The All Progressives Congress (APC) has kicked against Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s request to the Plateau House of Assembly for approval to acquire a N15 billion loan, accusing him of corrupt practices. The Governor’s request was read to the parliament by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Moses Sule, during Thursday’s plenary, which was the first sitting of the 10th Assembly. Mutfwang said …

Plateau House of Assembly has approved the request by Governor Caleb Mutfwang to acquire a loan of N15 billion to settle the backlog of salary arrears of the state civil servants which amounted to N11 billion. The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Moses Sule, who read the Governor’s request during plenary, said that part of the loan would also be used to …

The Senate has indicted the Office of Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) over failure to repay short-term loans given to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) from Special Funds Accounts totalling N910 billion. The lawmakers discovered this after an investigation by the Senate Public Accounts Committee, chaired by Senator Mathew Urhoghide, following the submission of the 2017 Auditor General report. …

The House of Representatives on Thursday approved an additional N1 trillion in Ways and Means advances for the implementation of the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act as passed by the Nation Assembly. The Ways and Means provision allows the government to take loans from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This followed the consideration of the report of the House Committees …