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Bill passes after hours of gridlock over funding for three-quarters of the government for the next six months. Lawmakers in the United States Senate have passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill, narrowly averting a partial government shutdown. The lower house on Saturday approved the measure by a 74-24 vote after …

President Bola Tinubu has said that those making claims of the 2024 budget being padded, do not know arithmetic.    Tinubu reacted to Senator Abdul Ningi’s claim of the 2024 budget being padded to the tune of N3.7 trillion, while hosting the leadership of the Senate to break the Ramadan …

Tinubu said this when he hosted the leadership of the Senate to a dinner to break the Ramadan fast at the State House on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the military would continue to enjoy the support of his administration in neutralising security threats across the country. “Our armed …

Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume, has disclosed that he warned Senator Abdul Ningi over his claim that the 2024 budget was padded by over N3 trillion, but he refused to listen.    Recall that Ningi who represents Bauchi Central was suspended for three months on Tuesday, March …

The lawmaker representing the Abia South Senatorial District, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has said that contrary to the claim that some ranking senators received N500 million from the 2024 budget, he only received N266 million.    Recall that the senator representing Cross River North, Agom Jarigbe on Tuesday, March 12, revealed …

The Senate has suspended Senator Abdul Ningi for three months his claims that the 2024 budget was padded by his colleagues.    A member of the Appropriation Committee in the Senate, Jimoh Ibrahim, first moved the motion for Ningi’s suspension for 12 months over allegations of criminal misinformation and breach …

The Senate was in a rowdy session on Tuesday, March 12, as the lawmakers demanded answers from their colleague Abdul Ningi over his claims about the 2024 budget.   LIB had earlier reported that Senator Ningi granted an interview and accused the National Assembly of padding the 2024 budget, claiming …

Member of the Appropriation Committee in the Senate, Jimoh Ibrahim, has called for Bauchi Senator, Abdul Ningi, to be charged to court for criminal misinformation and breach of peace in the National Assembly and the country by extension.   This is coming after  Senator Ningi made a U-turn regarding some …

Senator Abdul Ningi has insisted that projects worth N3.7 trillion in the 2024 Appropriation Act are not traceable.    LIB had earlier reported that Ningi who is the Chairman of the Northern Senators’ Forum, had an interview over the weekend where he alleged that the National Assembly debated and passed …

The Presidency has denied allegations of padding the 2024 budget by an additional N3tn.    Senator Abdul Ningi of Bauchi Central (PDP) had alleged that the executive is implementing a budget that is different from the one approved on January 1, 2024.     Ningi had claimed that the Federal Government …