NASS, Discos Ask FG To Subsidise Electricity Consumption   The National Assembly and electricity distribution companies have asked the Federal Government to subsidise eletricity consumption. The Discos had on Monday told the National Assembly leadership that the only condition to halt tariff hike was for the Federal...

Scandal: National Assembly Detects 'Strange' N33bn in SDGs Allocation How did the allocation for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the 2020 budget became 73bn from N40bn? Was the budget for the Office of the Senior Special Assistant on SDGs padded? PRNigeria can authoritatively report that Members of...

NASS Probes Alleged N40bn Fraud In NDDC The National Assembly (NASS) yesterday passed a resolution to investigate an allegation of N40 billion fraud against the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). While the Senate raised a seven-member ad-hoc committee to look...

PenCom, NASS Refute N9bn Probe Rumour     The National Pension Commission (PenCom) and the National Assembly (NASS) have dismissed online media reports that the Commission was under probe over several infractions, including alleged N9 billion expenditure on salaries. The reports claimed that recent findings by the joint...

FG, NASS To Pay For Two-month ‘Free Electricity’ – Discos     Power distribution companies on Thursday said that the two-month free electricity to customers announced on Wednesday would be paid for by the National Assembly and the Federal Government. Speaking through their umbrella body, the Association of...

FG Slashes Budget, Sends To National Assembly For Review   The Federal Government has revised downward the revenue projection for the 2020 budget by N3.3tn from the initial approved amount of N8.41tn to N5.08tn. The revised revenue projection is contained in a proposal sent to the National...