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21 Jan
The Senate has promised to allocate adequate funds to government agencies playing watchdog roles, given their critical functions of compelling revenue-generating agencies to comply with financial regulations. Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Sen. Sani Musa, stated this when the Chairman of Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), Mr Victor Muruako, appeared before the committee to defend the…
2 Oct
The Budget Office of the Federation has urged ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to align their budget proposals with national priorities, while stressing the need for fiscal responsibility
31 Jul 2024
Nigeria is currently battling with an annual funding deficit of $200 million for immunisation. The Director General of the Budget Office, Dr. Tanimu Yakubu, revealed this at the Multi-Stakeholders Technical Workshop for the Optimisation of Immunisation Financing in Nigeria, organised by the Vaccine Network for Disease Control in partnership with GAVI and the Global Health…
14 Jun 2024
The member representing Ideato North South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere has hailed the appointment of Mr. Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation by President Bola Tinubu. Yakubu was Chief Economic Adviser to President Umaru Yar’Adua from 2007 to 2010. Ugochinyere in a…
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The head of the world's chemical weapons watchdog met Syria's new leader Saturday, in a first visit to Damascus since the ouster of Bashar
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In the early hours of Saturday, February 8, 2025, the second batch of 122 Lagos intending pilgrims arrived safely in Jordan. They were led by esteemed government delegates, including Mr. Adewunmi Gbolahan Ogunsanya, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Mrs. Florence Yetunde Gbafe, Board Secretary, Bishop Prof. Rufus Oguntuase, Vice Chairman, Mr. Adedamola Adeoshun, Mrs.…
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Lawyers representing Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), have formally requested the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John T. Tsoho, to transfer his trial from the Abuja Division to any Federal High Court in the Southeast. In a letter addressed to Justice Tsoho, Kanu's lead counsel,…
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The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), North Central, have warned disgruntled elements against sabotaging the activities of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume. In a statement Saturday, jointly signed by Messrs Mu'azu Bawa Rijau, and Yakubu Adamu who are the zonal National Vice Chairman and secretary of…
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The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) and Northern Awareness Network (NAN) have commended President Bola Tinubu and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for their firm stance on accountability in the dismissal of three suspended Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) from Adamawa, Sokoto, and Abia states. The Arewa groups in separate statements on Saturday noted that…
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The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has announced that the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, will be awarded the prestigious Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) honoris causa as part of its 50th-anniversary celebrations scheduled for March 23, 2025. The University's Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, made the announcement on Friday when she led the…
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It was joy, happiness and celebration unlimited today when the Nyamoke kindred of the Ojoto community in Idemili South Council of Anambra State unveiled the maiden edition of Nyamoke Day. The event had almost all the adult males from the Nyamoke Family Union of Umuchem village in Ojoto in attendance. It was described as a…
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A US judge issued an emergency order early Saturday blocking Elon Musk's government reform team from accessing personal and financial data
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Pastor Abel Damina of Abel Damina Ministries has stated that those who call themselves gospel music ministers are no different from singers like Davido, Tiwa Savage and Burna Boy. According to him, there's no such thing as gospel music ministers in the Bible, adding that there is nothing gospel about their lyrics. The clergyman said…
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A federal lawmaker, Bello El-rufai, has appealed to the Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, and his father, Nasir El-rufai, to bury their feud. Bello, who represents Kaduna North in the House of Representatives, said that even though his father was his number one role model and Senator Uba Sani his boss, reconciling them was…