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The Senate on Tuesday passed the 2026 appropriations bill amounting to N68.3 trillion. The approval follows the presentation and consideration of the report of the Senate Appropriations Committee on the Committee on Supplies by the Chairman, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, at a plenary session in Abuja. READ ALSO: Senate to pass 2026 budget on March 17 President Bola Tinubu presented …

President Bola Tinubu has sought Senate approval to review the 2026 Allocation Bill. The President made this request in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Insha Allah Akpabio, and read out at Tuesday’s plenary session in Abuja. Tinubu, in his letter, proposed an increase of N9 trillion to increase the total budget from N58.4 trillion to N67.4 …

President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to pass an upward revision of the 2026 appropriations bill, increasing the proposed budget from $58.4 trillion to $67.4 trillion. The request is contained in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during the Abuja plenary on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. According to Tinubu, the increase is aimed at strengthening fiscal …

*Counselor, 79-year-old grandmother, others join the club Mother Africa shone brightly over the weekend in the United States (US) as the city-county of Indianapolis-Marion released a formal statement honoring Nigeria’s iconic socio-cultural organization, the Kegites Club. In the statement, the county said it fully identifies with the key roles that Americana Archaivar Plus Convergence and Universal Archaivar Elders have played …

Pembebasan Mallam Nasir el-Rufai dari tahanan Komisi Praktik Korupsi Independen (ICPC), dengan alasan sementara dan penuh kasih sayang, pada hari Jumat, 27 Maret, setelah kematian ibunya, Hajiya Ummar El-Rufai di Kairo, Mesir, menimbulkan permasalahan hukum, filosofis dan keyakinan komunal yang sekaligus kontroversial dan dapat dipahami. Rilisnya salah. Ini merupakan penyalahgunaan proses hukum. Mallam Nasir el-Rufai dikembalikan ke tahanan atas perintah …

A member of the House of Representatives, Ibrahim Mohammed, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing the ongoing leadership dispute and internal divisions in his former party. Mohammed, who represents Birnin Kebbi, Kalgo and Bunza Federal Constituencies in Kebbi State, announced his decision in a statement on Tuesday, describing the PDP …

As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu celebrates his 74th birthday, leaders across the country continue to pay tributes, celebrating his lasting legacy and extraordinary contributions to Nigeria’s democracy and governance. Among those who joined the celebration is the Hon. Ibrahim Babajide Obanikoro, Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Parastatal Monitoring. In his message, the Hon. Obanikoro described President …

The Federal Government has approved a far-reaching reform of Nigeria’s cooperative sector, including the creation of a cooperative bank and formal recognition of the Institute of Cooperative Practitioners of Nigeria as a key driver of the transformation agenda. This was part of the resolutions reached at the eighth regular meeting of the National Council on Cooperative Affairs held in Abuja …

Moniepoint has gained its long-awaited entry into Kenya after acquiring a 78% stake in Sumac Microfinance Bank, marking a significant step in the Nigerian fintech’s regional expansion strategy. The deal ends years of efforts to penetrate East Africa’s largest financial services market, following an earlier failed attempt to acquire payments company Kopo Kopo. By taking over Sumac, Moniepoint gained immediate …

Nollywood actress Sarah Martins has publicly criticized controversial relationship expert Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, following allegations that her reported cancer diagnosis was fabricated. This controversy arose after questions arose regarding the authenticity of medical documents circulating online to support these claims. Blessing, the CEO, previously told his followers that he was battling stage four cancer and asked …