Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday laid before the parliament a N296.4bn fiscal plan for year 2024, with the capital expenditure guzzling a whopping 61% of the proposed spending and recurrents keeping the balance of 39%. The budget is 15.5% higher than the budget of the outgoing year, and has an opening balance of N25bn, according to the Governor, ... Read More »
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Nigeria’s Health Sector Set for Major Overhaul in 2024 Budget, Says President Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says his administration is prioritizing and improving Nigeria’s health sector through massive investments and the allocation of increased funds to the sector in the proposed 2024 budget. The President made this declaration at the unveiling of Nigeria’s Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative and the signing of the Health Renewal Compact by Federal, State Governments, and Development Partners ... Read More »
Major Shake-Up in Aviation Sector: President Tinubu Approves Leadership Overhaul
In line with his determination to bring world class standards to Nigerian Civil Aviation in consumer protection and the promotion of the wellbeing of Nigerian passengers and other sectoral stakeholders, President Bola Tinubu has approved the suspension, removal, and replacement of the following Chief Executive Officers under the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development: (1) Managing Director of the ... Read More »
“Governor Abiodun’s Vision Unveiled: Ogun State Sets Sail for a Naval Base”
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has constituted an Evaluation Committee for the establishment of a Naval Base in the state. Speaking while receiving the Naval team from the Naval Headquarters in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Governor Abiodun noted with delight the zeal exhibited by the Chief of Naval Staff in setting up the team, saying the establishment of ... Read More »
“Ondo State Assembly Appoints Lucky Aiyedatiwa as Acting Governor Amid Akeredolu’s Medical Leave
The Ondo State House of Assembly has declared Lucky Aiyedatiwa as acting governor of the state, following the receipt of the letter from Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, on his embarking on a medical leave. The Speaker of the House, Olamide Oladiji, in a statement on Wednesday in Akure, said the awaited letter had arrived. Read More »
Obasa Calls for Impactful Change: Lagos 2024 Budget Should Elevate Lives Beyond Basic Palliatives”
– House to closely monitor implementation of budget The 2024 budget proposal of N2.246 trillion presented by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday faces the realities of daunting economic challenges and must be tailored towards improving the lives of residents, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has said. Speaking at the Assembly chamber immediately ... Read More »
“New Beginnings: APC’s Hon. Rauf Age-Suleiman Sworn In to Fill Vacant Seat in Lagos State House of Assembly”
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Amuwo-Odofin Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Rauf Age-Suleiman, has taken his oath of office. Age-Suleiman took the oath on Wednesday before Speaker Mudashiru Obasa and other lawmakers just before the presentation of the 2024 budget by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. With this oath, he replaces the Olukayode ... Read More »
Why We Demolished Assembly Complex — Rivers Govt
The Rivers State Government says it decided to demolish the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex because it had structural defects caused by a recent fire that engulfed it. The State Government had on Wednesday morning, rolled out 10 bulldozers which began the demolition of the complex. A statement by the State Commissioner for Information, Mr Joseph Johnson, released on ... Read More »
“Political Turmoil Escalates: Rivers State Assembly Complex Under Demolition Amidst Power Struggle”
There are reports that the Rivers State Assembly Complex is currently being demolished. According to the report monitored on Arise News on Wednesday December 13,2023, the bulldozers were seen pulling down the structure. This development comes amidst a tense political atmosphere in the Rivers state, with Governor Siminalayi Fubara engaged in a power struggle with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, the ... Read More »
LAGOS RECORDS ZERO BANK ROBBERY FOUR YEARS IN A ROW
Bank robbery appears to be a bygone incident in Lagos going by the new record released by the State’s Security Trust Fund. For the fourth consecutive year, Lagos recorded no incident of armed robbery assault against any financial institution in the State — the longest period over the last two decades. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu linked the improvement to the continuous ... Read More »