President Bola Tinubu has signed the 2025 Nigerian budget into law, totaling N54.99 trillion. This marks a significant 99.96% increase from the 2024 budget of N27.5 trillion. Here’s a breakdown of the budget:- Total Expenditure: N54.99 trillion- Statutory Transfers: N3.65 trillion Recurrent (Non-Debt) Expenditure: N13.64 trillion Capital Expenditure: N23.96 trillion Debt Servicing: N14.32 trillion Deficit-to-GDP…
Supreme Court Sacks 23 Rivers State Local Govt Chairmen. The Supreme Court of Nigeria has sacked all 23 Local Government Chairmen in Rivers State, declaring the October 5, 2024 election invalid due to gross violations of the Electoral Act. Justice Jamilu Tukur, delivered the judgment, stating that the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission’s actions were…
Mudashiru Obasa, the impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has made a dramatic return to the Lagos State Assembly complex following his removal on January 13, announcing that he has reassumed his position as Speaker. Obasa, who arrived the Lagos Assembly Complex on Thursday declared, “I’ve resumed and I remain the Speaker…
The results of the 1993 presidential elections in Nigeria, as recorded in General Ibrahim Babangida’s (IBB) book, are presented below: Abuja (FCT) Tofa 18,313 – Abiola 19,968 Abia Tofa 151,227 – Abiola 105,273 Adamawa Tofa 167,239 – Abiola 140,875 Akwa Ibom Tofa 199,342 – Abiola 214,787 Anambra Tofa 159,258 – Abiola 212,024 Bauchi Tofa 524,836…
Nigerian Senator Victor Umeh is calling on former Military Head of State Yakubu Gowon to take responsibility for his actions during the 1967 civil war. Umeh wants Gowon to write a book detailing his role in the war and apologize to the Igbo people for the harm they suffered. Umeh’s demand comes after former military…
