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The Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, has presented the state’s 2025 Appropriation Bill of 1.19tn to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led House of Assembly.Presenting the appropriation bill, Fubara said out of the amount, N462bn was projected for Recurrent Expenditure while Capital Expenditure was to gulp N678bn.Fubara said the planning reserve stood at N35.7bn with a closing balance of N12.9bn noting t...

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Cornelius Ojelabi, has announced that elections will be held in the existing 20 local governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Lagos State.The announcement came in response to claims suggesting that the elections may not be held in all 57 councils.Ojelabi’s announcement was contained in a statement he signed on Monday, December...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has approved the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) application to freeze 24 bank accounts domiciled in different banks over allegations of terrorism financing.Justice Emeka Nwite, who granted the application after the EFCC’s lawyer, Martha Babatunde, moved an ex-parte motion to the effect, gave the commission the go-ahead to freeze the accounts for 90 days pending th...

President Bola Tinubu has consented to a proposal to establish a federal university in Southern Kaduna.This is according to Vice President Kashim Shettima, who also disclosed that there are ongoing discussions to establish a Federal Medical Centre in Kafanchan, Kaduna State.According to his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha in a statement on Monday, Shettima gave the hint during a condolence visit to the Kukah fa...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has attributed Nigeria’s current challenges to both the actions of its leaders and followers’ contributions.However, Obasanjo urged Nigerians to remain hopeful and not lose faith as the new year begins, despite the difficulties facing the country.Also, Obasanjo expressed confidence that Nigeria will soon assume its rightful position among nations, e...

The Association of Luxury Bus Owners of Nigeria, ALBON, has announced an increase in the number of scheduled trips on the Lagos-Southeast and Lagos-Southsouth routes which will last until the end of the Christmas/New Year season.This is in response to the complaints of insufficient capacity to address the upsurge in the number of passengers on the affected routes.The upsurge followed the implementation of ...

The Minister of the  Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has fired back at a former governor of Rivers State, Dr Peter Odili, who he said was politically dead until he brought him ‘back to life’.Wike spoke yesterday at the special thanksgiving service organised by the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhul, in Port Harcourt, according to his Senior Special Assist...

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Monday, signed the N427 billion 2025 appropriation bill into law. Adeleke signed the appropriation bill at the Exco Lounge, Governor’s Office, in the presence of his cabinet members and representatives of the legislative arm. The Nation recalls that the House of Assembly passed the bill after adding N37 billion to the N390 billion proposal presen...

Lagos State Commissioner of the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo WahabThe Lagos State Government has implemented stricter measures against noise pollution, and now requiring nightclubs, lounges, bars, and worship centres to obtain permits for events involving amplified sound in the state.According to the current administration, the regulations are to safeguard residents’ health and well-being...

The Edo State government has earmarked the sum of 70 billion naira for agriculture in its newly signed 2025 budget, to address food insecurity and sufficiency in food production in the state....