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Reps Repeal, Enact 2024 Appropriation Act

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…amend CBN Act increasing  Ways & Means to 10%
 
 
By Gloria Ikibah 
 
The House of Representatives has repealed and enacted the Appropriation Act, 2024 of N35.05 trillion to address some illegal issues inherent in the extant law on Wednesday at an emergency plenary session.
 
Naijablitznews.com reports that out of the total sum N1.74 trillion is for Statutory Transfers, N8.27 trillion for Debt Service, N11.26 trillion for Recurrent (Non-Debt) Expenditure while the sum of N13.77 trillion is for contribution to the Development Fund for Capital Expenditure.
 
This was sequel to the passage for third term of a “Bill for an Act to Repeal the Appropriation Act, 2024 and Enact the Appropriation Act 2024 to Authorise the issue from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation the total sum of N35,055,536,770,218,” at plenary on Wednesday.
 
Earlier at plenary, the House rescinded the decision on the Long Title, Explanatory Memorandum and clauses 13 and 14 of the Appropriation Bill passed last Tuesday and commit same provisions to the Committee of Supply for reconsideration. 
 
That also was sequel to the adoption of a motion by the Chairman, House Committee on Rules and Business, Rep. Francis Waive (APC, Delta).
 
Debating the motion, Rep. Waive explained that the Appropriations Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was passed on Tuesday 23 July, 2024, and in the cause of cleaning the Bill, the Directorate of Legal Services observed some legal issues that require reconsideration.
 
According to him, Clauses 13 and 14 of the Bill as well as the long title and Explanatory Memorandum need to be amended to reflect the intent of the Appropriation Act.
 
Waive emphasised the need to rescind the House decision on the Long Title, Explanatory Memorandum and Clauses 13 and 14 of the Bill.
 
Also at plenary, the House passed a bill seeking to increase the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) total advances to the Federal Government from five per cent to a Maximum of 10 percent.
 
The piece of legislation is Title; ” A Bill for an Act to Amend the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, to increase the Central Bank of Nigeria’s total advances to the Federal Government from five per cent to a Maximum of Fifteen per cent and for Related Matters.”
 
However, during consideration at the Committee of the Whole some lawmakers raised objections to percentage and it was pruned down to 10 percent unlike the 15 percent proposed.
 
Ways and Means is the money that the Central Bank of Nigeria lends to the Federal Government in the meantime to augment spending based on the time the revenue is generated.
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OBIO/AKPOR FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY FREE MEDICAL OUTREACH(PHOTOS)

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The month of March was a busy one at the Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency with numerous Programmes and Trainings approved and sponsored by Rep. O. K. Chinda.

The month of April is already showing signs of being busier as we have commenced a Free 3-day Medical Outreach.

Today, which is day 1, featured Health Talks and Sensitization, with some participants going home with 10kg of rice after being attended to.

The programme continues tomorrow and will include the following: –

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• Vital signs checking.
• Seeing of Doctor/optometrist.
• Laboratory/ diagnosis
• Pharmacy.

The medical outreach is anchored by Dailystar Pharmacy Nigeria Limited

“I WIN, U WIN”


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The Media Team
Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency Office

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Security Personnel Shoots Himself Trying To Nab Suspect In Abuja

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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa

There was tension on Wednesday As vigilante operating at Dei-Dei community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mujahid Ibrahim (32), has reportedly shot himself while trailing a suspect in the area. Abuja Metro learnt that the bullets from his rifle injured him around his feet, with at least seven cartridges extracted from his body

He was said to be awaiting x-ray results for the possibility of more cartridges in his body.

The incident took place around 12 am in the early hours of Wednesday when the victim and his colleague intercepted a resident in the neighbourhood, they were guarding for working at late hours.

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Speaking yesterday at the Kubwa General Hospital, where he was rushed to, Ibrahim said the suspect came around 12 am against the 11 pm, which was agreed upon by the members of the community.

“My colleague, who attended to him, tried in vain to make him understand the rule, but instead for him to cooperate, he resorted to violence and in an effort to scare him, I cooked my rifle pointing toward the sky. I later withdrew the rifle back to my shoulder, but forgot to pull it back and in the process of running toward him as the man was having a scuffle with my colleague, the gun fired out some bullets that hit me around my feet,’’ he said

Also speaking, his colleague, who accompanied him to the hospital, Ben Isaac, said following the incident, the resident in question disappeared but his elder brother has taken all the responsibilities including the treatment charges.

He added that a 24- hour warning was issued to him to appear or get arrested.

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Just in: INEC dumps recall petition against Sen Natasha

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The Independent National Electoral Commission,( INEC) has rejected the petition to recall the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, inadequate.

The electoral umpire via its 𝕏 handle on Thursday, April 3, 2025, made this known in a terse statement where it disclosed that the group, who initiated the process did not meet the requirements of the constitution.

INEC in a tweet on its ‘X’ handle said; “The petition for the recall of the Senator representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District has not met the requirement of Section 69(a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended)”.

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