The House of Representatives member for Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State, Oluwole Oke, has said the 2025 budget submitted by President Bola Tinubu was grossly inadequate. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker, Oluwole Oke, said with the population size of the country and the pressing economic needs of the country, the budge,t which is … Read more
The Federal Government has allocated a whopping ₦27bn for the entitlements of former presidents, vice presidents, heads of state, chiefs of staff, retired heads of service, and professors in the 2025 fiscal year. According to Saturday Punch investigation, the beneficiaries of this allocation include prominent figures such as former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, and … Read more
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Friday passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N402.5 billion. Recall that Gov. Abdulahi Sule had on Nov. 29, presented a budget of N382.5 billion to the assembly for consideration. The assembly, however, increased the budget, christened “Budget of Economic Growth and Stability” by N20 billion. Mr … Read more
Former Special Adviser on Media to ex President Olusegun Obasanjo, Doyin Okupe, has said the priority given to defence in 2025 budget showed President Bola Tinubu’s seriousness in tackling insecurity. The former Director-General of Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation said the projections on daily crude oil output, price and foreign exchange benchmarks, are realizable. Okupe … Read more
The Senator representing Kwara Central, Saliu Mustapha, has decried that the 2025 budget did not give as much priority to agriculture as it gave to security. Senator Mustapha made the observation on the floor of the Senate during a debate on the budget, on Thursday. Henzodaily reported that defence had the highest allocation of ₦4.9 … Read more
The Senate, on Thursday, passed for second reading the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N49.7 trillion. The appropriation bill was presented to the joint session of the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday. The passage of the bill for second reading followed the presentation of its general principles at plenary on Thursday … Read more
A ₦9.36 billion budget has been made for domestic and international travel and refreshments for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima for the upcoming year. Henzodaily reports that this information is detailed in the 2025 Appropriation Bill released by the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning. On Wednesday, the president presented a … Read more
The Niger State House of Assembly has passed the 2025 budget estimate of N1.5 trillion to the governor for assent. Zubairu Ismaila, Chairman, House Committee on Planning and Appropriation, who presented the report during plenary in Minna on Thursday, said the committee made some adjustments to the budget. Ismaila said that the adjustments did not … Read more
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts has called for the exclusion of the National Examinations Council (NECO), the University of Ibadan (UI), and 22 other government agencies from the 2025 federal budget. Henzodaily learnt that this move follows allegations of unaccounted funds allocated to these agencies in 2024 and preceding years. Bamidele Salam, … Read more
The House of Representatives has recommended the delisting of National Examinations Council (NECO), University of Ibadan, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment from the 2025 budget. Others affected are 21 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) for their alleged repeated failure to account for previous budgetary allocations and internally-generated revenue. The resolution was reached … Read more