The Senate adjourns plenary session until July 2, 2024, to allow participation in 2024 Democracy Day and end-of-session break. The Senate approved a N1.911 trillion budget for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), but criticized the proposed N1 trillion borrowing for not following due process. NDDC’s 2024 budget includes N38.545 billion for personnel costs, N29.246 … Read more
SERAP has issued a one-week ultimatum to President Buhari to trace trillions of ecological funds. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the spending of the Ecological Fund by governments at all levels from 2001 to date. The body charged him to direct … Read more
The former Governor of Bauch State, Isa Yuguda has been accused of embezzling N200bn Ecological Fund by the state’s Government Assets and Property Recovery Committee. The committee made the allegation on Wednesday at a press conference in Bauchi. The committee revealed that the misappropriated fund were part of a total of N564,851,151,690.05 which accrued to … Read more