President Buhari Requests Approval For FG’s 2016-2018 External Borrowing Plan
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the House of Representatives requesting approval for a 2016-2018 External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan. In the letter read by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara (APC: Bauchi) at the plenary session of Wednesday, 25th October 2016, the President stated that an approval of his request would […]
Senate Makes Case For Re-Introduction Of Toll Gates
The Senate on Tuesday, 25th October2016 called for the re-introduction of Toll Gates on Federal highways. Moving a motion titled ‘Need for the Re-establishment of Toll Gates on our Federal Highways’, Sen. Suleiman Nazif (APC:Bauchi) noted that the purpose of toll gates is for revenue generation and effective road maintenance. The lawmaker also emphasized that […]
House Calls On FG To Reconstitute Board Of Parastatals And Agencies
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government (FG) to immediately reconstitute the Board of parastatals and agencies, which were dissolved by President Muhammadu Buhari on 16th July 2015. Moving the motion at the plenary session of Wednesday, 26th October 2016, Hon. Abdullahi Umar Faruk (APC:Bauchi) stated that the continued failure of theFG […]
Prison Reform Bills Scale Second Reading
The Senate has consolidated 3 bills seeking to repeal the Prisons Act CAP P29 2004 and proposed the enactment of a Nigerian Prisons and Correctional Services Act at its plenary on Wednesday, 26th October 2016. The Bills are: Prison Act 2004 (repeal and re-enactment) Bill, 2016 sponsored by Sen. Moh’d Shaaba Lafiagi; Prison Act 2004 […]
President Requests For Virement Of Funds Appropriated For Special Intervention
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the House of Representatives requesting for permission of the virement of funds appropriated for special intervention to finance some critical recurrent and capital items. In the letter read by the Speaker, Hon. Yakubu Dogara(APC: Bauchi) at the plenary session of Tuesday, 25th October 2016, the President highlighted the total […]