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National Assembly Vows To Strengthen Food Security Nationwide
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Agricultural Production and Services has reaffirmed its backing for the National Agricultural Development Fund as a component of its larger plan to improve Nigeria's food security. The Executive Secretary/CEO of NADF, Mohammed Ibrahim, said in a statement shared with our correspondent on Saturday. According to the statement, this reaffirmation came during the NADF budget defence...
Fire Service Under Scrutiny As N’Assembly Queries Procurement Practices
The Federal Fire Service was questioned by the National Assembly Joint Committee on Interior on Friday regarding disparities found in the agency's proposed budget for 2025. The committee stepped down the service’s budget defence as a result of the irregularities. This happened when the FFS Controller General, Jaji Idris, appeared before a sitting co-chaired by Senator Adams Oshiomhole, Chairman of the...
Minister Slams Insufficient 15% Capital Allocation To Health Sector
Prof. Ali Pate, Minister of Health and Social Welfare, bemoaned Friday the fact that the ministry's 2024 budget only released 15.06 percent of its capital allocation. The minister attributed the delay in the release and cash backing of its capital allocation to the bottom-up cash plan policy of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation. Pate stated this while...
N800bn Won’t Solve Nigeria’s Road Crisis — Umahi
The N800 billion allotted to the ministry in the 2025 budget proposal, according to Works Minister Dave Umahi, is insufficient to address the nation's road infrastructure needs. Umahi, a two-time governor of Ebonyi State, disclosed this on Friday at a 2025 budget defence session, hosted by the House Committee on Works. He called on the committee to consider reviewing the ministry’s...
End Medical Tourism, Develop Local Hospitals — Nigerians Urges Tinubu
Nigerians have criticized President Bola Tinubu for approving a lavish retirement package for service chiefs and generals that includes, among other things, $20,000 a year for overseas medical care, bulletproof SUVs, and domestic help. They described the gesture as discriminatory and insensitive when several millions of Nigerians have little or no access to basic and affordable medical services. The approval of...
Embassy Closure Sparks Job Crisis For Nigerians In Lebanon
Nigerians living in Lebanon are facing job losses as a result of the Federal Government's extended delay in renewing passports, which follows the closure of the Nigerian embassy in the country, Saturday PUNCH has learned. In September 2024, large-scale cross-border attacks between Israel and Hezbollah escalated in Lebanon, resulting in over 1,000 deaths and 6,352 injuries in less than two...
Nigerian Man, 50, Dies In South African Police Custody
A 50-year-old Nigerian man, Jeremiah Okoye, has died in police custody in Limpopo, South Africa. Okoye, who had lived in the country for 22 years, resided at 71 Magazyn Street, Polokwane, Limpopo Province, before his death. The news was confirmed on Friday by Frank Onyekwelu, President of the Nigerian Citizens Association, South Africa (NICASA), who condemned the incident. Onyekwelu expressed...
Onuigbo Takes Nigeria’s Climate Agenda To The World Stage In Abu Dhabi
Chief Sam Onuigbo, sponsor of Nigeria's Climate Change Act and former representative of Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency, continues to receive international recognition for his pivotal role in advancing climate change discourse. Currently, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, he is actively participating in two major global events: the 15th Session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly and...
Abuja Faces Power Outage As Vandals Cut Transmission Cables
Suspected vandals have severed underground transmission cables that supply electricity to the city center, leaving the majority of Abuja, the capital of the country, in complete darkness. The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, in a statement on Friday listed the affected parts of the city as Maitama, Wuse, Jabi, Lifecamp, Asokoro, Utako, and Mabushi. These highbrow areas host the Federal Government’s...
Tinubu Lauds Governors Over Support Of Tax Reform Bills
President Bola Tinubu expressed gratitude to the Nigeria Governors' Forum members on Friday after they unanimously approved the four tax reform bills that are presently being considered by the National Assembly. He lauded the governors for “their bold leadership and commitment to fostering unity among leaders nationwide,” Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed in a statement...
