Amnesty International has urged Nigerian lawmakers to reject the bill seeking to regulate the activities of non-governmental organizations in Nigeria. The organization, in a post on X, formally known as Twitter, on Friday, described the legislation, sponsored by Sada Soli (Katsina, APC), as dangerous and oppressive, and promised to vigorously oppose the bill. Amnesty stated … Read more
Despite the nation’s economic challenges, federal lawmakers have raised their own allocation in the 2024 budget to an unprecedented N344.48 billion. The lawmakers increased by over 50 per cent the N197 billion proposed by President Bola Tinubu for them in the budget proposal submitted to them in November. Both the Senate and the House of … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has asked the National Assembly to approve the N17 billion appropriated for the FCT Administration in the N27.5 trillion 2024 proposed National Budget. Mr Wike made the appeal when he appeared before the Joint Session of the Senate and House Committees on FCT, in Abuja … Read more
The Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, has asked members of the National Assembly to increase the allocation to the ministry in the 2024 budget. The minister made the appeal on Wednesday when he appeared before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Defence. Mr Badaru cited the rising cost of operations and the increase in the … Read more
