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Follow the link to read the story on YNaija: The Big 5: Aliko Dangote now 64th richest man in the world; INEC declares Ekwunife winner of Anambra Central Senatorial election | Other top stories
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, presented the 2019 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly. The 2019 Budget, tagged ‘Budget of Sustenance’, is a drop from the N9.12 trillion approved for 2018 – now N8.83 trillion. The president proposed an oil benchmark of $60 per barrel with a daily production output of 2.3 million... Read More
These are the stories you should be monitoring today. Former Military President Ibrahim Babangida has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his 76th birthday – Buhari will be 76 on Monday, 17 December. “I join the first lady, Aisha, and all your children and grandchildren in wishing you many happy returns of your birthday. Aisha’s loyalty and... Read More
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has said President Muhammadu Buhari has notified the National Assembly of his intention to lay the 2019 Appropriation Bill on Wednesday next week. Dogara read the President’s letter at the plenary on Thursday. Members of the House, however, condemned Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma, for... Read More
The unfortunate act of budget padding in Nigeria has become an official tactic in the corruption circle – running through the finance and planning process of supposed project execution. It is well known that individuals, organisations and nations engage in budgeting. It is seen as a master plan for any government, as it brings together... Read More
These are the stories that drove the conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday said that Osun must be retained by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as he appealed to the people not to allow darkness to take over the state of Osun. Buhari who disclosed this at the grand rally of the APC in... Read More
By Jude Ndukwe The attempted “coup” of Tuesday, August 7, 2018, against the National Assembly has always been the desire of APC leaders and their strategists since their albatross, the gentle and meek but highly intelligent and calculative Dr Olubukola Saraki emerged as Senate President. Every kind of sink has been thrown his way to... Read More
In no part of the world are images of masked men wielding guns ever endearing. Yes they are justly employed by the state in some occasions but those are regarded as special circumstances; crime or terrorism, high-level operations or executions and in the case of Nigeria, hijacking the National Assembly (NASS). In Nigeria today, you... Read More
Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija: BREAKING: DSS reportedly block all entries and exits to the National Assembly 2019: Political realignment is a reminder our politicians care only about themselves BREAKING: Ag. President, Yemi Osinbajo fires DG of DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly blocked all the entry and exit points to the National Assembly. This was disclosed by Olu Onemola, the Special Assistant on New Media to the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki. Onemola shared videos of operatives of the services reportedly stopping senators from gaining entry into the assembly... Read More
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kehinde Bamigbetan said the state resolved to set up a Mobile Court to deal with erring drivers of articulated vehicles/trucks who park indiscriminately along the road. He said over 2,000 vehicles were removed from the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Funsho... Read More
These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The National Assembly has reacted to the concerns raised by President Muhammadu Buhari on the alterations made on the 2018 Appropriation Act. Deputy Senate Leader, Bala Ibn Na’Allah; and the Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, spoke on behalf the legislature in separate... Read More
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) invited Senate President, Bukola Saraki to answer allegations against him by suspects who took part in the bloody bank robbery in Offa. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Jimoh Moshood said in a statement released, that five of the 22 suspects arrested paraded... Read More
These are the stories that drove the conversation today: 210 inmates on Sunday night escaped from the Minna Maximum Prisons, Tunga area of Minna Metropolis in Niger. Spokesperson of the Prison Service in Niger, Rabiu Shuaibu who confirmed the attack said the incident was carried out after armed criminals attacked the prison and gained access following an exchange... Read More
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi picked the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti. With 941 of the delegates to the rescheduled primary of the party throwing their weight behind him,... Read More
Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: The two chambers of the National Assembly, passed the 2018 budget totaling N9.120, 334,988,225 at Wednesday’s plenary following the adoption of the report presented by its committee on Tuesday. The budget is over N500 billion higher than the N8.612 trillion proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari to... Read More
These are the top five stories from Nigeria that you should be monitoring today. Suspended Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mounir Gwarzo reportedly paid N1.7bn as severance package to 44 members of staff of the commission without approval from the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun. Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, has... Read More
The Nigerian Police Force has said they would not disrupt the planned nationwide protest by Nigerians as citizens have fundamental rights to expression and association. “We respect the rights of all citizens to a peaceful gathering, expression, opinion and association,” force spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood, said, according to Premium Times. The protest is scheduled for Monday,... Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar will not be allowed to vote at its National Convention, holding at the Eagle Square, Abuja. Publicity Secretary of the National Caretaker Committee of the PDP, Dayo Adeyeye said this while speaking with journalists at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. Background:... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed three bills earlier passed by the National Assembly into law. The bills include Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy (Establishment) Bill, 2017; the Air Force Institute of Technology of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2017; and the National Intelligence Agency Pensions (Establishment) Bill, 2017. This was made known by the presidential... Read More
These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. Embattled President of Zimbabwe who was removed as the leader of the ZANU-PF party has finally resigned. This was announced to lawmakers by the Speaker of the Parliament. President Buhari has chosen not to sign two bills forwarded to him by the National Assembly. The two bills are the... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has chose not to sign two bills forwarded to him by the National Assembly. The two bills are the University of Wukari establishment bill, 2017 and Chartered Institute of Treasury Management establishment bill 2017. Senate President Bukola Saraki read two letters from the President where he explained his decision not to sign the bills... Read More
Yesterday, President Buhari presented the 2018 budget, dubbed the Budget of Consolidation, to the National Assembly. Here’s the breakdown of a budget: FG’s Proposed 2018 Budget in one chart. #Budget2018 pic.twitter.com/sTRlrgu93z — BudgIT Nigeria (@BudgITng) November 7, 2017 Twitter Nigeria has commented on everything from his impressive health recovery to the loopholes in the budget... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari was on Tuesday received by the National Assembly where he presented the 2018 Appropriation Bill. He presented a proposed budget of N8.6 trillion, which is a 16 percent of the 2017 budget. President Buhari’s full speech below. 2018 BUDGET SPEECH: BUDGET OF CONSOLIDATION Delivered by: His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari President, Federal Republic... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, November 7, was received at a joint session of members of the National Assembly. The Senate President, Bukola Saraki started by thanking Nigerians for not “playing politics”, putting country first during President Buhari’s time away. “We must reassess the relationship btw oil & our economy. Oil prices are gradually inching... Read More
Now, we have it that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has asked the National Assembly to speed up action on the passage of legislation in relation to the successful conduct of elections in 2019 – which is only 470 days away. Hon. Aminu Shehu Shagari, who is also a Member... Read More
The National Assembly has reportedly reincarnated its resolve to oust the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu. According to The Nation, the lawmakers made the demand for Mr Magu’s exit at a dinner with President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night. There were indications that the Assembly might use the... Read More
Jonathan asks Metuh to pay N1bn travelling expenses to appear as witness Buhari aware of the reinstatement of Maina, I warned him about it | Head of Service says in leaked memo The National Assembly is “the cog in the wheel” of Buhari’s progress – IPAC
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has accused the National Assembly of frustrating the change agenda of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government. IPAC, a body of all registered political parties in the country, said actions of National Assembly members had become a “cog in the wheel of political and economic progress” of the nation. In a... Read More
The quest for accountability in public office championed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has yielded another positive result as the federal high court in Ikoyi on October 27, 2017, granted the prayers of SERAP to compel the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of... Read More
