Chairman of Southern Senators Forum, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele has predicted that year 2022 will spring forth abundance and prosperity for the people of Nigeria. The Southern Senators Forum in a new year message signed by Senator Bamidele urged all Nigerians to continue to have faith in God and be rest assured that whatever that is currently difficult will definitely be solved. He said Nigeria could only savour the expected economic prosperity and gains when unity is guaranteed and security of lives and property is assured for rapid investment. He added that God did not create human being for hardship because…
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja signed into law the 2022 Appropriation Bill and the 2021 Finance Bill. The President signed the documents in the Presidential Villa in the presence of Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and other members of the Federal Executive Council.The President’s is in keeping with the tradition of restoring a predictable January to December fiscal year, as provided for in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Speaking at the event, the President said the 2022 Budget, just signed into law, provides for aggregate expenditures of N17.127…
By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse The senator representing Jigawa Northwest senatorial district, Senator Dalladi Abdullahi Sankara has donated 12 cars and N12 million cash to the Jigawa state chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Commenting on the gifts, the APC chairman of the state chapter Hon Aminu Ahmed commended the senator for various projects he brought to his constituency of Jigawa Northwest Senatorial district.Some of the projects which touches on education, water supply, empowerment, agriculture and other infrastructural projects have improved the life of people of the area he said. According to him, the party is proud of him as…
Front line Civil Rights Advocacy Group-: Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has named the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and the Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, as the Human Rights Man/Woman of the year 2021. They described the duo as highly revered individuals that are worthy of emulation by both the Private and Public Sectors.The National Coordinator Comrade Emmanuel OnwubikoMade the disclosure on behalf of the Governing Board and the over ten thousand registered members of the Civil Society Organisation in a Media statement.He indicated that the duo were unanimously…
****queries CNA over non-remittance of N1.718bn VAT, WHT others The management of the National Assembly and the National Assembly Service Commission have been indicated for embarking on an unexplained expenditure amounting to N9.424 billion in the 2019 financial year.The Office of the Auditor General of the federation in it’s audit report said about N5.521 billion of such expenditure was credited to the House of Representatives in five different audit queries.It also indicated that N3.595 billion was credited to the Senate in seven audit queries, while N307.676 million was credited to the National Assembly Service Commission in two audit queries. This…
***contractor gets N344m overpayment than work executed Senate has commenced an investigation into some surreptitious dealings in award of contract for shore erosion control work at Akipelai, Ayakoro and Otuoke in Bayelsa state. The Senate Public Account’s panel chaired by Senator Matthew Urhoghide based the investigation on a 2017 Auditor General’s report submitted to the committee for consideration. The Contract was awarded in March 2012 with 14 months completion period . But, as at November N4.2bn has been paid which represents 56.61 percent of the contract sum to the contractor.However, review of quantities (BOGs) under No- 1 attachment revealed that…
By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse The federal high court sitting in Dutse Jigawa state capital has fixed 24 and 25 of February 2022 for hearing in the N36b corruption charges brought against the former Jigawa state governor, Senator Ibrahim Saminu Turaki Report from the state indicated that Senator Saminu Turaki’s trial resumed at a federal high court in Dutse, after years of evading arrest by security agents. Mr Turaki was earlier arrested and arreigned by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on 32-count charge. The former governor was arrested and arraigned by the EFCC before Justice Binta Murtala Nyako of…
By Tunde Olusunle Perhaps the highlight of the recent elevation of senior police officers into higher ranks, was the simultaneous promotion of a married couple of the force, to the rank of substantive police commissioner. Kehinde Patrick Longe, and his wife Yetunde, who were both deputy commissioners of police, moved up to the next rank, as contained in a press release from Police Service Commission, (PSC), Monday December 20, 2021. Instructively, husband and wife were enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), same day, March 3, 1990, as Cadet Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP). This was upon the successful completion…
A staunch supporter of the GYB2PYB agendaAlhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has alluded toPresident Muhammadu Buhari’s assertion that the next president of Nigeria should be someone who can secure the country as an endorsement for Governor Yahaya Bello to succeed him. Ododo while referring to the statement by President Buhari who spoke during a working visit to Maiduguri the Borno State capital, said it fits into the aspiration of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state to become the next president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He stated this in Lokoja the Kogi state capital on Wednesday. He noted that the…
The Federal Government has constructed 974 roads covering 13,000km nationwide in six years the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works and Housing, Dr Babangida Hussaini has indicated. Hussain told our reporter that the projects were part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign promises towards boosting socio-economic activities in the country. According to him, despite the current economic hiccups, the government was able to embark on capital projects in addition to rehabilitation of thousands of roads worth hundreds of billions of naira in the six-geopolitical zones.Hussain explained that the projects passed through the rigours of due process before approval hence they are of…