Budget
27 Dec
Gov. Charles Chukwuma Soludo has signed the N606.99 billion 2025 budget into law, promising to focus on key infrastructural development initiatives that will turn Anambra state into an investment and business destination.
26 Dec
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has urged the Federal Government to ensure the 2025 budget prioritises business-friendly policies that foster economic growth and stability. Its President, Dr Emeka Obegolu, in his Christmas message in Abuja, emphasised the need for provisions that addressed the challenges faced by businesses in the country. Obegolu listed…
22 Dec
A financial expert, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, has urged the National Assembly to ensure a proper and efficient scrutiny of the 2025 budget proposals presented by President Bola Tinubu. Uwaleke, a Professor of Capital Market, is also the Director, Institute of Capital Market Studies at the Nasarawa State University Keffi. He said this in an interview…
21 Dec
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on Friday presented a budget of N540.3 billion for the 2025 fiscal year to the Kwara State House of Assembly. According to AbdulRazaq, capital expenditure constitutes 62.1per cent of the fiscal plan while recurrent will get 37.9 per cent. The Kwara State Governor said the budget proposal focuses on completing ongoing projects…
20 Dec
The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has signed into law the 2025 appropriation bill of over N1.558 trillion. Bago performed the statutory duty after the State Assembly had passed the budget within a week Bago lauded the efforts of the legislators for the expeditious scrutiny and passage of the bill, describing it as unprecedented.…
19 Dec
PRESENTATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR OF THE 2025 BUDGET OF RESTORATION: SECURING PEACE, REBUILDING PROSPERITY TO A JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON WEDNESDAY 18TH DECEMBER, 2024 PROTOCOLS: — The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima — Senate President, Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio — Right Honourable Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas — National…
18 Dec
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has unveiled the 2025 budget tagged the Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace, Building Prosperity to a joint session of the National Assembly. The ₦47.9 trillion proposal is designed to solidify ongoing economic reforms, tackle insecurity, and lay the groundwork for long-term national prosperity. “This is not just a budget, it is…
18 Dec
Security has been beefed up at the National Assembly Complex ahead of presentation of 2025 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reportes that budget presentation which was earlier slated to hold on Tuesday, Dec 17 was shifted to Wednesday 18…
12 Dec
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has presented N1.5trillion 2025 budget to the House of Assembly. The budget tagged, "Budget of Hope for Sustainability and Food Security" was presented by the Governor at the flow of the State Assembly complex in Minna, on Thursday, 12th December 2024. The 2025 budget is higher than the 2024…
11 Dec
The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Chief Olamide Oladiji, has said that the assembly would critically look at 2024 budget performance of all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) in the state. Oladiji stated this on Wednesday while declaring open the defence of 2025 budget. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports…
10 Dec
The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, presented a budget estimate of N605 billion appropriation bill for 2025 to the Edo State House of Assembly. Speaking during the presentation, Okpebholo christened the budget as a budget of 'renewed hope for a rising Edo,' saying it is 25% higher than the 2024 budget. He…
9 Dec
December is here again—the month of celebrations, gatherings, and plenty of spending. While the festive season brings joy and excitement, it also has a way of emptying wallets faster than you can say “Merry Christmas.” If you’re not careful, the season of fun could turn into a financial nightmare. Living within your budget this December…
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Fellow Nigerians, As we enter 2025, I wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year. May you be rich in joy, success, and good health. As the new year dawns, it brings many hopes, aspirations, and prospects for better days. By the grace of God, 2025 will be a year of great promise in which…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says most of the rural roads being constructed across the six area councils of the FCT are ready for inauguration in January. Wike stated this after he inspected the ongoing construction Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX), Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal and Saburi –…
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The Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, has said the first full year of President Bola Tinubu's stewardship as Nigeria's President has been a roller-coaster one filled with triumphs, teething pains, bold calls, debates, citizen engagements, policy milestones, reforms, crisis management, diplomatic shuttles, national awakening among many things. He said the…
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MTN has unveiled the ‘Let Children be Children’ report, a comprehensive study aimed at addressing the critical issue of online safety among Nigerian children.
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Members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital (UNIMEDTH), in Ondo City, headquarters of Ondo West Local Council of Ondo State have embarked on an indefinite strike over alleged poor conditions of service.
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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has introduced stricter penalties for electricity distribution companies (DisCos) that fail to offtake at least 95 per cent of their monthly energy allocations and customer service standards.
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Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the rehabilitation of Mohammed Lawan College of Agriculture (MOLCA) Maiduguri with an additional N500 million in cash support.
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Zainab Ado-Bayero, a daughter to the late Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero, has again cried out for help.