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The Senate on Wednesday approved N215,811,290,243bn as budget for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for the 2022 fiscal year. The approval followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Finance during plenary. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Solomon Adeola, in his presentation, said out of the amount approved, N119,684,218,735 was for Personnel Cost, N60,160,518,057 for Overhead …

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday stopped the Federal Government from further making deductions from the Federation Account to fund its own agencies not listed in the 1999 Constitution for direct allocation. The court declared as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional the direct allocations made so far by the government from the Federation Account to fund the Nigeria Police …

The House of Representatives has set up a 14-member committee to investigate the quantity of fuel consumed in the country daily and determine the state of the nation’s refineries. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this during the plenary session on Wednesday. He said the move became necessary following planned removal of subsidy by the federal government. Mr …

Integrates childhood immunisation in COVID-19 mass vaccination Nigeria has spent $298 million on procurement of 29 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson jab. Besides, 14,093,873 eligible persons have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while 5,252,406 eligible Nigerians have been fully vaccinated as at January 25, 2022. Also, the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) is integrating childhood …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) risks mass defections if it fails to zone the 2023 presidency to Southern Nigeria, a group, Vanguard for Justice, has warned.  The PDP support group claimed that the party was bent on zoning its presidential ticket to the North, a move it said might prompt high-profile defections in the South. The main opposition party had …

The House of Representatives Special Committee on Constitution Review on Tuesday adopted a bill seeking to create 111 extra-seats for women at the National Assembly. The bill, sponsored by Nkeiruka Onyejeocha (APC, Abia) and 119 members, seeks to alter sections 48, 49, 71,77,91, and 117 of the 1999 constitution by creating one senatorial seat and two federal constituencies in each state and FCT for …

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has decried the poor state of infrastructure and operating conditions at its orientation camps in the country. Director-General of the Scheme, Major-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, raised the alarm at the 2022 NYSC Annual Management Conference, on Wednesday in Abuja to deliberate on the state of the operating environment. The theme of the conference is ‘Repositioning …

• Seeks amendment of 2022 budget• NLC: No going back on January 27 nationwide protests• Join Labour rallies, Falana urges Nigerians• Lawan begs Labour to shelve Thursday protest, says it’s no longer necessary• Why TUC is opting out of protests• APC lauds suspension, Afenifere faults decision• NBA: FG’s suspension an election strategy• Autogas policy on the course, Sylva says With all …

The House of Representatives on Tuesday rescinded its decision on the mode of primary election in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The House had last Wednesday reconsidered the bill by changing the mandatory direct primary clause in the bill. It included indirect primary but did not include the option of consensus mode of primary. On the other hand, the Senate had included …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) announced Tuesday it has suspended its proposed nationwide protest action over petrol subsidy removal. The NLC president, Ayuba Wabba, made this announcement on Tuesday while speaking with journalists in Abuja. NLC had in December fixed January 27 and February 2 for its protest across 36 against the subsidy removal. The Nigerian government through the Minister of Finance …