Politics

Tension has erupted in Ideato North/South Federal Constituency of Imo State as police operatives forcefully occupied the venue of a planned civic reception for Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, the House of Representatives member representing the constituency. The reception, organised by residents of Ideato South Federal Constituency to honour the lawmaker, was …

The Nigerian Bar Association and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, have raised serious concerns over alleged post-legislative alterations to the recently enacted Tax Reform Acts, calling for the immediate suspension of their implementation. In a statement on Tuesday, NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN), said the controversies surrounding …

In a major fiscal reset aimed at addressing revenue shortfalls, weak capital execution and overlapping budget cycles, the National Assembly on Tuesday approved a revised N43.5tn 2024 Appropriation Act and a reworked N48.3tn 2025 budget framework, with the 2025 fiscal year extended to March 31, 2026. The approval followed marathon …

The house of representatives has approved the revised N43.56tn 2024 budget after adopting the report of the house committee on appropriations. The approval followed the conclusion of clause-by-clause consideration by the committee of supply and the passage of the budget for third reading at plenary on Tuesday. Tajudeen Abbas, speaker …

BY BLAISE UDUNZE Nigeria’s refining crisis is one of the country’s most enduring economic contradictions. Africa’s largest crude oil producer, strategically located on the Atlantic coast and home to over 200 million people, has for decades depended on imported refined petroleum products. This illogicality has drained foreign exchange, weakened the …

The Delta House of Assembly on Monday passed the state appropriation bill of N1.729 trillion for the 2026 fiscal year. The budget was approved by voice votes at a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mr Dennis Guwor in Asaba. The passage of the appropriation bill followed the presentation of …

The Senate on Monday expressed concern over the Federal Government’s multiple budget implementations within the 2025 fiscal year. Senators from the Committee on Finance raised the concern at an interactive session with the federal government economic management team on the 2026-2028 Medium Term Expenditure Framework ( MTEF)and Fiscal Strategy Paper …

Today at the Osun African Democratic Congress governorship primary, history was made as Rt. Hon. Dr. Najeem Folasayo Salaam emerged as the party’s candidate for the 2026 Osun State governorship election. The primary was peaceful, transparent, and well coordinated, allowing party members from across the state to freely express their …

  A faction of Benin’s military on Sunday declared that it had removed President Patrice Talon from office, triggering uncertainty in the normally stable West African nation. Appearing on state television, soldiers identifying themselves as the Military Committee for Refoundation (CMR) announced that they had met and resolved to depose …

BY BLAISE UDUNZE   Is Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, economically broke? It is a question no patriotic citizen wants to confront, yet one that confronts every Nigerian daily at the fuel pump, the market stall, the school gate, the hospital reception, and increasingly, in the national accounts. The country’s fiscal …