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President Tinubu cited procedural and typographical errors for withholding assent to the creation of the university in Numan, Adamawa State President Bola Tinubu has outlined the reasons behind his decision to withhold assent to the establishment of the Federal University of Education, Numan (establishment) bill, 2024 The bill, which was sponsored by Senator Binos Yaroe (PDP Adamawa South), was passed by the National Assembly in 2024 and forwarded to the President for approval. The legislation...

While the 2025 budget for NOSDRA drew eyebrows, the health council is assured of inclusion in the appropriation law The House of Representatives committee on environment has raised concerns over the 2025 budget of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), totaling ₦10,000,410,780 billion. The scrutiny occurred during the agency’s budget defense on Thursday in Abuja. Deputy chairman of the committee, Rep. Terseer Ugbor (APC Benue) criticised the agency’s budget allocation, noting that...

The Correctional Service said provision has been made for the feeding of inmates and recruitment of 5,000 personnel The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has revealed the sum of N38 billion has been allocated for feeding the country’s 91,100 inmates, at a daily cost of N1,125 per person. The service also said in order to address the overcrowding crisis and strengthen the NCoS, President Bola Tinubu has directed the recruitment of 5,000 new personnel into the...

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...