From Our Correspondent The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, on Saturday in Abuja, passed the 2024 budget after a third reading. Before the budget, senators increased the bill by N1.2tn, raising the total appropriation to N28.7 trillion from N27.5 trillion. With a voice vote by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, the Senate passed the […]
By Ismail Abdulaziz On assumption of office, President Bola Tinubu’s administration made its intention clear to rejig the nation’s ailing economy and make it robust enough to engender the development and growth of Nigeria. A few months into the four-year tenure of the administration, it has initiated many programmes to drive the economy towards growth. […]
From Our Correspondent The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it plans to honour some performing governors and lawmakers elected on its platform in a Productivity Award. The Chairman of APC NewsOnline, Dr Tom Ohikere, told newsmen on Thursday, that the award would take place on Nov. 25 in Abuja. Ohikere said the party would also […]
From Our Correspondent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said his administration was working hard to reform the nation’s economic and business environment to promote efficiency. Tinubu gave this assurance during a bilateral meeting with the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Olaf Scholz and his entourage, on Sunday, in Abuja. The Nigerian President and the […]
From Our Correspondent The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has called on opposition parties to lend their support to President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Addressing journalists at the presidential villa during his congratulatory visit to Tinubu, Abbas expressed that the court’s judgment had been anticipated. Tinubu had secured a validation of his victory […]
From Our Correspondent The Supreme Court, on Thursday, dismissed the appeal by former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar against President Bola Tinubu. Atiku is seeking to nullify the Feb. 25, presidential election, which Tinubu won. Atiku and Peter Obi of the Labour Party had filed separate appeals to challenge […]
From Our Correspondent The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has restated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to reducing humanitarian crisis and poverty in Nigeria. The minister made this known in a statement made available to the newsmen on Sunday. According to the statement, the Federal Government has taken over phase […]
By Our Correspondent Former President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed happiness over the ruling of the Presidential Elections Petition Court (PEPC), confirming the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Vice President Kashim Shettima. This is contained in a statement issued by spokesman of former president, Garba Shehu and emailed to TheNewsZenith late […]
From Our Correspondent in Abuja The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), has declared that a candidate does not need to score 25 per cent of votes in the FCT to win presidential elections. Chairman of PEPC, Justice Haruna made the declaration, on Wednesday, in Abuja. Tsammani delivered the lead judgment in the petition filed by […]
From Our Correspondent in Abuja President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, swore in new 45 ministers, tasking them to meet the expectations of Nigerians for a renewed socio-economic development. Tinubu said his administration came at a time when the country needed renewal and reforms in all ramifications. “Nigerians expect you to hit the ground running […]