How Nigerian lawmakers padded 2024 budget with over N53 billion vague projects The claim by a senator, Abdul Ningi, that over N53 billion worth of projects in the 2024 Appropriations Act are without a specific location, is true, a check by PREMIUM TIMES has revealed. The suspended lawmaker, who represents Bauchi Central Senatorial District, recently accused the leadership of the Senate of fraudulently smuggling projects into the 2024 budget. The lawmaker, who was suspended by the Senate on Tuesday over the claim, had disclosed that he got experts to review the budget and...