The federal government has cut down the 2020 budget by over N320 billion and proposed a new budget of N10.27 trillion against the N10.59 trillion passed by the national assembly. This is based on the global economic realities as a…
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Coronavirus: Gbajabiamila, Lawan fault FG’s distribution of relief package to Nigerians
Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila and Senate president Ahmed Lawan have called for the review of the distribution of relief package during the coronavirus lockdown – The NASS leaders told the humanitarian affairs minister Sadiya Umar Farouq that the SIP fund is…
COVID-19: Reps Seek 2-Month Free Power Supply To Nigerians
The House of Representatives is to consider a fresh Stimulus Bill that will ensure that Nigerians get free electricity supply for two months to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Speaker Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has said. The Speaker said…
Quarantine Act: Buhari finally toes path of rule of law
When President Muhammadu Buhari announced a two weeks lockdown of Lagos and Ogun states as well as the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, earlier in the week following the COVID-19 pandemic, some eminent Nigerians kicked against the move, citing the need…
Senators donate half salaries, to slash NASS 2020 budget
The senators have agreed to donate half of their March salaries to the fight against the spread of coronavirus in the country . They are however still consulting among themselves on the amount to cut from their own portion of…
Lawyers divided over Buhari’s restriction of movement order in Abuja, Lagos, Ogun
LAGOS—Lawyers were yesterday divided on the propriety of President Muhammadu Buhari declaring lrestrictions on movements in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states to check the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the country. The President had said in his nationwide broadcast last…
An Unpleasant Week for the National Assembly
The federal lawmakers, last week, took time to assess federal government’s response to the Covid-19 Pandemic, even as the Senate mourned the loss of Senator Rose Oko, report Deji Elumoye and Udora Orizu In the wake of the concern among…
Coronavirus: With Buhari absent from frontline, governors exercise presidential powers
In Kano, Governor Umar Ganduje closed all land boundaries and the state’s airport. In Delta, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa shut all routes leading in and out of the state. Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State halted all land, sea and air…
Reps exotic cars : Reps take delivery of exotic cars, begin distribution
The House of Representatives has started taking delivery of the Toyota Camry 2020 model cars acquired for members as official cars, otherwise called utility vehicles , The insidesources magazine has reliably learnt . Our correspondent sighted some of the cars…
Senator wants ‘returnee’ lawmakers quarantined
The Vice-Chairman, Senate Committee on Trade and Investment, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, has said the lawmakers, who returned from overseas, should be traced and quarantined immediately to stop coronavirus spread. Fadahunsi, who spoke to journalists in Abuja, said, “It was not…