Delta Government on Thursday postponed its proposed 2021 budget presentation to the House of Assembly due to the ongoing youths protests, tagged “#EndSARS’’. The reports that Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa had initially slated the presentation for Wednesday but moved it to Thursday due to the protests. The youth on Wednesday held the Delta State House of […]
The Senate Committee on Appropriation says it will begin the processing of the 2021 budget estimates on Oct. 16. Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Barau Jibril (APC Kano), made the disclosure while unveiling the timetable for processing of 2021 budget estimates by the National Assembly. He said the timetable was harmonised by the Senate and the […]
The African Economic Congress (AEC) has opened a portal to select credible entrepreneurs through its African Startup Challenge. Mrs Nancy Illoh-Nnaji, Chief Executive Officer of the congress, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Illoh-Nnaji explained that African Start-up Challenge was an entrepreneurship sustenance body of the Economic Congress tasked with discussing […]
As debate on the 2021 appropriation bill of N13.08 trillion entered the second day, senators have called for infrastructure development in the country to make life easy for citizens. Leading the debate on the general principles of the bill on Wednesday during plenary, Senate Leader Yahaya Abdullahi announced continuation of the budget consideration by the […]
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) recorded marginal growth on Tuesday, appreciating by 0.02 per cent on renewed bargain hunting to halt downward posture of four consecutive trading sessions. Specifically, the All-Share Index increased by 6.55 points or 0.02 per cent to close at 28,344.04 compared with 28,337.49 posted on Monday. Similarly, the market capitalisation which […]
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State says one of his administration’s targets in the next four years is to connect the state to the global economy. The governor fielded questions from State House correspondents after meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Akeredolu was re-elected for a second term […]
The Delta state Government has approved a budget proposal of N378 billion for 2021 for presentation to the State House of Assembly next week. Mr Charles Aniagwu, State Commissioner for Information, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Asaba, said it was part of the decisions reached at the State Executive Council meeting held on […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that by adopting Public Private Partnership’s (PPP) cost-effective measures, the Federal Government is delivering 19 road projects across the six geo-political zones in the country totaling 780.15km. Osinbajo’s spokesman’s Laolu Akande, in a statement, said the Vice President spoke at a webinar on Public-Private Partnerships on Tuesday. The webinar […]
The Federal Government has said it would double the number of airports in the country before the end of 2023 to enhance air connectivity and boost the nation’s economy. Minister of Aviation, Mr Hadi Sirika said this while responding to questions during the Public Presentation of the 2021 Budget Proposal on Tuesday in Abuja. The […]
Bishop Prosper Amah, of the Anglican Diocese of Ogbaru, has called for the immediate dredging of the River Niger to save the coastal communities in Anambra from incessant flood. Amah made the call in an interview with journalists on Sunday at Ogbaru in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra. He regretted that most communities in […]