Reps open debate on 2022 budget, decry allocations to health, education, roads, others
President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2022 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly on 7 October.
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President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2022 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly on 7 October.
The visit of President Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Tinubu to the United Kingdom for medical care amid the ongoing strike by the National Association
Last Thursday, the National Assembly finally passed the much-talked-about Petroleum Industry Bill, after a tortuous two decade-long sojourn. Emmanuel Addeh asks if the bill, now awaiting the assent of President Muhammadu Buhari, after harmonisation by the lawmakers, would see the light of the day From all indications, it appears that the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) may finally see the light of day and eventually serve as the framework for operations in the oil and gas industry, having suffered several setbacks for close to 20 years, from the period the entire process first started. Although...
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The lawmaker representing Esan North-east/South-east federal constituency of Edo State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Sergius Ogun, has revealed that some members did not have copies of the bill during the clause-by-clause consideration of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) in the House on Thursday. He said it was a good thing that the National Assembly was able to pass the bill, adding that it might not be everything everybody wants, “but it is a bill and no bill is perfect.” Ogun stated this while speaking with journalists yesterday in Abuja, saying with ...
Vanguard News Reps tackle Senate President for opposing restructuring On •Obong Attah lambasts Lawan, Gbajabiamila, backs southern govs on restructuring By Omeiza Ajayi & Levinus Nwabughiogu Members of the House of Representatives have descended on the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan for opposing the call of the southern governors for restructuring of the country saying Lawan through his utterances has shown biases, technically killing the constitutional review committee. This is just as elder statesman and former Governor of Awka Ibom state, Obong Victor Attah has thrown his weight behind ...