Nigeria MPs probe arms deal cash

Nigeria's MPs are investigating how $9.3m (£5.7m) of government money - allegedly earmarked for an arms deal - ended up on a private jet in South Africa.

BBC

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

BBC

Nigeria MPs fury at 'cash arms deal'

About 50 Nigerian MPs storm out of parliament after a motion to discuss an alleged $9.3m cash arms deal in South Africa was blocked.

 

10 years ago

Daily News

29 Nov

MPs up in arms over Tegeta escrow account

Daily News
MPs up in arms over Tegeta escrow account
Daily News
THE debate on the transfer of over 300bn/- from the Tegeta escrow account continued on Friday with Members of Parliament (MPs) giving varied opinions on the Public Accounts Committee resolutions on the matter. Speaking shortly after the morning ...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Nov

Chadema officials up in arms over list of Special Seats MPs

Some Chadema members and officials in Mbeya Region have complained about the composition of the list of individuals set to be appointed as special seats MPs, claiming there was an element of favouritism in the names released last week.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Jul

Mbeki grilled over 1999 arms deal tainted by charges of corruption

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki was grilled Thursday over a multi-billion-dollar arms deal tainted by charges of corruption and kickbacks which have dogged the government for a decade.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

28 May

MPs angered over Uhuru Torch cash

Opposition MPs yesterday expressed their bitterness over contributions that the government has been collecting from wananchi to facilitate the Uhuru Torch race.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

26 May

Lissu names MPs in LAPF ‘cash scam’

Singida East MP Tundu Lissu on Saturday named fellow legislators and ministers who have allegedly been requesting money from the Local Authorities Pension Fund (LAPF) in order to boost their political mileage in their constituencies.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Liberia in 'trees for cash' deal

Liberia is to become the first nation in Africa to completely stop cutting down its trees in return for cash from Norway.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

09 May

MPs call on House to probe IPTL sale saga

>What was initially viewed as a clean deal before it was exposed by The Citizen as a transaction with too many unanswered questions surfaced in Parliament yesterday, with MPs demanding a thorough investigation into the $122 million (Sh201 billion) scheme.

 

5 years ago

CNBC

24 Mar

Lawmakers edge toward deal on $25 billion in cash coronavirus aid for airlines

Lawmakers edge toward deal on $25 billion in cash coronavirus aid for airlines  CNBC

 

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