The House of Representatives has directed the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to provide a detailed breakdown of its 2024 allocations. It also urged TETFund to present the 2025 budget estimates to beneficiary institutions before further implementation. This resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Sulaiman Gumi...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has assented to the 2025 appropriation bill of N615,857,950 billion into law. Zulum presented the budget estimate of N584.76 billion on the 9th of December, 2024, passed by the State Assembly on 24th December with a marginal increase of...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has signed into law, the sum of N719.8 billion as 2025 budget. The Governor also promised to judiciously utilise the state’s funds in accordance with global best practices of public financial management. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the signing of the...
By TVAY SAM TVAY, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has signed into law the Benue State 2025 appropriation bill of N550,112,988,930.45 into law. The ceremony of signing of appropriation bill tagged: “Budget of Human Capital Development, Food Security and Digital Economy”, coincided with the launching of the...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, speaks after presenting the 2025 budget to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led Rivers State House of Assembly on December 30, 2024. Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has presented the 2025 budget proposal of ₦1.1 trillion to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led Rivers State House of Assembly. The Appropriation...
Some members of the House of Representatives have expressed satisfaction with the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N47.9 trillion presented to the joint session of the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in the 2025 budget, the sum of N4.90...
PRESENTATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR OF THE 2025 BUDGET OF RESTORATION: SECURING PEACE, REBUILDING PROSPERITY TO A JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON WEDNESDAY 18TH DECEMBER, 2024 PROTOCOLS:— The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima— Senate President, Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio— Right Honourable Speaker, Tajudeen...
President Bola Tinubu says the Federal Government targets N34.82 trillion revenue to fund the N47.9 trillion 2025 budget. Tinubu stated this on Wednesday in Abuja while presenting the 2025 Appropriation Bill to joint session of the National Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the N47.9 trillion...
The President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has commended President Bola Tinubu for doubling aggregate government revenues to over N18.32 trillion. Akpabio gave the commendation on Wednesday, when Tinubu presented the 2025 Appropriation Bill before a Joint Session of the National Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has presented the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N550,112,988,930.45 to the Benue State House of Assembly for consideration. Presenting the budget estimate on the floor of the State House of Assembly on Wednesday, Governor Alia explained, that the 2025...
The Senate on Monday said ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) that fail to appear at its investigative hearing on revenue generation, remittance and expenditure of appropriated funds risk zero allocations in the 2025 fiscal year. Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Sen. Sani Musa, said this at the resumed hearing...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Monday presented the 2025 Budget, tagged the “Budget of Recovery and Continuity,” with a total sum of ₦584.76 billion aimed at consolidating the state’s developmental strides. The budget prioritized health, education, and economic recovery, alongside critical investments in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum will be presenting the 2025 budget to the Borno State House of Assembly on Monday, 9th December, 2024. The budget presentation provides a platform for Governor Zulum to set in motion the monetary and fiscal projections of his administration...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has presented an Appropriation Bill of N545 billion to the State House of Assembly for 2025 fiscal year. Presenting the budget at the state assembly’s chamber, Mr Lawal said the 2025 budget comprises 28 per cent recurrent expenditure amounting to N151,680,000, while the capital...
By DANJUMA Joseph, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has presented the 2025 appropriation bill before the Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA) estimated at N382, 567, 843, 592.03, with education taking the lionshare of N78.16bn representing 20.4 percent. Governor Sule presented the appropriation bill tagged Budget of...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu on Friday presented N526.882 billion to the State House of Assembly for consideration and approval. Governor Aliyu, who tagged the 2025 budget: “Transformation and Infrastructural Sustainability“, assured that the state government would commence the payment of N70,000 new minimum wage...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – As Sokoto state executive council Wednesday gave approval for the 2025 budget draft to be presented to the state assembly on Friday for consideration, the commissioner of Lands and Housing, Barrister Nasiru Dantsoho has assured that the governor, Ahmed Aliyu is on course to...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has introduced the 2025 Budget Estimate of ₦471,134,093,541 to the Plateau State House of Assembly for discussion and approval. Described as a “Budget of Consolidation and Sustainability,” this proposal aims to improve the well-being and welfare of Plateau citizens...
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has said the lawmakers will not delay the passage of the 2025 budget estimate of N3.005 trillion. Obasa gave the assurance shortly after Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu presented the 2025 budget estimate to the assembly in Ikeja on Thursday. The...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Thursday, laid before the State House of Assembly, a budget proposal of N465,085,248,317 billion for the 2025 fiscal year for consideration and subsequent passage. He said that the 2025 budget christened “Budget of Consolidation and Sustainable Development” is...