President Muhammadu Buhari has again blamed the 8th Senate led by Dr. Bukola Saraki for stalling his developmental plans in his first term with its partial rejection of his 2016 – 2018 borrowing plan. Buhari in a letter to the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan which was read yesterday on the floor of the Senate asking…
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Lawan, Senate Risk Face-Off With Buhari Over NDDC Management
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday said it would not recognize the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), headed by Dr. Joy Yimebe Nunieh risking face-off with president Muhammadu Buhari. The Senate had at the plenary when the consideration of the NDDC budget forwarded to it on Tuesday by president Buhari…
Senate Delays Passage of 2020 Budget
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday delayed the passage of the 2020 budget by one week. The Senate had earlier assured that it would pass the budget on November 28. The Senate’s Committee Chairman on Appropriation, Senator Barau Jibrin at Tuesday’s plenary requested for additional week to complete work on the budget. “Mr President, the stage…
N73.5bn Running Cost: Saraki Refutes Reports
The immediate past president of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki has refuted media reports that he failed to duly retire N73.5bn running cost allocated to his office, that of his erstwhile Deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu and others at the 8th Senate. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu…
Nearly Two Months After Inauguration, Buhari Asks For More Time to Constitute Cabinet
20 weeks after he was announced winner of the February 23 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and nearly two months after his inauguration for a second term in office, President Muhammadu Buhari has asked for more time to constitute his cabinet. Buhari, according to sources at Thursday’s closed door dinner with…
Put Nigerians First, Saraki Tells New National Assembly Leadership
A former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has congratulated the new the elected leadership of the National Assembly. In a short statement issued on Tuesday, Saraki called on the new leadership to protect the integrity of the institution put Nigerians first. “Congratulations to Senate President, Ahmed Lawan; Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila; Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege;…
Breaking News: Lawan Elected Senate President
Senators on Tuesday elected the Senator representing Borno North senatorial district, Ahmed Lawan as the president of the ninth Senate. Lawan,the favoured candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 79 votes to defeat his main challenger, Senator Ali Ndume who polled 28 votes in an election that was held in the hallowed chambers…
