Senator Garba Musa Maidoki of the Kebbi South Senatorial District has accused the leadership of the National Assembly of not being fair to all in its operations. The Peoples Democratic Party senator indicted the Godswill Akpabio-led Senate, saying everything about the 2024 Budget was done in secrecy. He warned that the Senate might lose its […]
A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has written the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, demanding a Certified True Copy of the 2024 budget highlighting the projects attached to the N3trillion allegedly padded. The coalition which said the request is made under Sections 1, 4, and 9 of the Freedom of Information Act 2011, also demanded a Certified True Copy of constituency projects as benefitted by all senators in the 2024 budget appropriation.
The Senate rules on amending the 1987 Constitution are “on the right track” and ready even before the sub-committee wraps up its discourse on the Resolution of Both Houses 6 pushing Charter change, a senator said.
"One of the problems that we're seeing is the Read Act, which is a good act with good intentions, but they didn't include funding for all of the training," said Sen. Robert Farnsworth, R-Hibbing.
As more international support flows to Ukraine allies are waiting for the U.S. to make a move.
BUFFALO -- The Ottawa Senators scored five goals in the first period of a 6-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Wednesday.“I thought that we were ready to go,” Ottawa coach Jacques Martin said. “We got some pucks at the net, we got people at the net. Took advantage of our opportunities and, I think, built a nice lead. And then I thought, in the third period, we continued again. Our goaltending was good. Made some key saves. But I thought we shut them down in the third...
Says killers of slain soldiers’ll not go unpunished President Bola Tinubu on Thursday told the leadership of the 10th Senate that the integrity of the National Assembly remains intact in the thick of allegations of budget padding over the last few weeks. He said his administration will always encourage cooperation between the executive and judiciary Read More
(The Center Square) - The Oklahoma Senate passed a budget resolution Monday based on the nearly $14 billion certified by the Board of Equalization for appropriations minus revenue from the state's grocery tax. About $11.6 billion is recurring revenue, according to Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City. The resolution accounted for the $312.9 million grocery tax revenue cut, according to Treat. The budget resolution allocates over $5.7 billion toward...
Sen. Francis Escudero has lauded the enactment of a law that bans the “cruel” practice in schools of preventing indigent students with unpaid dues from taking their examinations.
With less than a week before the primary election, three candidates in a highly contested race made one final push to some of their voters.
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. The Ford government’s tabled budget is drawing in plenty of push back, mainly on the province’s plan to address affordability and housing. One budget item that is drawing attention is the housing file, as the Ford government says it’s committing nearly $2 billion to housing and water infrastructure. Big city mayors and the association representing […]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) tells CNN’s Manu Raju that she can’t support presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and doesn’t rule out leaving the Republican party and becoming an independent.