Month: October 2019

The United Nations may not have enough money for staff salaries next month if member states don’t pay what they owe, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday. He told…

By Bimbo Ogunnaike Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has presented a budget proposal of N597 billion for the year 2020  to the state assembly with emphasis on education, industrialization…

The Senate has commenced debate on the general principles of the 2020 Appropriation Bill. It could be recall that President Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday presented an estimate of N10.33trillion…

By Olamilekan Alani Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has reacted to the bill to enact a law to impose a communication service tax meant to replace the Federal Government’s…

By Bimbo Ogunnaike President Muhammadu Buhari  has held a closed doors meeting  with members of the recently constituted Economic Advisory Council (EAC). It would be recalled that the EAC, which…

The Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa has said that he owed nobody any explanation or apology for appointing his daughter as an aide. Okowa Speaking on Tuesday in Asaba,…

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund has said private tertiary institutions in the country cannot be funded by the Federal Government because they have only six per cent of the total…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday proposed a capital expenditure of N46 billion for the Ministry of Health in the 2020 appropriation bill he submitted to the National Assembly. Mr Buhari also proposed…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the presentation of the 2020 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly on Tuesday by President Muhammadu Buhari. The party…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is set to commence the publication of details of its petroleum products supplies. The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, disclosed…