ICPC Recovers N5.6bn Funds For Constituency Projects From Lawmakers, Others
No fewer than 50 contractors, consultants, and staff members of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of the government are being investigated by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission under phase five of its...
Constituency Projects Cause of Needless Budget Changes by NASS - Buhari
President Muhammad Buhari has expressed satisfaction with his relationship with the country's legislature despite the strong reservations he expressed about the changes made to the document by the lawmakers.
He said that he is enormously...
Senator Shekarau's Multiple Constituency Projects
By Sule Ya’u Sule Phd
In a democracy, the legislature is the most vital arm of government. Not only does effective representation distinguish a democratic government from other systems, it provides the platform for popular participation, a bottoms-up approach to agenda...
A bill seeking to set aside 20 percent of the country’s annual budget for constituency projects scaled through second reading at the Senate.
If the bill becomes law, the constituency projects will get at least N1.4 trillion out of the 7.3trillion 2017 budget estimates to...