Governor Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has signed a supplementary budget of ₦99 billion to enable the state implement the new minimum wage and other services. Governor Yusuf had on 20 August submitted the ₦99bn supplementary budget to the state assembly. The signing of the supplementary budget followed the passing of the bill by the…

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned Tuesday that his new government's first budget in just over two months will be "painful", asking the country to "accept short-term pain for long-term good". Starmer, whose Labour Party won a landslide parliamentary majority on July 4, used his first major speech since then to lay the ground for…

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that there might not be any budgetary allocation for new roads as over 4,000 such roads are yet to be executed in the country. Umahi said this during a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. “We have been making request to the National Assembly so that they…

Kenya's Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended a lower court ruling that annulled a controversial budget bill enacted last year, saying it wanted to ensure "stability" in government finances. The nation's top tribunal ordered a stay on the July 31 ruling by the Court of Appeal that had dealt a fresh blow to President William Ruto's…

The Joint Committee of the ECOWAS Parliament, comprising committees on Administration, Finance, Budget, Public Accounts, Macroeconomic Policy, and Economic Research, has expressed the need to send a parliamentary diplomatic mission to notable parliaments with similar competences to understudy their processes. Some of the parliaments recommended include the European Union and the East African Legislative Assembly,…

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has signed a revised supplementary budget of ₦450 billion into law. The increased budget aims to stimulate economic growth and provide relief for citizens. Speaking at the signing ceremony on Tuesday, Obaseki expressed his gratitude to the Speaker and members of the Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) for promptly…

  The Bauchi Government has created a budget line for routine immunization in 2025 to curb zero dose situation in the state. READ ALSO:Hoodlums raze council secretariat, vandalise Bauchi govt lodge, others Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Board made this known on Friday while receiving members of…

Kano State Government has said the sum of N596 million was spent on the provision of furniture, office fittings, and other amenities at various ministries, departments, and agencies by the present administration within the first and second quarters of the 2024 fiscal year. Besides, the government has directed the immediate revalidation of the second quarter…

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has defended its N1.911 trillion 2024 budget before the Senate Committee on the NDDC. The Managing Director of the agency, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, presented the estimates of the fiscal document to the senators, stating that N100 billion was earmarked to settle some of its accumulated debts. Dr. Ogbuku made…

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the 2024 supplementary bill of N98.5 billion for the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently presented the supplementary appropriation bill to the National Assembly for consideration, stating that the funds were earmarked for critical infrastructure. Chairman of the House Committee on Federal Capital Territory…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the country is about to turn the corner concerning the economic difficulties. Tinubu said this in a dinner with Senate to break the Ramadan fast at the State House on Thursday. “I am grateful for what you have been doing. The natural challenge we are facing will…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 20 Nigerians have sued the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas...