Saawua Terzungwe

3 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Saawua Terzungwe |Itodo Daniel Sule |Balarabe Alkassim

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has ruled out automatic tickets for its first term members at the National Assembly. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka, in a statement said the party would not give automatic tickets to federal lawmakers who are members of the party as reported by an online medium.

1 month ago | allafrica.com | Itodo Daniel Sule |Saawua Terzungwe |Philip Shimnom Clement

Nigeria's public debt profile will rise to N162.025 trillion as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sought the National Assembly's approval for fresh loans'. The president requested the legislature to approve new borrowing plans totaling $21.5 billion, along with €2.19 billion, 15 billion Japanese yen and a €65 million grant, as part of the federal government's 2025-2026 borrowing framework.

1 month ago | dailytrust.com | Saawua Terzungwe

The Senate has began efforts to deal with the prevailing issue of thriving illegal drug business in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other parts of the country following an investigative report on Trust TV which exposed all the dealings in the illicit drug business in Abuja. In a motion on Thursday during plenary,  Senator Suleiman KawuSumaila (Kano South), informed the Senate that the issue of illegal drugs dealing had become a menace that must be tackled headlong.

1 month ago | dailytrust.com | Saawua Terzungwe

Former Chief Whip of the Senate, and Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has said the new appointment of northerners by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu into key government parastatals and agencies has addressed the imbalance in his previous appointments. Recall that in the announcement on Friday, 12 individuals from the North were placed into strategic national positions.

1 month ago | dailytrust.com | Saawua Terzungwe

The Senate on Tuesday began action over the alleged inclusion of non-indigenes as indigenes of Bauchi State in the shortlisted candidates for the Nigeria Air Force basic military training course. The petition written by Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, was submitted by Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi Central) during plenary. The governor argued in the petition that the inclusion of non-indigenes as indigenes of Bauchi in the training was against the interest of the state.