1 week ago Senate Approves N1.485trn 2025 Budget For Rivers Amid Oversight Concerns

The Senate has approved the 2025 appropriation bill for Rivers State, amounting to N1.485 trillion, following its third reading on Tuesday. The passage followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State during the Committee of Supply session. The bill authorises the withdrawal of ₦1,485,662,592,442 from the state’s Consolidated Revenue […]

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2 w. ago ‘Senate’ll monitor sector by sector implementation of Rivers 2025 budget’

The Senate will monitor sector to sector implementation of 2025 Rivers budget for meaningful development, ensuring transparency, accountability in project execution to drive meaningful growth and progress in the state. Chairman of Senate Ad hoc Committee on Oversight of Rivers Emergency, Sen.Opeyemi Bamidele made the pledge on Thursday in Abuja  at defence of 2025 Budget […] The post ‘Senate’ll monitor sector by sector implementation of Rivers 2025 budget’ appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago We’ll Track Rivers Budget Sector By Sector To Ensure Accountability – Senator Bamidele

The Nigerian Senate has pledged to carry out rigorous oversight on the implementation of the N1.8 trillion Rivers State 2025 budget. The senate as promised to focus on sector-by-sector project delivery to ensure transparency, accountability, and real impact for citizens. Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, Chairman of the Senate Ad hoc Committee on Oversight of Rivers Emergency, […] The post We’ll Track Rivers Budget Sector By Sector To Ensure Accountability – Senator Bamidele appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Rivers: Sole Administrator Ibas Jerks Up 2025 Budget By ₦365bn

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas (Rtd) has jerked up the State’s proposed 2025 budget by N360billion. While in the communication forwarded to both the Senate and the House of Representatives by President Bola Tinubu on May 27, N1.481trillion was proposed as 2025 budget for the State, Ibas gave a fresh […]

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3 w. 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 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Rivers: Ibas to defend N1.481trn budget proposal before Reps amidst emergency rule

Tribune Online Rivers: Ibas to defend N1.481trn budget proposal before Reps amidst emergency rule The sum of N166 billion is earmarked for health, including N5 billion for free drugs for the treatment of malaria and other common ailments. Rivers: Ibas to defend N1.481trn budget proposal before Reps amidst emergency rule Tribune Online

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3 w. ago Fubara Can’t Be Blamed If He Joins APC, PDP Betrayed Him First — Opposition Lawmakers

Nigeria’s Opposition Lawmakers Coalition has said the now suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, should not be blamed if he eventually joins the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) because his party, the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), had betrayed him. The lawmakers, in their reaction to the rumours making the rounds that Fubara was planning to […]

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