Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday passed a budget of N1.163trillion for 2021. The budget named: “Budget of Rekindled Hope”, was passed after weeks of deliberations, interactions and defence of the budget proposal by the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).…
Buhari Presides over Extra-ordinary FEC Meeting (ThisDay)
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday presided over an extraordinary Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, which started at about 12.05 p.m, would deliberate on the 2020…
*Ambode was unhappy because of Tinubu’s overbearing nature – Dominic (Independent)*Lagos pays N41.8b to 10,286 retirees (Nation)
January 2, 2019 Ambode Was Unhappy Because Of Tinubu’s Overbearing Nature – Dominic (Independent) Dr. Adegbola Dominic, Lagos State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday said he was surprised Governor Akinwunmi Ambode could not muster the resources…
Dickson presents N275.8 bn budget for 2019 (Guardian)
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Wednesday presented a budget of N275.8 billion for 2019 to the state House of Assembly for consideration. Dickson said at the resention that the budget that would help in the completion of all ongoing…
Ondo 2018 re-ordered Budget, constitutional (Nation)
Ondo State government on Friday criticized the statement credited to a member of the state assembly, Olugbenga Araoyinbo condemning the 2018 Ondo State Reordered budget. Araoyinbo was said to have described the budget as “unconstitutional” claiming that it was the cause of…
Supplementary budget: Saraki, Dogara explain delay (Punch)
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday gave reasons why the National Assembly could not reconvene. They stated that before resumption, the joint Senate and House of Representatives committees on electoral…
Why is Sexual Harrassment Endemic in Nigerian Educational Institutions? – Ireti Bakare
Not a week goes by in Nigeria that one isn’t left dumbfounded by a trending story or two. Ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous and the mouth –agape- gasping –for- breath, these stories disappear as quickly as they trend.…
Ayade weeps as he signs N1.3tn Budget into Law (ThisDay)
Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, on Tuesday wept openly when he signed the state’s 2018 N1.3 trillion budget into law. Ayade, who was overtaken with emotion after signing the budget, shed tears and asked for God’s intervention towards…