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Reps Adjust 2024 Budget From ₦28.7trn To ₦35.5trn

Reps Adjust 2024 Budget From ₦28.7trn To ₦35.5trn

The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the amended 2024 budget of ₦35.5 trillon, showing an increase from ₦28.7 trillion of the initial budget. New Telegraph recalls that President Bola Tinubu had on January 1,…

2024 Budget: Tinubu Seeks Senate Approval To Additional ₦6.2trn

2024 Budget: Tinubu Seeks Senate Approval To Additional ₦6.2trn

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, forwarded a letter to the Senate, seeking their approval to add ₦6.2 trillion to the ₦27.5 trillion 2024 budget. President Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter read during plenary…

Budget Padding: ‘Ningi’s Suspension Rushed’, ACF Queries Senate

Budget Padding: ‘Ningi’s Suspension Rushed’, ACF Queries Senate

The recent suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi from the Nigerian 10th Senate has sparked significant controversy and concern, particularly from the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), which has voiced its apprehensions regarding the implications of such…

Budget Padding: Senate Spokesman Replies PDP, Says Akpabio Won’t Resign

Budget Padding: Senate Spokesman Replies PDP, Says Akpabio Won’t Resign

Senator Yemi Adaramodu (APC, Ekiti South), the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media, has criticised the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for calling for the resignation of Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. It would be recalled…

I Warned Ningi Over N3.7trn Budget Padding – Ndume

I Warned Ningi Over N3.7trn Budget Padding – Ndume

The Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, has revealed that he warned the suspended Senator representing Bauchi Central, Sen. Abdul Ningi against the N3.7 trillion budget padding. According to Ndume, after the Senator told him about…

Budget Padding: Moro Speaks On Ningi’s Suspension

Budget Padding: Moro Speaks On Ningi’s Suspension

The Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro, has said the Senate was right about the suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi, a lawmaker representing Bauchi Central in the National Assembly, over his claim that the 2024 budget…

Budget Padding: Ningi Breaks Silence, Says Senate Wants To Silence Me

Budget Padding: Ningi Breaks Silence, Says Senate Wants To Silence Me

The suspended Senator representing Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, on Wednesday, claimed that the Senate is attempting to intimidate him or have him arrested for disclosing the purported N3.7 trillion was padded in the 2024 appropriations…

Senate Finally Reacts To N3.7trn Provision In 2024 Budget

Senate Finally Reacts To N3.7trn Provision In 2024 Budget

The Senate has finally opened up on the N3.7 trillion allegedly added to the 2024 budget, saying it was statutory transfers to first-line charge agencies of government not domiciled in the ministries. The Chairman of…

Ningi Breaks Silence On 2024 Budget Padding

Ningi Breaks Silence On 2024 Budget Padding

Senator Abdul Ningi representing Bauchi Central in the 10th National Assembly has refuted the claim that President Bola Tinubu was running two separate budgets for the 2024 appropriation act. Sen. Ningi who spoke on Monday…

Senate Speaks On Padding 2024 Budget

Senate Speaks On Padding 2024 Budget

The Upper Chamber of the 10th National Assembly on Saturday debunked the news report making round that the Senate has increased the 2024 budget by more than N4 trillion. Speaking on the allegation, the Chairman of…