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October 10, 2019 No Responses

Nigerian Senate Revisits Bill To Establish N’Assembly Budget Office

The Senate on Thursday reintroduced a bill seeking to establish the National Assembly Budget and Research Office (NABRO).The bill, which was passed by the 8th Senate on May 3, 2019, however, failed to receive assent by President Muhammadu Buhari.The move...

October 9, 2019 No Responses

Senate Advocates Five Years Jail Term For Sexual Offenders In Schools

The Senate on Wednesday revisited the sexual harassment bill which was sponsored by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta Central) and passed by the 8th Senate.The Bill which was introduced by the 8th Senate in October 2016 seeks a five-year jail...

October 9, 2019 No Responses

Lawan Calls For Closer Ties Between Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has called for closer bilateral relationship between Nigeria and Egypt and also with Morocco.Lawan made the call at a separate meeting with the Egyptian Ambassador in Nigeria, Assem Hanafi Elseify and also with the...

October 8, 2019 No Responses

Lawan To MDAs: Defend Your Budget Estimates This October

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Tuesday that only this October is set aside for all government agencies to defend their 2020 budget estimates to enable the passage of the document in December. In his remarks during the...

October 8, 2019 No Responses

Buhari’s 2020 Budget Speech

Budget of Sustaining Growth and Job CreationDelivered By:His Excellency, Muhammadu BuhariPresident, Federal Republic of NigeriaAt the Joint Session of the National Assembly, AbujaTuesday, October 8, 2019PROTOCOLS1. I will start by asking you to pardon my voice...

October 8, 2019 No Responses

2020 Budget: Debt To Gulp N2.45tri

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presented a budget estimate of N10.33 trillion for the year 2020 to a joint session of the National Assembly.The President, while giving a breakdown of the budget estimates, explained that Debt service is estimated at...

October 8, 2019 No Responses

Lawan Harps On Collaboration In Governance

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said a partnership between State Governors and the National Assembly would redefine good governance in the interest of Nigerians. Lawan stated this when members of the Progressive Governor’s Forum comprisin...

October 8, 2019 No Responses

Former Vice-President Leads Commonwealth Team To Observe Mozambique Elections

The Commonwealth will send a team to observe elections in Mozambique, which will take place on 15 October, 2019. Kalonzo Musyoka, former Vice-President of Kenya, is leading the Group, which will observe presidential, legislative and provincial assembly electio...

October 5, 2019 No Responses

Dickson: You Cannot Have Democracy Without A Vibrant Media

The Governor òf Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has said that Democracy in Nigeria cannot grow without a vibrant media.The Governor called on those in governance to tolerate contrary views and supposedly offensive reportage of events by t...

October 2, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Faults Third Term Campaign

The Presidency wishes to correct internet-based gossip and un-informed media commentary regarding presidential term limits, given credence by so-called support groups, staging street demonstrations asking President Muhammadu Buhari to do a third term.There are...

October 1, 2019 No Responses

Lawan: Nigeria’s challenges, stepping Stone To Greatness

I felicitate with fellow Nigerians at home and abroad on the occasion of the 59th Independence Anniversary of our dear country, Nigeria.As Nigeria comes of age, with its people increasingly asserting themselves in every sphere of life across the globe,...

September 28, 2019 No Responses

Lawan Seeks Legislation For Budget Cycle

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has underscored the need to have a budget reform that will include a law on timeliness in budget passing.“We can reform our budget cycle if there is a law on timeliness for budget passing,”...

September 27, 2019 No Responses

2020: Obiano Presents N137.1b Budget Proposal

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State on Thursday presented a budget proposal of N137.1 billion for 2020 to the State House of Assembly for approval.Mr Obiano, who tagged the budget “Accelerating Infrastructural Development and Youth Entrepreneurship’’...

September 27, 2019 No Responses

Senate Refers MTEF, FSP To Finance Committee

The Senate on Thursday referred the 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) documents to its Committee on Finance.The committee chaired by Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (APC, Lagos West) was given one week to come...