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24 Dec
It appears there is no hope for an improved power supply to Nigerian households in 2025, as the federal government has made a provision of N1,989,579,379 to fuel State House generators during the course of the year. This is higher than the amount budgeted for the same item in 2024 (N37,959,406), 2023 (N30,678,552), 2022 (N30,678,552),…
20 Dec
Allocations for the President and Vice President's refreshments and meals gulps N618,346,469 in the proposed budget for 2025, findings by The Guardian have revealed. The Guardian also found that the sum of N1,732,106,427 and N7,014,596,511 was allocated for international and local trips for President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, respectively, in the budget.…
13 Oct
The State House Medical Centre has reported difficulties in maintaining optimal operations at its medical records department due to a shortage of trained health information officers. The annual report of the State House, obtained by our correspondent, revealed that the shortage has stretched the few available personnel across multiple clinics and wards, causing longer patient…
9 Oct
The State House, Abuja, yesterday, said it is set to achieve full digitalisation of its operations by next month.
30 Sep
Howdy Mr President. I speak to the issue of debt forgiveness which Nigeria broached at the 79th United Nations General Assembly Summit in New York. The matter is in Paragraphs 10 and 31 of the speech read by Vice President Kashim Shettima.
23 Aug
Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday, said that the 2025 budget for State House agencies would be based on a thorough needs assessment to ensure that funding allocated to agencies were based on actual requirements.
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