The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill to extend the capital component implementation of the 2024 budget from June 30 to December 31, 2025. The bill titled “A Bill for an Act to Amend the 2024 Appropriation Act to Further Extend the Capital Components of the Act From 30th June 2025 to 31st December 2025 and for Related Matters (HB.2404),” was presented by Deputy Majority Leader, […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declined to sign the National Assembly Library Trust Fund (Establishment) Amendment Bill, 2025 into law, citing constitutional, policy, and fiscal concerns. The bill, which seeks to transform the National Assembly Library Trust Fund into the National Assembly Resource Centre, was returned to the House of Representatives on Monday with a formal letter from the President, read at plenary by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen. While acknowledging the bill’s good […]
Over 10 people have reportedly been feared dead in an accident that occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Oyo State on Tuesday morning. The road mishap involved three Nissan Micra taxi cabs and three articulated vehicles. It was learnt that all the ill-fated vehicles were coming from the Iwo Road axis before getting involved in the accident. As of press time, mutilated bodies of the victims were still being pulled […]
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to deliver impactful and durable infrastructure that would stand the test of time. Makinde made this known on Monday during the ‘Midterm Retreat’ for political appointees in his administration, held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan. The governor, who said his administration was not focusing on short-term visibility, explained that it was laying down critical infrastructure […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has increased prices of fuel from N910 to N945 in Abuja. It also revised its petrol pump price from N870 to N915 per litre at several of its retail outlets in Lagos The new pump price increase reflects a N35 and N45 hike in the amount previously sold in Abuja and Lagos respectively It was observed that some filling stations in Lagos were […]
The Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution is set to organize a comprehensive 2-day Zonal Public Hearing in the country’s six geo-political zone In a statement, Ismail Mudashir, Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate on Media and Publicity, said the hearing is intended to gather input from Nigerians on proposed amendments to the Constitution The committee, chaired by the Deputy President of the Senate, […]
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has said that the recent plan by the Dangote Refinery to distribute petrol and diesel free of charge to marketers across the country would bring cheaper oil to the doorsteps of Nigerians. Speaking on televised programme on Friday, IPMAN’s National Publicity Secretary, Chinedu Ukadike, commended billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote for identifying a critical issue in the sector and taking bold steps to […]
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the recruitment of 181 staff for the Oyo State House of Assembly. This was announced by the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, during the governor’s midterm scorecard presentation held on Friday at the Assembly Complex in Agodi, Ibadan. The Speaker, who noted that the occasion was to celebrate the second anniversary of the 10th Oyo State House of Assembly, said […]
Award-winning singer Adekunle Gold has launched the “5 Star Care” initiative to mark World Sickle Cell Day, fulfilling a personal promise to support individuals living with sickle cell disease. Partnering with the Lagos State Ministry of Health and the Sickle Cell Management Initiative, the programme will provide free health insurance to 1,000 people in Lagos affected by the condition. The initiative builds on Adekunle Gold’s ongoing efforts to uplift sickle […]
