By Kingsley Okoye President Bola Tinubu has sought the approval of Senate for the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF)and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). Tinubu’s request is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Ahmed Lawan and read at plenary on Tuesday. “I am pleased to submit theContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Mr Zaccheus Adedeji as the Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS). This follows the adoption of a motion by the Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti) at the Committee of the Whole on Tuesday. Presenting the motion, Bamidele urgedContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N2.1 trillion expeditiously scaled second reading on Tuesday in the Senate. President Bola Tinubu had written the Senate seeking the approval of the sum of N2,176,791,286,033 as 2023 supplementary budget to address labour wage adjustments, security and other urgent issues. TheContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The ICPC says it is set to arraign Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL) at a Federal High Court in Cross River. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)’s Spokesperson, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, said this inContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Tuesday, affirmed Mr Timipre Sylva as the validly elected candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s in the Nov. 11 Bayelsa governorship election. The three-member panel, in a unanimous judgment, held that the trial court which nullified Sylva’s candidature lackedContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has no be plans to redenominate Nigeria’s legal tender, the Naira. CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications Department, Isa AbdulMumim, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there had beenContinue Reading
By Femi Ogunshola The House of Representatives has invited the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu over the formula for the planned distribution of N1.1 trillion as conditional cash transfer to 15 million households. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance byContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue, has called for the deployment of more troops and more army Forward Operating Bases in some parts of Benue to address the security challenges bedeviling the state. Alia made the call when he paid a courtesy call on the Chief of ArmyContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris President Bola Tinubu on Monday warned government officials and family members against attending the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting without invitation. Tinubu issued the warning before the commencement of FEC meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “Last week, I noticed people sneaking in and out of thisContinue Reading
