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EFCC Politics, Legislature, Senate
Thursday, November 22nd, 2012
EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde | credits: The Senate Committee on Drugs, Narcotics, and Anticorruption on Thursday questioned the expenses of the Economic and financial Crimes Commission which the committee described as outrageous. While considering the agency’s 2013 budget proposals, Senators frowned at the huge allocations for travels and trainings, and directed the EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim […]
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Legislature, Senate
Thursday, November 8th, 2012
SENATORS at plenary on Wednesday questioned the Federal Government’s 2012-2015 Medium Term External Borrowing Plan of $7.905bn, about N1.23tn. President Goodluck Jonathan had sent in the request since February this year and it was meant to finance pipeline projects, youth employment and power infrastructure in the country. During the debate, senators were generally sceptical of […]
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Boko Haram, Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
TWO Senators and a former governor are currently under surveillance with a view to determining their alleged involvement in the activities of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, said on Wednesday. The three, according to Abubakar, are Senators Ahmed Zanna and Ali Ndume, and a former Governor of Borno State, […]
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Boko Haram, Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
The State Security Service on Wednesday told an Abuja Federal High Court that Senator Aliyu Ndume asked a self-confessed spokesman of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, Ali Kodunga (a.ka Al-Zawahiri), to call and threaten the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,Mohammed Adoke (SAN). Konduga has since been convicted on two counts of […]
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House, Legislature, Senate
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
Font size: 0 Comments Deputy President of the Senate, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, has lamented the low quality of leaders in the country. He frowned on the educational quality of some National Assembly members, saying they can barely write their names. Ekweremadu stated this in Awka, the Anambra State capital on Monday while delivering the 2012 […]
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Legislature, Senate
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
By Clara Nwachukwu & Henry Umoru ABUJA-THE Senate, yesterday, said that the Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs of the Executive arm, have only implemented 30 per cent of the 2012 budget as against claims of slightly above 40 per cent implementation by the Presidency. There were strong indications that the strained relationship between the Executive […]
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Legislature, Senate
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
Written by Adebayo Waheed Tuesday, 09 October 2012 The Senate Committee on Education, on Monday, issued a two-week ultimatum to the authorities of the University of Ibadan to explain its financial activities and budgetary implementation in the last one year. The committee, chaired by Senator Uche Chukwumerije, made the demand during its visit to […]
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Legislature, Senate
Monday, October 8th, 2012
October 8, 2012 by Oluwole Josiah, Abuja 3 Comments NATIONAL Assembly is set to introduce a law to curtail the President’s discretion in the administration of the one per cent Ecological Fund. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Ahmed Lawan, told our correspondent in Abuja that a law would be put in […]
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Budget, House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
Presentation now holds next week From ADETUTU FOLASADE-KOYI, Abuja Finally, the presidency and the leadership of the National Assembly have reached a truce on the 2013 budget. Barring any change of plans, President Goodluck Jonathan would present estimates of the 2013 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly next week. Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba made the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
By HENRY UMORU ABUJA—SENATE President David Mark yesterday went down memory lane that as our former colonial masters, Britain must help Nigeria nurture the present democracy. He particularly drew the attention of Britain to the current security challenge in the country, especially activities of the Boko Haram sect that have engaged in killings and wanton […]
