinubu and Shettima to Prevent Potential Plane Incidents, Akpabio Suggests”

A Effanga - June 28, 2024

Senate President Godwill Akpabio emphasized during Thursday's plenary that Nigeria's 10th National Assembly is determined to prevent tragic incidents like the recent plane crashes that claimed the lives of Iran's President and Malawi's Vice President due to faulty aircraft....

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El-Rufai Visits Kwankwaso Days After Similar One To Buhari

Chinonso Okafor - June 28, 2024

A former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, recently hosted Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 elections. This meeting took place at El-Rufai's residence in Abuja. This event...

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Crackdown on Bandits in Delta by Security Agencies, States Bureau Chief

Abbah Umar - June 28, 2024

Within the last year of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration, the Delta State Government, in collaboration with the State Command of the Nigerian Police and other security agencies, has achieved significant progress in enhancing security. This effort has resulted in...

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RUN clarifies Akpabio did not request purchase of presidential jets

Mfon Ekanem - June 28, 2024

Amidst the controversy surrounding the purchase of new Presidential Jets, Rising-Up for a United Nigeria (RUN), a prominent civil rights group, has labeled as misleading and frivolous the insinuations that Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, pushed for the acquisition...

Governance

2023 Budget : NASS mulls extension of Capital Component implementation …holds emergency sessions on Thursday

A Effanga - June 26, 2024

...we are considering wide range of issues - Senate 's spokesman Both the Senate and the House of Representatives have slated Thursday this week for emergency sessions , geared towards extending the implemention period for the capital component of N21.83trillion...

Governance

First Anniversary of Nigeria’s 10th Senate Through a Reporter’s Lens

A Effanga - June 25, 2024

As Nigeria's 10th Senate, under the stewardship of Godswill Akpabio, marks its first anniversary, it is an opportune moment to reflect on the achievements, challenges, controversies, and overall impact of this legislative body. It is a significant milestone under...

Governance

Abiodun Chosen as Chairman of Southern Governors Forum

Abbah Umar - June 24, 2024

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has been elected Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum while Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, emerged Vice Chairman. This was after a meeting of the Southern Governors Forum in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday. The meeting,...

Governance

“Southern Governors Convene in Ogun State for Key Summit”

Abbah Umar - June 24, 2024

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State warmly welcomed twelve distinguished Southern governors to the grandeur of the state’s presidential lodge in Abeokuta on a significant Monday afternoon. The gathering included notable figures such as Godwin Obaseki from Edo State,...

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“Atiku’s Presidential Aspirations Unlikely: Calls for His Removal from Political Arena”

Mfon Ekanem - June 24, 2024

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, finds himself embroiled in a heated political discourse, with assertions from the Disciples of Jagaban (DOJ), a group known for its allegiance to President Bola Tinubu, asserting unequivocally that Atiku's presidential aspirations...

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