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2023 BUDGET SPEECHBudget of Fiscal Consolidation and Transition Delivered By: His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari,President, Federal Republic of NigeriaAt the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja Friday, 7TH October , 2022 PROTOCOLS: I am very pleased to be here today to present the 2023 Budget Proposals at this Joint Session of the National Assembly. This is the last time …

Following the report of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP,) the Senate has approved the removal of Government-Owned Enterprises (GOEs) from the 2023 national budget. The affected agencies are; Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Others include Corporate Affairs …

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived the National Assembly to present the N19.76trillion 2023 Appropriation bill before the Senate and the House of Representatives. This is the 4th joint session and the last budget presentation by President Buhari. The National Anthem was sang at exactly 10.09 am when the President arrived the House of Representatives Chamber. The opening Moslem prayer was …

• Buhari, Gbajabiamila’s meeting on ASUU recommendation fails to hold• Don’t allow FG to break up ASUU, students tell NLC, TUC• Stand on truth, don’t play politics with the strike, Ngige replies Jega Hopes of an end to the protracted strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), were deferred as the lawyers for the Federal Government and ASUU, …

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi and his running mate Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed have released their official campaign website ahead of the 2023 presidential election.  The Peter Obi-Baba-Ahmed campaign website was announced in a tweet via Obi’s verified Twitter handle on Friday morning. According to the Labour Party presidential candidate, the website would be used to gather support …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, said national debt rose from N39.6tn in December 2021 to N42.8tn in June 2022. This was as he said the budget for the past year saw a deficit of N4.6tn, 63 per cent of the estimated deficit for the 2022 fiscal year. Buhari revealed this while presenting the 2023 appropriation bill …

Edo State Government has assured improved access to quality and affordable healthcare for senior citizens in the state. Addressing journalists during a free medical outreach for the elderly in Benin City, the Executive Secretary, the Edo State Primary Health Care Development Agency (EDSPHCDA), Dr. Izedonmwen Omosigho, said the outreach was organised in collaboration with Momentum Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity …

Benin City…..Executive Director of Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), Rev. David Ugolor, has lost his mother, Mrs. Agnes Akora Ugolor (Nee Umukoro). She died on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at the age of 87. She is survived by children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She hailed from Oghara in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State and was …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Benin City, Nigeria. On September 16, 2022, Godwin Obaseki, Edo State governor posted a tweet, titled ‘Light Up Edo’ project extends to New Lagos Road (Uselu Shell – Akpakpava). On that tweet which had 644 views, the governor included an aerial video of what looks like a well-lit street in a section of Benin city. The …

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has called on African states, non-governmental organisations, private organisations and other stakeholders to synergise efforts at harnessing seabed resources to boost the continent’s Blue Economy. Osinbajo made the call in his keynote address at the 4th African Deep Seabed Resources (ADSR) Workshop on Wednesday in Abuja. The workshop was organised by the International Seabed …