News as it breaks
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has projected a total of N873,778,401,602.08 as the estimated cost for conducting the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this while presenting the Commission’s 2026 budget proposal and a detailed cost breakdown for the general elections before the National Assembly Joint…
The Akwa Ibom State Government has declared a State of Emergency in the health sector as part of sweeping reforms to strengthen healthcare delivery in line with the administration’s ARISE Agenda. The resolution followed a comprehensive review of the state’s healthcare development roadmap during the weekly State Executive Council (Exco)…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that about 80 percent of the 2024 budget has been executed, with critical infrastructure and development projects still ongoing across the country. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this update on Wednesday during a meeting with the…
The ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC) has concluded a four-day strategic retreat in Saly, Senegal, aimed at strengthening budget planning and aligning with the newly introduced Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) of the ECOWAS Commission. The retreat, brought together staff of the EGDC, representatives from the GIABA/EGDC Pooling, and the…
The Federal Government released a total sum of N1.23tn to 17 ministries for the implementation of capital projects aimed at advancing development and infrastructure initiatives as of September 30, 2023. An analysis of the Budget Implementation Report for the third quarter of 2023 released by the Budget Office revealed this…
A member representing the Ibadan North Federal constituency in the House of Assembly, Adewale Akinremi, has assured Nigerians of the speedy passage of the 2024 Appropriation Bill submitted by President Bola Tinubu last week. Akinremi described the budget as “well-detailed and realistic” in a statement he signed and made available…
Renowned economist, Bismarck Rewane, has said that Nigerians are not interested in the budgetary if the prices of basic commodities like rice, bread, and garri don’t go down. Rewane, the Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, made this known on Thursday, November 30. At his maiden budget presentation…
