THE Federal Government has allocated a total of N6,364,181,224 billion for the renovation and rehabilitation of the residential quarters of President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and some of their aides in the 2025 budget proposal. This newspaper’s analysis of the proposed allocation, contained in the 2025 Appropriation Bill presented to the National Assembly, showed that the annual maintenance of the Presidential Villa would gulp N5.49bn. According to the proposed budget, N765m will be used for the renovation of the Vice President’s quarters and guest house. The renovation of the president’s quarters at the State House will cost N6.39m,…
Author: Abdullahi Maitama Sani
THE Federal Government has allocated N845,284,513,819 to address minimum wage-related adjustments following the recent increase to N70,000. The allocation is part of the service-wide vote detailed in the 2025 budget proposals, which was presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the National Assembly on Wednesday. Yesterday, the Senate and House of Representatives passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N49.7 trillion for a second reading. The budget provides N10,955,324,281 for local contracting debt obligations. Another key item is N17,313,619,734 for group life assurance for all ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs), including the Department of State Services (DSS). The allocation covers the…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Executive Management of 12 River Basin Development Authorities under the Federal Ministry of Water Resources. This was disclosed in statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Wednesday. According to the statement, Rabiu Suleiman Bichi and Musa Iliyasu Kwankwaso were appointed Managing Director and Executive Director, Finance respectively for the Hadejia Jama’are River Basin. Both men had served under the administration of former Kano Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as SSG and Commissioner for Rural Development. See full statement below: STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU…
SECURITY and defence, infrastructure, health and education were some of the sectors with high allocations in the N47.9tn Budget Proposal presented by President Bola Tinubu before a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday afternoon. The President listed some of the highlights of the budget as defence and security – N4.91tn, infrastructure – N4.06tn, health – N2.4tn, education – N3.5tn, among others. He stressed that food security is non-negotiable, adding that the government is taking steps to ensure Nigerians feed and not go to bed hungry. Tinubu said, “Our 2025 is not just another statement of projected government revenue…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is presenting a 2025 budget estimate of N47.9trn to a joint session of the National Assembly (NASS). Lawmakers from the House of Representatives and the Senate were seated on Wednesday as the President presented his second budget proposal to the joint session. Tinubu was accompanied to the presentation by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume; the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; among other top government officials. The presentation was expected to take place on Tuesday but that was moved to Wednesday after a meeting of the Federal Executive Council…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Aisha Garba, an international development specialist, as the Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education (UBEC). Tinubu’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, adding that, Garba, a Senior Education Specialist with the World Bank, brings more than twenty-four years of experience driving impactful programmes in education for human and economic development, working in Nigeria, Ghana, Somalia, Kenya, the USA, and the United Kingdom. “With over 15 years of hands-on experience at the World Bank, Garba has consistently led end-to-end design and management of education programmes and reforms, from conceptualisation to completion…
THE National Assembly is considering moving President Bola Tinubu’s budget presentation to Wednesday. According to the Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris, only the National Assembly can decide when the president can present the budget to the legislators. Idris said this on Monday while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. He said there is an ongoing engagement with NASS, saying it is likely that the date for the presentation of the 2025 Appropriation Bill maybe Wednesday. President Tinubu was initially billed to present the document to NASS on Tuesday. It…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed eight new permanent secretaries in the federal civil service to fill existing and impending vacancies in some states and geopolitical zones. It was the second set of eight permanent secretaries appointed by the president, following those appointed last June from Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Jigawa, Ondo, Zamfara, South East and South-South. Tinubu’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, noting that the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation recommended that the new permanent secretaries be appointed after diligent selection. The appointees are Onwusoro Maduka Ihemelandu (Abia…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved free transportation nationwide ahead of Christmas celebration. The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, announced this while briefing State House correspondents shortly after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by the President on Monday. He said the Federal Government will commence a nationwide free train services from the 20th of December to 5th of January 2025. He also announced that FG has renamed the University of Abuja to Yakubu Gowon University. On the 2025 budget, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun disclosed that the cabinet also deliberated extensively on the…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu will present the budget proposal for 2025 to the National Assembly on Tuesday. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed this during plenary on Thursday. The proposed 2025 budget will be President Tinubu’s second full budget to be presented to the NASS since his assumption of office in May 2023. While speaking, Akpabio said the budget presentation will begin at 11:00 a.m. and be held in the House of Representatives chamber. “His Excellency, the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has indicated his intention to bring the 2025 budget proposals and estimates to a joint sitting of the…
THE Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS has given Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger six months, from January 29 to July 29, 2025, to reconsider their decision to exit the regional bloc. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, announced the six-month grace on Sunday in Abuja after the 66th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government. “The Authority takes note of the notification by the Republic of Burkina Faso, Republic of Mali and Republic of Niger of their decision to withdraw from ECOWAS. “The Authority acknowledges that by the provisions…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed Nwakuche Ndidi as the Acting Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service. His appointment follows the expiration of the tenure of the current CG, Haliru Nababa. Nababa was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari on February 18, 2021. In a statement on Friday, the Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, said Ndidi’s appointment takes effect from December 15, 2024. Ahmed stated, “The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has graciously approved the appointment of Nwakuche Sylvester Ndidi as Acting Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu will present the 2025 budget to the joint assembly of the National Assembly next Tuesday, December 17. This was disclosed by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary session on Thursday. Akpabio announced that the budget presentation will take place at the House of Representatives’ chamber. President Tinubu had earlier submitted the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper for 2025-2027 to both the Senate and the House of Representatives last Tuesday. The Senate Committee on Finance, National Planning, and Economic Affairs has been directed to consider the MTEF/FSP documents and report within one week. Key parameters…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu Wednesday in Abuja said the interest and welfare of the citizens in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger remain priority for leaders of ECOWAS, assuring that wisdom and diplomacy will make the difference in reintegrating the countries into the commission. Receiving the President of Germany, Frank–Walter Steinmeier, in a State Visit at the Presidential Villa, Tinubu, who is the Chairman of ECOWAS, noted that the leadership of the three countries had been reluctant in bringing out transition programmes with clear dates. “Our relationship of mutual respect will continue as we reappraise the situation in the three countries. What…
THE German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived at the State House on a visit to President Bola Tinubu Wednesday, after landing in the country on Tuesday. Upon arrival yesterday, he was received at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Steinmeier, whose visit to Nigeria is scheduled to span through to December 12, 2024, is expected to engage in a series of activities such as a meeting with President Bola Tinubu, as well as the President of the Commission of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Alieu…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF). This was disclosed in statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tuesday. According to the statement, his appointment is effective immediately following the pre-retirement leave of the incumbent AGF, Dr. (Mrs.) Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein. See full statement below: STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS SHAMSELDEEN BABATUNDE OGUNJIMI AS THE ACTING ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant General of the Federation…
THE President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier is set to arrive in Nigeria on Tuesday (Today) December 10, 2024 and stay until December 12, 2024, the German Embassy said in a statement on Monday. “While in Abuja, President Steinmeier will meet with the President of Nigeria, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu as well as with the President of the Commission of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), His Excellency Dr. Alieu Omar Touray,” the statement partly read. The German President will then proceed to Lagos, where he will engage with business representatives, visit a start-up hub and meet with members…
THE House of Representatives Committee on Constitution review is considering a bill to amend the 1999 Constitution to limit the number of ministers appointed by the president to 37. Titled, “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Streamline the Number of Ministers to be Appointed to the Federal Executive Council,” the bill is now before the constitution review committee chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu. Sponsored by the members representing Darazo/Ganjuwa and Kaga/Gubio/Magumeri Federal Constituencies of Bauchi and Borno states respectively, the bill seeks to amend Section 147 (1)…
THE Federal Government on Saturday fixed February 2025 for the National Youth Conference. A source in the Presidency told News Point Nigeria that an official annoucnement will be made soon. “The Youth Conference will take place in February next year and an official announcement will be made soon”, the source said. President Bola Tinubu, during his Independence Day broadcast, announced the gathering of a 30-day national youth conference to address critical issues facing the country’s youths, including unemployment, education, and political participation. This is as various youth groups across the country expressed disappointment over the presidency’s silence on the proposed…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is confident of an economic rebound and is asking Nigerians to keep faith in his administration’s reforms. At the graduation ceremony for the Executive Intelligence Management Course 17 at the National Institute for Security Studies in Abuja, President Tinubu said the future looks bright for Nigeria. The president who was represented by the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu acknowledged the difficulties but said the government is working tirelessly to rewrite the story. “Things are happening in our country today. People may not like us. They probably will disagree with one or two. But fundamentally, things are…