Senate
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Senate reassures Nigerians that the 2024 census will proceed as planned
The Senate has assured that the much-awaited population and housing census slated for November this year will hold as scheduled. Speaking yesterday in Abuja during the screening of 17 of…
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Yesterday, the upper and lower legislative chambers passed the 2024 appropriation bill, increasing the budget from N27.5 trillion proposed by President Bola Tinubu to N28.7 trillion. The budget size was…
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Senate summons security chiefs over plateau killings
Disturbed by the attacks on Miango village in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State carried out by armed bandits with massive killings and wanton destruction of property, the Senate…
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Senate passes 2024 budget, raises appropriation by N1.2tn
The Senate has passed the 2024 budget for a third reading. The Senate also increased the bill by a total of N1.2tn, moving the budget from N27.5tn to N28.7tn. The…
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No provision for census in 2024 budget — Senate
The Senate has raised the alarm that there was no provision for the population and housing census scheduled for next year in the National Population Commission, NPC, 2024 budget proposal,…
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Budget Defense Stalled by Ministers’ Absence
The absence of the two ministers overseeing the Petroleum Resources Ministry (Oil and Gas), Heineken Lokpobiri and Ekperipe Ekpo on Thursday, stalled the budget defence of the ministry before a…
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Senate to revise Fiscal Responsibility Act after 16 years
The Senate has resolved to amend the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007, based on the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) report, Sixteen years into its existence. Speaking yesterday in Abuja during…












