Lagos Assembly Approves Sanwo-Olu’s ₦4.4 Trillion 2026 Budget
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the ₦4.4 trillion 2026 budget presented by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, marking an increase of ₦171 billion...
BREAKING: Rivers Chief Judge Declines to Constitute Panel Against Governor Fubara, Deputy
The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Chibuzor Simeon Amadi, has declined to set up a seven-member panel to investigate allegations of gross misconduct...
Budget Passage in Nigeria: From Rigorous Legislative Scrutiny to Ceremonial Compliance?
The Ideal and Constitutional Stages of Budget Passage
Under Nigeria’s constitutional democracy, budget passage is meant to follow a deliberate, multi-layered due-diligence process, including:
Budget Presentation...
Farouk Facing Probe Over ₦200bn Bridging Claims, Dangote Alleges
Ahmed Farouk, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), is under scrutiny following allegations related to the proposed...
Reps to return N704 million to Tinubu for vulnerable Nigerians after salary cuts
The House of Representatives is set to present N704.91 million to President Bola Tinubu on December 31, 2024, aimed at supporting vulnerable Nigerians affected...
Senate Approves Tinubu’s $21 Billion Borrowing Plan
The Senate has approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request for an external borrowing plan exceeding $21 billion for the 2025–2026 fiscal cycle. This decision...
Supreme Court Affirms Conviction of Lamido’s Son Over Undeclared $40,000
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal by Aminu Sule Lamido, the son of former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, challenging the forfeiture...
Most Nigerian leaders should be behind bars, gallows – Obasanjo
Former Nigeria President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday, expressed disapproval at the current state of the country, saying that the majority of its leaders should...
US Lawmakers and Nigerian Representatives Address Rising Insecurity
In response to escalating kidnappings and the persecution of Christians in Nigeria, a joint session of US Congress committees convened in Washington, D.C. Members...
Constitutional Federalism at Risk as One-Party Dominance Expands, Nigerian Senior Advocates Warn
Senior Advocates of Nigeria have cautioned that Nigeria’s constitutional federal system is under growing strain amid the increasing dominance of a single political party,...
