President Bola Tinubu, has submitted a proposal to the Senate on the salaries and allowances for judicial office holders in…
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The leadership of the Senate, oh what a shining beacon of transparency and integrity they are! Allegations of monumental scandalous fraud involving the insertion of frivolous amounts running into trillions of naira for fictitious projects? Well, who would have thought that our esteemed lawmakers could be capable of such shenanigans?
The Senate has approved the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 2024 Statutory Budget of N1.28 trillion. The budget was approved after…
The legislature is the most influential and powerful compared to the other two. The legislative arm is the heart and brain of government, as it can make and unmake the two different arms because it can have an overbearing influence on them, even though the judiciary is always a judge in a tussle between the executive and legislature. The executive formulates, implements, and funds government policies, projects, and programs in line with constitutional provisions, while the legislature regulates and oversees the executive and judiciary.
“So, what is the power of the National Assembly as regards the budget? There is no Supreme Court judgement and the choice of our democracy is that the National Assembly has the last word. Even when they pass an appropriation that assent is refused, after 30 days, it becomes law,” Bagudu said.
Surprisingly, N6,671,810,092,564 (out of the N8,447,887,443,379), representing approximately 71.98% of the total ‘Development Capital Allocation’, NASS “assigned to initiatives that are either elusive in terms of traceability or encumbered by significant accountability constraints”.
“All Senators have N200 million as constituency projects but I am a leader, that’s the difference. 10 of us are leaders including the ones in the opposition. They get more than the floor members, it’s normal.
On Tuesday, the Senate handed a three-month suspension on Senator Abdul Ningi over the allegation that the 2024 budget was…
The Senate on Tuesday suspended Senator Abdul Ningi over his allegation of N3trn padding of the 2024 budget. Ningi alleged…
The Senate on Tuesday, experienced a mild drama before the commencement of the plenary at about 11 am, to discuss…