As commentators on Nigerian affairs, there are situations and circumstances where writers, out of niggling frustrations and hapless impotence, wish for something tragically severe, akin to a hot sharp knife skinning the hides off fat lambs, would descend on the irresponsible and insensitive portion of our governing blocs – especially the legislative mandarins. With tons of critical written pieces, brimming with righteous indignation, and well-articulated umbrage at the shenanigans of our political class, in the last three decades and more – it is quite heart-wrenching to now read that our 10th National Assembly are contemplating – as if it is their feudal right – to mass purchase over 400 hundred Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) to mark the beginning of another sleaze-and-freak show called legislative tenure. There are 360 odd members of the House of Representatives (HoR) and 109 senators – all would have a need for a new vehicle, apart from armoured versions for the principal officers. The fact that each regular imported SUV would knock us down by $35,000 to $70,000 (meaning ₦35m to ₦70m each); and that the top range bullet-proof vehicles are in excess of $200,000 (a sickening ₦200m each) does not seem to worry the undisguised spendthrifts.
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Chairman of Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), Auwal Rafsanjani has called on Nigerians to accept the Supreme Court verdict as the completion of the 2023 presidential election cycle.
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) with support from Open Society Foundation (OSF) has trained 20 Adamawa journalists on early warning and early response reportage in the state.
ASHENEWS reports that the Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, (CISLAC), Auwal Musa Rafsanjani has described religious leaders have become “beggars to political leaders.”
The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigates people in all sectors who appear to be living above their means, and is empowered to investigate and prosecute money laundering, advance fee fraud, counterfeiting, illegal fund transfers, futures market fraud, contract scam, etc; the coordination and enforcement of all economic and financial crimes laws. The establishment of the Commission in April 2003 was partly in response to pressure from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Money Laundering.
ASHENEWS reports that the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has recommended that legislators focus on addressing corruption in government in a bid to address illicit financial flows in the country.
ASHENEWS reports that the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called on the Nigerian government to investigate bribery allegations against Glencore, Eni, and Royal Dutch Shell.
ASHENEWS reports that some civil society organizations on Wednesday inaugurated a network for legislators aimed at forestalling illicit financial flows (IFFs) from Nigeria.
A non-governmental organizational, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has presented the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) goal 16 Shadow Report to Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu.
Former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi has said that Nigeria will lose about 2.5% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per year if government failed to act fast.