Ali Ndume
9 May 2024
The Northern Ethnic Youths Group Assembly (NEYGA) has called on Senator Ali Ndume, the Chief Whip of the Senate, to focus his legislative expertise on addressing critical national issues rather than on relatively trivial matters such as the renovation of the National Assembly chambers. NEYGA emphasized that the renovation of the National Assembly is an…
27 Mar 2024
Senate chief whip, Ali Ndume, has rejected the increased fee for the 2024 Hajj by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). He described the increase as unfair and a deliberate plan to deny Nigerian Muslims, especially first-timers their right and opportunity to participate in the exercise. NAHCON on Sunday, announced the new rate adjustment…
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The Senate, yesterday, appointed Jibrin Isah (Kogi East) as Chairman of the Adhoc Committee to probe the humongous N30 trillion ‘Ways and Means’ released as loan to the Federal Government during the former President Muhammadu Buhari ...
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Federal Government, yesterday, said the relocation of the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), and some departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will increase operational efficiency and reduce operating costs.
28 Jan 2024
Before some headline and title readers arrive on this scene to deplore this article before reading it, let me quickly state from the outset that this stuff isn’t about the elite in the North some of whom have been quite remarkable in their interventions on National issues.
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The Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume has replied to Kogi West, Senator Sunday Karimi, stating that it is unpatriotic not to tell President Bola Ahmed Tinubu the truth about the happenings in the country. This is coming just as a former presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, has withdrawn his criticisms against Ndume, stating that the…
24 Jan 2024
Senate chip whip Ali Ndume said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is being wrongly advised by those he tagged as “Lagos Boys” over the relocation of some offices of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Speaking during an interview with Channels Television on Tuesday, Ndume said…
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