How and why budget padding has been a perennial crisis and solution — Magnus Onyibe

Outraged senators at the plenary on Tuesday, March 12, literally pounced on their colleague, ranking Senator Abdul Ningi, who has been a lawmaker for the past 24 years, 17 of which he has served as a senator after being a…

*N500m palliatives scandal rocks Senate (DailyTrust)*Sangotedo residents cry out over demolition of houses, estates (Vanguard)

N500m palliatives scandal rocks Senate (DailyTrust) The Senate has been thrown into a rowdy session following revelation of uneven distribution of federal government’s palliatives to senators for onward disbursement to their constituents.   The Red Chamber was debating the allegation by…

*Senate suspends Ningi for three months (Vanguard)*Shanties Demolition: No protest on Lekki-Epe Expressway, say Lagos police (Punch)

Senate suspends Ningi for three months (Vanguard) The Senate has suspended Senator Abdul Ningi for three months over the allegation he brought that the National Assembly passed two versions of the 2024 budget. He was suspended on Tuesday on the…

*Abducted Kaduna pupil narrates how he escaped from kidnappers (Punch)*Ningi insists N3.7t projects in 2024 budget not traceable (DailyTrust)

Abducted Kaduna pupil narrates how he escaped from kidnappers (Punch) One of the kidnapped pupils from Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Mustapha Abubakar, who luckily escaped has recounted his ordeal in the hands of his abductors. This…

*Boat passenger jumps into Lagos lagoon, drowns (Punch)*Again, vandals destroy 330kV transmission line in Abuja (Tribune)

Boat passenger jumps into Lagos lagoon, drowns (Punch) A female adult, Nimotalahi Ishola, has jumped into the lagoon while on-board a ferry at Igando, in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. PUNCH Online learnt that the incident happened…

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