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How And Why Budget Padding Has Been A Perennial Crisis And Solution, By Magnus Onyibe

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Outraged senators at the plenary last Tuesday, March 12, literally pounced on their colleague, ranking Senator Abdul Ningi, who has been a lawmaker for the past twenty-four (24) years, seventeen (17) of which he has served as a senator after being a member of the House of Representatives. The enraged legislators in the red chambers […]

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Nigerian Senate suspends Senator Ningi over his allegation of budget padding against Senate

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Nigerian Senate has suspended the Senator representing Bauchi Central, Senator Abdul Ningi for three months over his allegation that the 2024 federal budget was padded by his colleagues. Ningi was suspended after about three hours of debate over his interview in which he alleged that the National Assembly padded the 2024 N28.7tn budget. A member […]

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