3 d. ago Rivers N1.48trn 2025 spending plan: Budget of hope for Sim Fubara, lawmakers

Supporters of Sim Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers State, seem to scratch hole that may hold hope and clutch read more Rivers N1.48trn 2025 spending plan: Budget of hope for Sim Fubara, lawmakers

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3 d. ago Federal agric college will boost Ekiti’s food production potential — Rep Ojuawo

Tribune Online Federal agric college will boost Ekiti’s food production potential — Rep Ojuawo The lawmaker commended President Bola Tinubu for his efforts at ensuring grassroots development with his approval of one billion naira for each of the lawmakers in the 2025 budget for constituency projects. Federal agric college will boost Ekiti’s food production potential — Rep Ojuawo Tribune Online

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7 d. ago Rivers Budget Sparks Stakeholder Reactions As Fubara’s Return Looms

Sole Administrator of Rivers State, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has revealed that the proposed N1.48 trillion 2025 budget is structured around the anticipated return of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and other political office holders. Ibas made this disclosure on Wednesday while appearing before the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State Oversight in […] The post Rivers Budget Sparks Stakeholder Reactions As Fubara’s Return Looms appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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7 d. ago Rivers presents N1.48 trillion budget for 2025, prepares for Fubara, others’ resumption

From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja The Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd), on Tuesday, presented a budget of ₦1.48 trillion for the 2025 fiscal year to the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee overseeing the state. Ibas, while addressing lawmakers, said the 2025 budget proposal is aligned with the strategic objectives in the Rivers […] The post Rivers presents N1.48 trillion budget for 2025, prepares for Fubara, others’ resumption appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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1 week ago N260m For Street Lights: ACF Frowns At Reckless Profligacy Of Public Expenditure

The apex northern sociocultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has frowned at what it described as reckless Profligacy in public expenditures, as revealed in the 2025 Federal Budget for the provision of street lights. The forum, in a statement issued by its national publicity Secretary, Professor Tukur Muhammad Baba, said, ” A most perverse illustration […]

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1 week ago Tinubu’s Economic Policies Working Despite Hardship Facing Nigerians — Budget Minister

Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has implemented bold reforms that have positioned the nation’s economy for sustained recovery and growth, despite short-term pain. Speaking on Saturday, after visiting the President at his Lagos home, Bagudu emphasized that the country is beginning to see some positive outcomes […] The post Tinubu’s Economic Policies Working Despite Hardship Facing Nigerians — Budget Minister appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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1 week ago 2025 Budget: Outcry As Agency Appropriates N6bn On Frivolities

A fresh wave of public outrage has trailed the revelations that over N6 billion in the 2025 budget of the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), Ilorin, Kwara State under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, has been earmarked for projects widely seen as unrelated to its core mandate. An examination of NCAM’s […]

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2 w. ago Nigeria Needs More Borrowing To Save Economy From Collapsing – Orji Kalu

Lawmaker representing Abia North, Orji Kalu has backed National Assembly over proposed plan by President Bola Tinubu to borrow more fund in financing 2025 budget. Senator Kalu kicked against criticisms describing the development as a rubber stamp of the executive. He insisted that the legislature is committed to due process and thorough scrutiny of bills […] The post Nigeria Needs More Borrowing To Save Economy From Collapsing – Orji Kalu appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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2 w. ago 2025 budget: BudgIT’s allegation of N6.9trn insertions by NASS

Tribune Online 2025 budget: BudgIT’s allegation of N6.9trn insertions by NASS A recent report by BudgIT, a civic technology organisation, has raised grave concerns about the 2025 national budget. According to the organisation, upon close scrutiny, certain strange projects were found in the budget. The insertions, it claimed, were over 11,000 questionable projects worth N6.93 trillion. The projects, BudgIT said, undermine fiscal responsibility and the integrity […] 2025 budget: BudgIT’s allegation of N6.9trn insertions by NASS Tribune Online

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3 w. ago Senate passes N1.81 trillion 2025 FCT Statutory Appropriation Budget, prioritises infrastructure development

From Kenneth Udeh, Abuja The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, May 23, passed the 2024 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Statutory Appropriation Budget, approving a total expenditure of ₦1.76 trillion following the bill’s third reading. The figure represents a ₦60 billion increase over the initial ₦1.7 trillion proposal by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The passage followed the […] The post Senate passes N1.81 trillion 2025 FCT Statutory Appropriation Budget, prioritises infrastructure development appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago Outrage grows over ₦6.9trn constituency projects in 2025 budget, calls mount for transparency

Policy experts have expressed outrage over the N6.9 trillion allocated for constituency projects in Nigeria’s 2025 budget, describing it as read more Outrage grows over ₦6.9trn constituency projects in 2025 budget, calls mount for transparency

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3 w. ago Rivers administrator to defend 2025 budget before joint committee – Senate

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed that Ibas Ibok-Ete, the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, alongside key State officials, will appear read more Rivers administrator to defend 2025 budget before joint committee – Senate

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3 w. ago Rivers Sole Administrator to appear before Senate to defend 2025 budget 

From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja    The Senate has announced that the Sole Administrator of Rivers, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, along with other key officials, will defend the state’s 2025 budget before the joint Ad-hoc Committee of the National Assembly overseeing the emergency rule in the state. This was disclosed by Senate Leader and Chairman […] The post Rivers Sole Administrator to appear before Senate to defend 2025 budget  appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago Rivers administrator to defend 2025 budget before joint NASS committee — Senate

Tribune Online Rivers administrator to defend 2025 budget before joint NASS committee — Senate “The Senate is committed to the rule of law as well as the tenets of democracy. I am also confident in the pedigree of the members of this ad-hoc committee to deliver Rivers administrator to defend 2025 budget before joint NASS committee — Senate Tribune Online

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3 w. ago Rivers ‘emergency rule’ budget of N1.48trn attracts subdued moods, cautious flaks

The new Rivers 2025 budget prepared under emergency rule which was presented Thursday, May 22, 2025, by the presidency to read more Rivers ‘emergency rule’ budget of N1.48trn attracts subdued moods, cautious flaks

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3 w. ago President seeks NASS approval for N1. 481trn Rivers 2025 budget

From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the 2025 Rivers State budget to the Senate and the House of Representatives for approval. The President’s letters seeking approval for the N1.481 trillion Rivers budget were read at yesterday’s plenary by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas. Tinubu had in March, declared […] The post President seeks NASS approval for N1. 481trn Rivers 2025 budget appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago Tinubu Presents N1.481trn Rivers 2025 Budget To NASS Amid Emergency Rule

President Bola Tinubu has submitted a proposed 2025 budget of N1.481 trillion for Rivers State to the National Assembly, following the Supreme Court’s nullification of the state’s earlier budget. The move comes amid a state of emergency declared in Rivers on March 18, 2025, which led to the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy […] The post Tinubu Presents N1.481trn Rivers 2025 Budget To NASS Amid Emergency Rule appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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3 w. ago UPDATED: Tinubu forwards N1.48 trillion Rivers 2025 budget to Senate 

From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has proposed a N1.48 trillion budget for Rivers State for the 2025 fiscal year.  The proposal was contained in a letter sent to the Senate and House of Representatives and read in plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Thursday. According to the breakdown, N324 billion is allocated […] The post UPDATED: Tinubu forwards N1.48 trillion Rivers 2025 budget to Senate  appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago Outrage As BudgIT Accuses Lawmakers Of ‘Padding’ 2025 Budget With N6.9trn Projects

In a startling revelation, BudgIT, a civic-tech organisation committed to budget transparency and accountability, has accused the National Assembly members of inserting N6.93 trillion worth of projects into the 2025 national budget without adequate justification or alignment with national priorities. The findings, detailed in an 18-page report released on Tuesday, indicated that federal lawmakers added […]

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3 w. ago 2025 Budget: Wike To Complete 14 Ongoing Road Projects In FCT

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has earmarked part of the N1.78 trillion proposed 2025 FCT statutory budget for the completion of 14 ongoing road projects across the Territory. Wike disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday when he appeared before the Senate and House of Representative Committees on FCT, to defend […]

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