Senator Abdul Ningi says he stands on his allegation that the Presidency padded N3.7 trillion in the 2024 budget presented to the National Assembly (NASS). ASHENEWS reported Ningi HERE alleging that N3.7 trillion was padded, and the Presidency denied his claim. “To begin with, President Tinubu on November 29, 2023, presented a budget of N27.5 Trillion to the joint session of the National Assembly made up of N9.92 Trillion recurrent expenditure, Debt Service of N8.25 Trillion, and Capital Expenditure of N8.7 Trillion. “Contrary to the strange view expressed by Senator Ningi, there was no way the Senate could have debated…
Author: Abdoulaye Kay
“We, the undersigned on behalf of the Senators from the 19 Northern States and the FCT, under the aegis of Northern Senators Forum (NSF), hereby state that Senator Ahmed Abdul Ningi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP, Bauchi Central), who also happens to be the chairman of our forum, was on his own in the claims he made on the BBC Hausa Service on the 2024 budget.
Administering fatal medication to another person is currently illegal, but passive assisted dying, by for example switching off life-support equipment or administering strong painkillers that accelerate death as a side-effect, is permissible.
The special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, has said the former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele allegedly stole billions of dollars from the apex bank without the approval of ex-President Muhammad Buhari. Ngelale, who made the allegation while speaking in an interview with TVC, said Buhari did not authorise the bulk of the expenditures from the foreign reserves, amounting to billions of dollars, under Emefiele. “What was done concerning the expenditure of billions of dollars from the foreign reserves was done largely without the approval or knowledge of President Muhammad Buhari and President Bola…
The Director-General of West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ), Dr Olorunsola Olowofeso, says the expectation for an ECOWAS Single Currency by 2027 is no longer realistic. Oluwafeso, who said this in an interview in Abuja on Monday, said this was due to the inability of all the WAMZ member-states to meet all the required criteria. He spoke against the backdrop of the recently held 48th meeting of the Committee of Governors of the Central Banks of the member-states of the WAMZ in Abuja. According to him, it is unlikely that any of the member-states will satisfy all four primary convergence criteria…
President Bola Tinubu will on Monday inaugurated the renamed Minna International Airport, agro-processing zone, and agriculture equipment. The airport is renamed Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport, Minna by Gov. Umar Bago of Niger on Friday. The airport was first inaugurated by former military Head of State Ibrahim Babangida on June 20, 1990. Bago remodeled the airport hitherto closed due to the cut-off runway, it now has a fully furnished Domestic Terminal. ALSO READ Legislator exposes lack of bedspace, incomplete projects at Minna General Hospital About 2,000 hectares will be used for the agro-processing zone project; 1,000 hectares for drip irrigation…
The Nigerian government said on Sunday that the country lost 55,000 licensed doctors to other countries following the exodus of health professionals to hospitals and health facilities abroad. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, who disclosed this when he was featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, also said in the last five years, the country lost about 15,000 to 16,000 doctors to the Japa syndrome while about 17,000 had been transferred. Pate, who said the brain drain syndrome has robbed the health sector of its best hands, affirmed that the government is…
The Sokoto state governor, Ahmed Aliyu has approved half salary as a Ramadan package for all categories of civil servants and pensioners in the state. In a statement by the press secretary Abubakar Bawa on Sunday, the aim is to assist workers in the state to observe the Ramadan fast. The governor appealed to the Muslim Ummah to use the glorious month of Ramadan to pray for peace and Allah’s intervention in the fight against numerous challenges facing the country Nigeria. ALSO READ Sokoto govt signs MoU with NLC, TUC on enrollment in health insurance He also called on traders…
The couple were alleged to have been having frequent squabbles which allegedly necessitated the wealthy woman to demand utmost privacy in her home.
A notable highlight of the event was the presentation of a survey conducted with 1,000 professionals from various organizations, aimed at understanding Gen Z’s impact on key workplace dynamics including consumerism, innovation, sustainability, and leadership. The study unveiled insightful data on how Gen Z integrates and influences the professional environment.