By Esther Agbo The House of Representatives has approved an increase in the budget for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development to N500 billion, aiming to address the country’s housing deficit. The Chairman of the House Committee on Housing,…
Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, on Friday, stated that Nigeria has not invested adequately in infrastructural development. He attributed several recent problems faced by Nigerians to this under-investment in multi-dimensional infrastructure. While speaking at the National Assembly…
By Sodiq Adelakun Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to reduce the 2024 National Assembly budget of N344.85 billion. In a statement…
The Rivers House of Assembly on Tuesday, passed a resolution, urging Gov. Siminialaye Fubara to re-present the state 2024 budget and the medium term expenditure framework for consideration. This followed the adoption of a motion by the Speaker, Mr Martin…
By Moses Adeniyi To beat the timeline to meet the January to December budget implementation cycle, State Houses of Assembly in the States of the Federation have continued to hasten the passage of proposed budgets transmitted to them by their…
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State on Wednesday assented to the 2024 appropriation one month after it was presented before the state House of Assembly. The budget of N410.1 billion was themed “Changing Gears: The Transformation Agenda Begins.” The signing…
By Adémólá Òrúnbon In Ogun State, at least, the signs of what to come have begun to manifest. The ray of hope appeared on the horizon on Wednesday 30th November, 2023 when the state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, presented the…
Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA) recently organised a consultative forum to discuss and prepare the budget proposal for the year 2024. The event, held at the Council’s multi-purpose hall on Monday, December 11, 2023, saw the participation of major…
…Commits to prioritise modernisation, rehabilitation of ports By Seun Ibiyemi The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, H.E. Adegboyega Oyetola has presented a N10.9 billion, 2024 budget for his Ministry to the joint House Committees of the Senate on…
…Presents N2.2trn budget …To commission Ikeja flyover next week Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has earmarked N199 billion for the development of the education and technology sector in the state’s 2024 budget. The budget tagged “Budget of Renewal” is aimed at sustaining…
