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With its allocation, the REA should be able to deploy solar energy across the public sector to limit reliance on the national electricity grid  The Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abba Aliyu, has expressed satisfaction with the agency’s 2025 budget allocation, describing it as unprecedented in the history of the agency. Speaking on Wednesday after presenting REA’s 2024 budget performance and 2025 projections to the National Assembly, Aliyu commended President Bola Tinubu...

The committee rejected the capital allocation of N1.2 billion in the 2025 budget  for the ministry of information and the NOA. The House of Representatives committee on information and national orientation has criticised the ₦8.7 billion budget allocation for the ministry of information and national orientation in 2025. Lawmakers unanimously declared the capital component of N1.2 billion in the budge as grossly inadequate and resolved to make a case for the ministry before the relevant...

The House of Representatives as announced the death of its deputy chief whip, Rep. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga The House of Representatives has announced  the passing of the Deputy Chief Whip, Rep. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, who represented the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo north federal constituency of Ogun State. According to a statement released on Wednesday by the House Spokesperson, Rep. Akin Rotimi Jr., Rep. Onanuga passed away earlier today, January 15, 2025, following a brief illness. The statement reads...

The committee expressed dissatisfaction over N286 million allocated to service Nigeria’s 109 foreign missions The House of Representatives committee on foreign affairs has criticised the federal government’s envelope budgeting system, saying it is not recognised by any law in Nigeria. The committee also expressed dismay over the allocation of a mere N286 million to service Nigeria’s 109 foreign missions, describing the sum as grossly inadequate. Documents submitted by the federal ministry of foreign affairs to...

The committee threatened to recommend the scrapping of some agencies over uncompleted projects and discrepancies in budget presentation The House of Representatives committee on science and engineering has expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of some government agencies, warning that it may recommend their scrapping if they fail to meet their mandates. The committee, chaired by Rep. Inuwa Garba (PDP Gombe), made the threaat during a budget defense session with the Director-General of the Sheda Science...