ASHENEWS reports that the senator representing Kano Central, Ibrahim Shekarau, has advised the Federal Government to cut cost of governance by devolving responsibilities down the line, to the states and to the local governments.
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The Senate has passed an amendment to the Act Establishing the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
The Senate at an emergency session on Saturday extended implementation period for the N819 billion 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act from June 30 to Dec. 31.
Senate has passed a bill seeking to amend the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act to increase its advances to the Federal Government from five per cent to maximum of 15 per cent.
President Muhammadu Buhari has sought the approval Senate to issue a promissory note for the payment of 566,754,584.31 dollars, 98,526,012.00 Pounds and N226,281,801,881.64 judgment debt owed by the Federal Government.
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has urged the Senate Ad hoc Committee investigating the N6 trillion unpaid ground rent to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF).
The Senate has sought for clemency for Ike Ekweremadu, a former deputy senate president and Beatrice, his wife, ahead of their sentencing in the UK.
There are all indications that the Senate has abandoned the investigation into the also abandoned Badagry-Sokoto Expressway, more than two years after it initiated in March 2021.
The Senate has rescheduled its resumption to May 2, Clerk of the Senate, Mr. Chinedu Akubueze, has said.
The Nigerian Senate has disclosed that it uncovered N969 billion padded by558 ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs in the 2019 budget.