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SERAP Fumes As Bill To Jail Nigerians Who Fail To Vote Rocks National Assembly

GISTSMATE 0124 hours ago06 mins

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas to withdraw a proposed bill that seeks to make voting compulsory for all Nigerians of voting age. The bill, currently before the National Assembly, prescribes a six-month jail term or a N100,000 fine for individuals who fail…

EXCLUSIVE: Tinubu’s Men Struggling To Secure Two-thirds Backing For Rivers Emergency Rule

GISTSMATE 012 weeks ago010 mins

President Bola Tinubu is facing an uphill battle in his bid to secure two-thirds majority in the national assembly to approve his declaration of emergency rule in Rivers state, TheCable can report. On Tuesday, Tinubu declared a state of emergency in the south-south state, citing the protracted political crisis. The president controversially suspended Siminalayi Fubara,…

FLASH: NASS Passes N54.99trn 2025 Appropriation Bill Into Law

GISTSMATE 012 months ago03 mins

The National Assembly has passed the sum of N54,990,165,355,396 Appropriation Bill into law for the 2025 fiscal year. The 2025 Budget was passed on Thursday by the both chambers of the National Assembly after due consideration. The passage of the bill followed a recent revision by President Bola Tinubu, who raised the budget from an…

Tinubu Asked NASS To Increase Proposed 2025 Budget To N54.2 Trillion

GISTSMATE 012 months ago02 mins

GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has raised the country’s proposed 2025 annual budget to N54.2 trillion from N49.7 trillion. The increase in the proposed budget size is through separate letters forwarded to both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The president in the letter read during plenary in the Senate by Senator…

Tax Reform Bills Nearing Passage As Senate Committee Finalises Discussions

GISTSMATE 013 months ago04 mins

Strong indications emerged on Monday that the Senate is on the verge of holding a public hearing on the Tax Reform Bills, with the aim of presenting them for a third reading and eventual passage. This development was confirmed following a closed-door session of the Senate Ad-hoc committee and key government officials, including the Attorney…

Nigeria Fooling Itself Over Border Closure – NASS

GISTSMATE 013 months ago05 mins

The National Assembly, through its joint committee on Industry, Trade and Investment, has declared that Nigeria is fooling itself over border closure in view of cross border banditry taking place in states sharing borders with Niger and the Republic of Chad. Lamentation on closed but porous borders came to the fore during 2025 budget defence…

2025 Budget: SERAP Speaks As Presidency Proposed ‘Just’ ₦9.4 Billion For Refreshments, Travels

GISTSMATE 013 months ago08 mins

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “to cut the proposed budget of N9.4bn on travels, refreshment/meals, and foodstuff/catering materials for the presidency, and the proposed N344.85bn for the lawmakers, and to use the savings to address the budget…

FLASH: ‘On Your Mandate We Stand’ – NASS Members Reiterates Support For Tinubu At Budget Presentation

GISTSMATE 013 months ago03 mins

Members of the National Assembly reaffirmed their support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during his arrival at the House of Representatives chamber on Wednesday for the presentation of the 2025 budget. The President arrived at the green chamber around 12:25 pm, where he was warmly received by lawmakers from both the Senate and the House…

BREAKING: NASS To Extend 2024 Budget Till … – Senate President Akpabio

GISTSMATE 013 months ago3 months ago03 mins

The federal government is set to extend the implementation of the 2024 budget till 30 June, 2025. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio announced this on Wednesday at the presentation of the 2025 budget. In his speech, Mr Akpabio announced that the National Assembly has commenced the process to extend the budget implementation till June 2025….

FLASH: Bobrisky Sues EFCC, National Assembly Of Nigeria

GISTSMATE 014 months ago04 mins

Popular crossdresser, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, popularly known as Bobrisky, has taken legal action against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the National Assembly at the Federal High Court in Lagos. In a suit marked FHC/L/CS/****/2024, the crossdresser is seeking enforcement of his fundamental rights as enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution and the African…

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SERAP Fumes As Bill To Jail Nigerians Who Fail To Vote Rocks National Assembly

EXCLUSIVE: Tinubu’s Men Struggling To Secure Two-thirds Backing For Rivers Emergency Rule

FLASH: NASS Passes N54.99trn 2025 Appropriation Bill Into Law

Tinubu Asked NASS To Increase Proposed 2025 Budget To N54.2 Trillion

Tax Reform Bills Nearing Passage As Senate Committee Finalises Discussions

Nigeria Fooling Itself Over Border Closure – NASS

2025 Budget: SERAP Speaks As Presidency Proposed ‘Just’ ₦9.4 Billion For Refreshments, Travels

FLASH: ‘On Your Mandate We Stand’ – NASS Members Reiterates Support For Tinubu At Budget Presentation

BREAKING: NASS To Extend 2024 Budget Till … – Senate President Akpabio

FLASH: Bobrisky Sues EFCC, National Assembly Of Nigeria