Senate President Godswill Akpabio has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to caution his Ministers and heads of extra-ministerial departments who have formed the habit of disrespecting the National Assembly (NASS). TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Senate President made the appeal on Wednesday during the presentation of the 2025 budget proposal by President Tinubu. Senator Akpabio stressed … Read more
President Bola Tinubu in a moment of blunder referred to the 10th Nigerian National Assembly as 11th National Assembly, arousing laughter and applause while presenting the 2025 budget on Wednesday. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the 10th National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a bicameral legislature inaugurated on 13th June 2023 and … Read more
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday presented the 2025 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly. Read the full text of Tinubu’s speech at the budget presentation below: PRESENTATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR OF THE 2025 BUDGET OF RESTORATION: SECURING PEACE, REBUILDING PROSPERITY TO A JOINT SESSION OF THE … Read more
Nigeria’s Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has emphasized that the welfare of Nigerians is the top priority for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government and not competing with anyone. Henzodaily reports that Tunji-Ojo made this remark during a question-and-answer session on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Wednesday. In addressing criticisms reportedly voiced by certain officials from the … Read more
Security has been beefed up at the National Assembly Complex ahead of presentation of 2025 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The 2025 budget presentation which was earlier slated to hold on Tuesday, December 17 was shifted to Wednesday 18th December. All business operators and ancillary … Read more
The Federal Government’s expenditure on electricity subsidies surged to ₦199.64 billion in December 2024, marking a 2.76% increase from the ₦194.26 billion spent in November, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The rise was attributed to fluctuations in key economic indicators, including the exchange rate, which NERC pegged at ₦1,687.45 to the dollar, … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Aisha Garba, an international development specialist, as the Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education (UBEC). “Garba, a Senior Education Specialist with the World Bank, brings more than 24 years of experience driving impactful programmes in education for human and economic development, working in Nigeria, Ghana, Somalia, Kenya, the … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has made a fresh promise to build on the legacy bequeathed to Nigeria by his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu made the promise in a personally signed statement released by the presidency on Tuesday on the occasion of Buhari’s 82nd birthday. In his message, the Nigerian leader said former President Buhari left a … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration’s policies are carefully designed to foster long-term national wealth and prosperity. Delivering a message through the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, at the 2024 Nigerian Media Merit Awards held at the Muson Centre, Lagos, Tinubu highlighted the critical role of reforms in reshaping … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Ademola Lookman, Super Eagles forward, on winning the 2024 CAF Men’s African Footballer of the Year award. Tinubu also hailed Chiamaka Nnadozie, Super Falcons goalkeeper, for clinching the CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year award. The President similarly commended the Super Falcons for being named the Women’s National Team of … Read more