Government

Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger  has signed the state’s  2025 appropriation bill of over N1.558 trillion into law. Bago performed the statutory duty in Minna on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports  that Bago presented the budget estimates of N1.5 trillion before the State House of Assembly on …

THE Edo Assets Verification Committee says it has uncovered some irregularities in award of contracts, including a N200 billion road contract debt owed by the immediate past administration of Godwin Obaseki. Dr Ernest Umakhihe, Chairman of the committee, told journalists on Thursday in Benin that some contractors even returned mobilization …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has allocated N2.48 trillion to Nigeria’s health sector in the 2025 budget, representing 5.18 per cent of the total N47.90 trillion proposed budget. Breaking down the allocation, N402 billion is designated for health infrastructure, while N282.65 billion is earmarked for the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). …

THE former National chairman of the Grassroots Development Party of Nigeria, Ambassador Dr. Odion Cedrack Okpebholo, has described Chief Anthony Enahoro the Adolor of Uromi as the pillar of Democracy whose motion for the granting of self governance in Nigeria from the colonial masters in 1953, and eventually became practicable …

THE Federal Government has announced a free train ride for any Nigerian wishing to travel to celebrate the Christmas festivities. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the announcement on Monday while briefing journalists on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting. He noted that the …

GOVERNOR Peter Mbah has urged dog owners in Enugu State to vaccinate their dogs against rabies as part of the state’s efforts to eliminate the continued transmission of the disease. Mbah made this call on Sunday while inaugurating the Zero Rabies in Enugu Campaign Initiative at the State Veterinary Clinic …

Court of Appeal has annulled a controversial judgment that aimed to seize the statutory allocation and revenue of Rivers State, a decision that had the support of Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike and his allies. Newsextra24 reports that on December 13, 2024, Justice Hamma Akawu Barka ruled that the Federal High …

● As Abiodun woos JBS, Brazilian livestock giant A $10 million investment is set to be signed between the Ogun State Government and a Moroccan firm in the next few weeks. The deal is for the by-product of palm oil in Ogun State. This was revealed by the Ogun State …

PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF). His appointment is effective immediately following the pre-retirement leave of the incumbent AGF, Dr. (Mrs.) Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein. As a career civil servant and the most senior director in the Office …

Agboola Ajayi, the candidate from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State, has formally submitted a petition to the Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal. Gatekeepers News reports that his petition challenges the election outcome that declared Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress …