Year: 2019

2020 Budget Passage,fulfillment of Our Agreement with Nigerians- Akwashiki

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The Nigeria Senate spoke person, Senator Godiya Akwashiki has said that the senate has fulfilled its promised to the nation that it was going to facilitate the passage of the budget in order to return the nation to January-December budget circle. Sen.Akwashiki who spoke to journalists at the national assembly, Abuja shortly after the senate passed the 2020 appropriation bill, insisted that the 9th assembly by this feat has demonstrated that they are out to better the lives of Nigerians, stressing that January-December budget circle will in no doubt offer…

NASS Breaks Records, Passes N10.59trn 2020 Budget

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The Nigeria Senate on Thursday made history with the passage of N10.59 trillion budget for the year 2020 in keeping with its major legislative agenda of returning the country’s budget cycle to a more predictable one as well as stabilizing the economy. The passage of the annual 2020 budget before the end of the 2019 fiscal year by the upper chamber signals the country’s return to a January – December budget cycle after decades of its disruption. The 2020 Appropriation Bill was passed into law after a clause by clause…

Senate Urges IGP To Reduce Checkpoints on Federal Highways

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Nigeria Senate has appealed to the Inspector – General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, to as a matter of urgency reduce the number of checkpoints on Federal Highways in the country. This, according to the Senate, has become necessary to reduce the gridlock on the roads. The upper chamber also urged IGP Adamu to direct officers of the Police Force to eschew all forms of extortion on motorists as alleged, while carrying out stop and search to establish validity of vehicle particulars. The resolutions were reached following the consideration of…

Gov Sani-Bello Donates N10million To Nigeria Legion In Niger state

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Niger State Governor,Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has donated the sum of Ten million naira to the Niger state chapter of the Nigeria Legion as a way of expressing his administration commitment in catering for the welfare of the families of ex-servicemen and women who lost their lives or sustained various degrees of injury while on active service to keep the country in peace. Speaking at the 2020 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem Lunch at Government House, Minna, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello appealed to the legion to ensure that the welfare of the…

JUST IN: Court Sentences Senate Chief Whip,Orji Kalu To 12 years Imprisonment

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The Federal High Court in Lagos has found the Nigeria Senate Chief Whip and former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, and two others guilty of N7.65billion fraud. Kalu was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment, and his company Slok to wound up and assets forfeited to the federal government. Senator Kalu’s co-defendants are his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited and Mr Udeh Udeogu, who was Director of Finance and Accounts at the Abia State Government House during Kalu’s tenure as governor. In an amended 39 counts, the EFCC accused…

Gov Sani-Bello Condemns Renewed Armed Banditry Attacks in Kukoki , other communities … calls for calm in Erena, Kuta ,Kagara amidst anxiety,fear

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Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has again, condemned the renewed armed banditry attacks on Kukoki and other communities of Shiroro and Rafi Local Government Areas of the State. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mrs. Mary Noel Berje, the Governor expressed concern over the unfortunate attacks, adding that air and land surveillance by security personnel had been deployed to the areas to flush out the bandits terrorizing the communities. The Governor, who noted that the criminals were taking advantage of the vastness and difficult terrain of…

Bandits set Niger village ablaze, kill 4, kidnap district head

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Unknown bandits who attacked one of the villages in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State have forced residents to flee the area after setting it ablaze leaving no fewer than four people killed. The lawmaker representing All Progressives Congress in Niger-East, Senator Sani Musa, made this known during plenary on Wednesday. Sani also said the district head of the village had been kidnapped by bandits. He lamented the increased rate of banditry in the senatorial district, seeking a change in the security architecture of the area. On its verified…

Senate Passes Public Procurement Amendment Bills …to pass 2020 Budget Thursday

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Nigeria Senate on Wednesday passed the Public Procurement Act 2007 amendment bills before the National Assembly. This was as the President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, announced that the 2020 Appropriation bill before the National Assembly will be passed on Thursday, December 5, 2019. The passage of the Public Procurement bills by the upper chamber was sequel to presentation and consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Public Procurement. The three amendment bills are sponsored by Senators Shuaibu Isah (PDP, Taraba North); Uche Ekwunife (PDP, Anambra Central);…

EFCC Arraigns Mama Boko Haram for N66m fraud

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday dragged Barr. Aisha Alkali Wakil popularly called Mama Boko Haram to court over allegations of fraud amounting to N66 million. Mama Boko Haram along with Tahiru Alhaji Saidu Daura, the Programme Manager of Complete Care and Aid Foundation, an NGO owned by Barr. Aisha Wakil was also joined in the suite. The case which was read before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on a-3 count charge borders on “cheating and conspiracy to the tune of N…

German Chancellor Visits Auschwitz-Birkenau camp

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The Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel will pay a historic visit to the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. It will be Angela Merkel’s first visit to the Memorial Site after her 14 years in office and the third visit of an incumbent head of government. German chancellor will be accompanied by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. The visit will mark the 10th anniversary of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, established in 2009 to take care of the Memorial Site that is the area and the remains of the former German…