The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Production Services and Rural Development, Senator Saliu Mustapha, gave the assurance at a technical session on the draft agricultural extension service delivery revitalization bill organized by Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN-ICON2) Project in Abuja, on Wednesday.
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The Womanifesto, a group of over 500 women organizations , activists, advocates and practitioners, has called on the National Assembly (NASS) members to resume from their extended recess to tackle insecurity in the country.
ASHENEWS reports that the National Association of Shiroro Students (NASS) has announced that the association has appointed Peace Isah, as the first female president in the history of the association.
The distribution of rice and grains by elected representatives in Nigeria has become a topic of concern and controversy in recent times. Allegations of corruption and mismanagement of public funds have plagued the political atmosphere, with one Honorable Member confessing that the Presidential Budget and Advisory Team directed the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to distribute large sums of money worth rice and grains to each House of Representatives member and Senator for distribution in their constituencies.
President Bola Tinubu has signed the ₦28.7 trillion 2024 Appropriation Bill into law in keeping with his avowed commitment to maintaining a timeous, predictable, and efficient budget cycle.
However, the legislators have failed to prioritize the needs of the people, instead focusing on extravagant projects and personal comforts. This misplaced focus and lack of sensitivity have left Nigerians disillusioned and struggling to survive.
The National Assembly (NASS), on Saturday, passed the 2024 budget of ₦28.77 trillion, thereby increasing the appropriation figure by ₦1.2 trillion against President Bola Tinubu’s presentation of ₦27.5 trillion.
The 2024 budgetary allocation to the National Assembly (NASS) exceeds the allocation to seven federal universities, eight teaching hospitals and 15 federal polytechnics.
ASHENEWS reports that the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International in Nigeria have called on the National Assembly (NASS) to amend the Electoral Act for pre-election matters to be not litigable after announcement of the winner of an election.
Build the people. They build the nation. Human capital investments are the most profitable. They deliver the highest returns on investment. A skilled population is a productive one. Skills are treasures; they are the diamond mines of the new age. Nigeria is a country where there is an affluence of unsullied, diverse talents and abilities. Should we not tap and refine these raw gems to their purest and truest value?