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*Says lawmakers to scrutinize previous expenditure of MDAs  The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila on Friday said that both chambers of the National Assembly will ensure timely passage of the 2023 budget, presented to it today by President Muhammadu Buhari. Gbajabiamila who gave the assurance while delivering his vote of thanks at the budget presentation, however …

A pensioner collapsed Thursday while protesting the failure of the Kano State government to pay N36.9b accumulated pension arrears and retirement benefits. The pensioner was participating in a peaceful rally organised by the Kano State branch of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) in Kano. Starting their march from the Emir’s palace to the Government House, the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that oil subsidies will be discontinued in 2023. The President stated this while delivering his speech on the presentation of the 2023 budget proposal before a joint session of the national assembly on Friday.  Tagged “Budget of fiscal sustainability and transition”, the 2023 budget size was N19.76 trillion. President Buhari also told the National Assembly …

The Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has sought the support of governments at all levels, agencies and individuals to tackle flooding currently ravaging some parts of the country, including the state. File photo: A flooded community Soludo noted that the flood water emanated and surged from Cameroon, asking the Federal Government to dialogue with the government of Cameroon with a …

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division has ordered the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resume work immediately. The appellate court gave the order Friday while granting leave to ASUU to appeal the interlocutory injunction  of Justice Polycarp Hamman of the Abuja Division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) on September 21, 2022, asking members of …

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 …