House of Representatives has approved the federal government proposed total aggregate spending of N26 trillion for 2024–2026 financial years. Of this approved sum, N10.2 trillion is for Recurrent (non-debt); Personnel Costs (MDAs) of N4.49 trillion; Special Intervention (Recurrent) is put at N200 billion; N5.9 trillion earmarked for Capital Expenditure with Special Intervention (Capital) of N7…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Tuesday revealed that it had obtained a court order mandating President Bola Tinubu to explain how he spent funds saved from the removal of fuel subsidy. The rights organisation detailed that the Federal High Court in Lagos granted the order on Tuesday. “The Federal High Court, Lagos…
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has denied personally spending over N7 billion on contingency without budgetary approval from the State House of Assembly. Akeredolu through his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde said what was being referred to erroneously as contingency was the money approved for palliative by the Federal government. A news media outfit…
The Police Service Commission has backed the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, asking policemen aged 60 and those who have spent 35 years in service to immediately tender letters of voluntary retirement. The PSC urged the affected police officers to obey the IG’s directive and proceed on retirement. A memo containing Egbetokun’s…
The federal government has revoked a total of 1,633 mineral titles after the affected mining companies failed to pay the stipulated administrative fees. The minister of solid minerals development, Dr Dele Alake, who disclosed this during a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the ministry will dispatch its mining inspectorate department and security…
Federal High Court in Abuja has approved a suit seeking to disqualify Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo as Minister of Interior The plaintiff, Oladotun Hassan, accused Tunji-Ojo of forging his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate. Justice Emeka Nwite granted leave to hear the case and set a hearing date for December 11, 2023. Hassan’s suit, with reference…
The Senate was thrown into a rowdy session when Tony Nwoye of the Labour Party repeatedly yelled at the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio following the latter’s announcement of new minority leaders in the red chamber. During the Senate’s plenary on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, Akpabio announced two members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Abba…
The leader of Core Abia Mandate group, Comr. Michael Ogonnaya has cautioned Aisha Yesufu a Kano-born social critic, to redirect her attention away from Abia State. The warning comes in response to Yesufu’s probing questions regarding the financial activities of Governor Alex Otti. Yesufu’s attempt to criticize Governor Otti in an article titled “Aisha Yesufu…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, named the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the various committees in the Red Chamber. The Senate President confirmed the appointment during plenary shortly after announcing new minority leaders in the Senate. Notable among the appointments is the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was appointed as the…
The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has issued a strong warning against the illegal amendment of its constitution. The group said any unlawful amendments are solely aimed at scuttling the emergence of a President General from Rivers State and extending the tenure of some deviant elements within the organization. The group warns the perpetrators…
