Senator Abdul Ningi, Three Months Suspension Over N3 Trillion Budget Padding

Senator Abdul Ningi, Three Months Suspension Over N3 Trillion Budget Padding

The Senate suspended Senator Abdul Ningi for three months on Tuesday over allegations of N3 trillion naira 2024 Budget padding. A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Ningi was suspended following a heated session in the red chamber. He, the chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, recently disclosed to…

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Nigeria’s N27.5tn budget for 2024 assures transformation, says the Government.

Nigeria’s N27.5tn budget for 2024 assures transformation, says the Government.

The budget demonstrates a commitment to fiscal responsibility, Idris said. During the 2023 annual public lecture of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in Kaduna State, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, assured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu’s proposed N27.5 trillion 2024 budget will bring transformation to the country once it…

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Discard Wike’s Proposal To Devote N15bn On ‘Befitting Residence’ For VP, Group Tells Akpabio

Discard Wike’s Proposal To Devote N15bn On ‘Befitting Residence’ For VP, Group Tells Akpabio

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has been urged not to approve an alleged plan by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike to build a ‘befitting residence’ for the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima. In a letter dated December 2, the group – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) – specifically wants Akpabio “to promptly reject the…

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Nigerians Uninterested In Budgetary Arithmetic If Bread, Rice Prices Don’t Decrease — Rewane

Nigerians Uninterested In Budgetary Arithmetic If Bread, Rice Prices Don’t Decrease — Rewane

The economist said Nigerians are under intense economic pressure, adding that the rate of poverty in the country is increasing mental health cases. Renowned economist, Bismarck Rewane, says Nigerians are not interested in budgetary figures if the prices of basic commodities like rice, bread, and Garri don’t go down. Rewane, the Managing Director of Financial…

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