President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been encouraged to prolong the tenure of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Madein Oluwatoyin, to allow her to finalize the commendable initiatives she has initiated. This appeal was made by a coalition of more than 40 civil society organizations, spearheaded by Global Gender Safety and Moral Development, along…
Northern Christian Leaders have raised concerns over the prevalence of multiple and outdated taxation, which has significantly hindered Nigeria’s ability to attract foreign investments over the years, as potential investors are deterred from establishing their businesses in the country due to the existing tax framework. Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, observed…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu addressed a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday, unveiling a national budget of N47.96 trillion for the year 2025. During his presentation, President Tinubu articulated that this budget was crafted with careful consideration of the current economic landscape and has the potential to foster prosperity in Nigeria in 2025,…
Senator Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate, has announced that the duration of the current 2024 budget will be extended until June 25, 2025. He made this statement during his opening remarks at the presentation of the 2025 Appropriation Bill by President Bola Tinubu to a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday….
A former National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has urged former President Olusegun Obasanjo to convene a coalition of past leaders to unify the opposition in establishing a new political party aimed at contesting against President Bola Tinubu and the APC in the upcoming 2027 general election. Lukman’s…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has granted final approval for the 2025 budget, which is set to be presented by President Bola Tinubu. Following the FEC meeting led by President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Monday, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, informed State House correspondents that the total expenditure for…
The presentation of the N47.9 trillion 2025 budget to the joint session of the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu, originally scheduled for Tuesday, December 17, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, December 18. It is worth noting that the Senate has reliably learned from senior officials within the National Assembly. According to the insider, an…
President Bola Tinubu has designated Nwakuche Ndidi as the Acting Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service. This appointment comes in the wake of the conclusion of Haliru Nababa’s term as the current Controller-General. Nababa had been appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari on February 18, 2021. In a statement released on Friday, Ja’afaru Ahmed, the…
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, engaged in a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Friday (today) to review the accomplishments of the Renewed Hope Agenda within the aviation sector. In a statement made available to newsmen on Friday, Onyema expressed his appreciation for the President’s initiatives aimed at stabilizing…
A prominent leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has called upon President Bola Tinubu to lower the petrol pump price to N300 per litre. George expressed optimism that Tinubu can bear the cost, suggesting that this reduction should begin in mid-December and continue until the end of January. The former Deputy National…
