The Senate modifies the 2022 Budget Act

29 Dec 2022

The Senate changed the 2022 Appropriations Act so that it would go into effect in March 2023 rather than 2022. President Muhammadu Buhari asked for an amendment to the Act to lengthen the implementation period in a letter that was read aloud on Tuesday by Senator Ahmad Lawan, President of the Senate.  “A Bill for […]

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Lawmakers in Niger approve a 2023 budget with an additional N5 billion

29 Dec 2022

The 2023 Appropriation Bill, which totals more than N243 billion and was previously presented by the State Governor, Alh Abubakar Sani Bello, was passed into law by the Niger State House of Assembly. This indicates that the Bill has increased by about N5 billion.  The decision was made in response to the report of the […]

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Fire-spitting Aisha Yesufu reveals her 2023 plan

29 Dec 2022

Aisha Yesufu, a well-known activist and social critic in Nigeria, has declared she will use her voter’s card as a tool to promote accountability and good governance during the general elections of 2023. This was revealed by Yesufu in a post on her verified Twitter account.  She declared that she supports nonviolent change in government.  […]

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Gbajabiamila did not promise to pay salary arrears- reps tells ASUU

29 Dec 2022

The House of Representatives has responded to the allegation by the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, that the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila deceived the union to call off the strike. The spokesperson of the House, Ben Kalu, in a statement on Wednesday, said the speaker never […]

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Adeleke investigates into $106 million water project, suspends consultant

29 Dec 2022

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered full investigation into the decade-long $106 million Ilesa water project. Governor Adeleke also ordered the immediate suspension of the project consultant, Engineer Tawa Williams, a former Special Assistant to former governor, Rauf Aregbesola. Aregbesola had, during the inauguration of the N48.7 billion water project in December 2017, disclosed […]

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Umahi orders the arrest of APC chairman and reps candidates over the murder of three people

29 Dec 2022

Governor David Nweze Umahi has directed the immediate arrest and prosecution of the State APC Chairman, Chief Stanley Emegha and the Candidate for Afikpo North/Afikpo South Federal Constituency, Chief Eni Uduma Chima for their roles in the murder of three persons in Ekoli Edda. Governor Umahi gave the directive during an on-the-spot assessment of the […]

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Lagos records highest fire emergencies on boxing day

28 Dec 2022

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service yesterday, disclosed that this year’s Christmas witnessed the highest-ever fire emergencies it had recorded, with 24 fire outbreaks. This is just as it revealed that 10 fire incidents, among which was a residential building at 54 Aledelola Street, Ikosi Ketu, occurred on Boxing Day. Describing the surge in […]

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Atiku challenges Tinubu to debate

28 Dec 2022

FORMER Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has asked his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Senator Bola Tinubu, to stop running away from public debates as the campaigns for the February 25, 2023 presidential election hot up. Atiku spoke with Saturday Tribune through his spokes man-Kola Ologbondiyan, […]

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One year jail term, N500,000 fine for vote buyers- INEC

28 Dec 2022

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has said one-year imprisonment or a fine of N500,000 awaits anyone found guilty of buying votes during the 2023 elections. The INEC Commissioner in Jigawa State, Professor Muhammad Lawal Bashar said this in an interview with newsmen. The Commissioner said the electoral commission is prepared to conduct all the […]

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