The near acquiescence of opposition senators in debating the 2024 budget proposal from President Tinubu gives a foresight into the vibrancy or otherwise of the 109-member Senate under the Bola Tinubu presidency The Senate passed the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget for second reading on Friday, 1st December, 2023. This was after senators subjected the general principles of the budget to a two-day debate which seemed more of a ritual and evidently lacking in rigours. Each...
The newly sworn-in senator from Kogi State says the interventionist agency can work with the local content board to scale skills development that addresses the manpower needs of companies in the niger delta region Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, (PDP, Kogi Central) has admonished the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to upscale its skills development efforts such that beneficiaries can feed the local content capacity of companies operating in the niger delta area. Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan made the...
Senators had no reservations about the basic parameters of the 2024 budget as they unanimously passed the bill for second reading The Senate, on Friday, passed the N27.5 trillion 2023 budget for second reading. The passage of the appropriation bill for second reading followed a substantial debate on its general principles which had commenced on Thursday 30th November, 2023. Recall that the budget was presented to the joint session of the National Assembly by...
The lawmakers also asked the federal government to halt statutory allocations to local government areas that are without democratically elected councils The Senate has condemned the dissolution of democratically elected local government councils in Benue and other states of the federation. This is as it also urged the Federal Government to withhold statutory allocations to local councils that are not democratically elected across the nation. This resolution was sequel to the adoption of a motion...
The senate believes stiffer punishment against perpetrators will help to curb the GBV scourge more effectively The Senate has called for stiffer punishment for perpetrators as an effective way to end to violence against women in Nigeria. This is as it called on the Nigerian Police to intensify punishment against the perpetrators found guilty of gender-based violence (GBV). The red chamber also urged that Nigerian universities and other tertiary institutions should prioritize providing accommodation for...
Senators generally spoke in favour of the N27.5 trillion budget bill and expressed willingness to pass it for second reading The Senate on Thursday commenced debate on the general principles of the proposed N27.5 trillion budget for 2024. Recall that the budget estimate was laid at a joint sitting of the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday. Senators took turns to air their views on the proposal. In his lead debate, the Senate...
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, in his welcome remark at the 2024 budget presentation session, outlines why the 10th National Assembly is proud to work collaboratively with President Bola Tinubu. “On behalf of the Right Honourable Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Distinguished Deputy Senate President, the Right Honorable Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Distinguished Senate Leader, Principal Officers of both Chambers, Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members of the House...
Akpabio also assured that the National Assembly will conduct a thorough and meticulous review of the budget estimates. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has assured that the National Assembly will ensure that the 2024 budget reflects the principles of transparency, accountability and inclusiveness. This is as he attributed the cordial relationship between the Executive and the 10th National Assembly to Ex-lawmakers holding positions in the Executive. Akpabio made this remark in his welcome...
The 2024 budget deficit will be financed by new borrowing totaling N7.83 and N298.40 billion from privatisation proceeds and N1.95 trillion drawdown on multilateral and bilateral loans for specific development projects. President Bola Tinubu has listed Nigeria’s national defense and internal security, local job creation, macroeconomic stability, investment environment optimisation, human capital development, poverty reduction, and social security as some of the priorities of the proposed 2024 budget. This is even as he...
Abbas said the budget defense will be carried out jointly by the Senate and the House. The House of Representatives will suspend plenary for two weeks to allow for defense of the 2024 budget by Ministries, Agencies, and Departments of Government. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, had announced that the Green Chamber will sit tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday to debate the 2024 budget due to the urgency of the task. The decision...
