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Tinubu increases 2025 Budget from N49.7trn to N54.2trn

Leah TwakiFebruary 6, 20253 min

President Tinubu said additional revenue generation by FIRS, Nigeria Customs Service, other government-owned agencies are reasons for 2025 budget increase President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the National Assembly to approve an increase in the 2025 budget from ₦49.7 trillion to ₦54.6 trillion. His request was conveyed through separate letters addressed to both the Senate and the House of Representatives, which were read during plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker Abbas Tajudeen. In...

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NASS adjourns plenary in honour of late Onanuga

Leah TwakiFebruary 4, 20252 min

Late Adewumi Onanuga’s seat at Tuesday’s plenary was covered in white as members offered prayers and adjourned plenary to Wednesday The House of Representatives and Senate on Tuesday adjourned plenary session in honour of the memory of late deputy Chief Whip of the House Rep. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga. The member who represented Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo north federal constituency passed away on January 15, 2025 after a brief illness. The deputy speaker, Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC Abia), who presided...

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FIRS, TETFUND, BOI, 11 others risk arrest for NASS snub

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 3, 20253 min

These agencies, said to be notorious for snubbing the national assembly, may get arrest warrants if they fail to respond by Thursday The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Bank of Industry (BOI), and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) are prominent among a list of federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that risk being issued with warrant of arrests over consistent snub of the national assembly. Others are the Office of the Accountant General of...

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NASS tasks tax agency to raise N25 trillion in 2025

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 18, 20253 min

The National Assembly has praised FIRS for surpassing its 2024 revenue target, hitting N21.6 trillion, and set an ambitious N25 trillion target for 2025 The National Assembly has commended the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for surpassing its 2024 revenue target. This happened on Wednesday during the budget defence of the FIRS led by its Executive Chairman, Zacch Adedeji, who stressed how the agency had surpassed its revenue collection target of N19.4 trillion to N21.6...

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NASS warns agriculture agencies over budget accountability

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 17, 20255 min

The warning was prompted by the absence of the Director General of the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service who was scheduled to present his agency’s performance review. The National Assembly joint committee on agricultural production and services has threatened to withhold allocations in the 2025 budget for agencies under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security whose officials fail to account for their 2024 budget performance and 2025 projections. The warning on was given on...

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‘2025 budget must prioritise Nigerians’ welfare’ -Akpabio

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 17, 20254 min

Akpabio emphasised the transformative power of budgets in addressing societal inequalities. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has called for the ₦49.74 trillion 2025 budget to prioritise the welfare of Nigerians, aligning with the Tinubu administration’s vision of a better future. Akpabio made this assertion on Thursday while giving his opening remarks at the stakeholders’ public hearing and interactive session on the 2025 appropriation bill. Akpabio emphasised the transformative power of budgets in addressing societal...

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Drama as senator storms out of police budget defence

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 17, 20253 min

Nwebonyi stormed out angrily, exchanging heated words with House members who jeered at him. A heated exchange unfolded in the National Assembly on Thursday during the 2025 budget defence session which reviewed the Nigeria Police’s previous budget. The session turned chaotic when Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, began outlining expenditures for constructing five zonal police headquarters. Egbetokun had barely commenced his presentation when Rep. Mark Esset interrupted, questioning why the details presented by the...

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Reps queries NECO for spending IGR, steps down budget defence

Leah TwakiJanuary 17, 20253 min

NECO Registrar has been asked to provide proof of 2025 budget implementation as budget defence was stepped down The National Assembly joint committee on basic education on Wednesday expressed concern over the National Examinations Council‘s (NECO) unauthorized use of internally generated revenue (IGR) from the sale of Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) registration forms. The issue came to light during a budget defence session at the national assembly complex, where NECO’s Registrar, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi,...

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NNPCL claims transparency champion, remits N10 trn in 2024

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 15, 20252 min

The national assembly also increased the NPA’s target to N1.75 trillion, citing untapped opportunities across its 56 revenue streams. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has declared itself the only company in Nigeria that publishes 100 percent of its account statements annually. The Group CEO, Mele Kyari, who revealed this on Wednesday while presenting the company’s budget defence at the national assembly, stressed that they remitted N10 trillion to the federation account by September...

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REGIONAL COMMISSIONS: Senate confirms Mark Okoye, Shehu Ma’aji, 30 others

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 15, 20253 min

Four weeks ago, President Bola Tinubu submitted a revised list of nominees for the governing boards of the regional development commissions to the senate for confirmation. The senate has confirmed Mark Okoye and Professor Abdullahi Shehu Ma’aji as Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers of the South-East Development Commission (SEDC) and North-West Development Commission (NWDC), respectively. These confirmations were announced during Tuesday’s plenary session, presided over by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. The...

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