Abdul Seye

2 months ago | dailypost.ng | Abdul Seye

President Bola Tinubu has declined to assent to a bill seeking the creation of the Federal University of Education, Numan, in Adamawa State. In a letter addressed to the House and read by Deputy Speaker, Ben Kalu on the floor of the House on Tuesday, Tinubu said he withheld assent due to multiple spelling and drafting errors in the bill.

Jan 1, 2025 | dailypost.ng | Abdul Seye

On 19 December, the House of Representatives closed for the year, drawing a curtain on a challenging period, which witnessed the good, the bad, and the ugly. In this review, DAILY POST examines some of the events that shaped the House in the just-concluded year. Binance bribery sagaIn May, the House faced allegations of bribery involving the CEO of Binance, Richard Teng.

Dec 30, 2024 | dailypost.ng | Abdul Seye

August 23, 2024, marked exactly one year since the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, promised to end open grazing in Abuja. “We will consult with the herdsmen to see how we will stop [open grazing] because we cannot allow cows inside the city,” Mr Wike had said in August 2023. In March 2024, during a meeting with the Belgian Ambassador to Nigeria, Daniel Bertrand, Mr Wike, a former governor of Rivers State, reiterated this stance.

Dec 17, 2024 | dailypost.ng | Abdul Seye

Senate President Godswill Akpabio says the Nigerian government will extend the life of the 2024 budget till June 2025. Akpabio made the announcement on Wednesday at the joint session of the National Assembly. He stated that the process to extend the budget is ongoing, to allow the full implementation of the capital component of the budget. “Given these great achievements, we have deemed it necessary to extend the live of the 2024 budget to June 30, 2025.

Dec 17, 2024 | dailypost.ng | Abdul Seye

The House of Representatives has moved into a closed-door session ahead of the arrival of President Bola Tinubu. President Tinubu is scheduled to present the 2025 budget to the joint session of the National Assembly. It would be recalled that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved a N47.9 trillion budget on Monday, and the president is expected to make the ceremonial presentation of the budget to the lawmakers.