Senator Abdul Ningi
26 Mar
The 10th National Assembly’s fraternal efforts to whitewash alleged malfeasance in the 2024 Appropriation Law are shameful in all ramifications.
25 Mar
Outraged senators at the plenary last Tuesday, March 12, literally pounced on their colleague, ranking Senator Abdul Ningi, who has been a lawmaker for the past twenty-four (24) years, seventeen (17) of which he has served as a senator after being a member of the House of Representatives.
17 Mar
The revelations made on alleged financial misdeeds and misappropriation during the N3.7 trillion padding of the 2024 budget debate, no doubt, may have created more credibility problems for the upper chamber despite suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi.
16 Mar
The North-East Chapter of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), on Friday, faulted Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, for alleging that Senator Abdul Ningi is propagating an impeachment agenda against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, despite the Northern Senators Forum not being in support of it.
14 Mar
Despite the hurried suspension of budget padding whistle-blower, Senator Abdul Ningi, by the Senate on Tuesday, there were more calls yesterday for a thorough probe of the allegations.
13 Mar
Senator Abdul Ningi, representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has vehemently denied allegations attributed to him in the media regarding the padding of the 2024 budget, as he confirmed that he never said the budget was padded. Speaking during an open session in the Senate, Ningi clarified his position, refuting claims that…
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