The House of Representatives has assured that the 2024 budget will be passed before the year runs out. The House also passed the N27.5 trillion Appropriation Bill 2024 for the second reading. TheHintsNews reports that President Bola Tinubu had on Wednesday submitted the 2024 budget to the joint session of the National Assembly. The House at the plenary on Friday presided over by the Speaker, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, also resolved to suspend plenary for two weeks to leave way for budget defence by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) before relevant House committees. After debates by the lawmakers on the general…
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The Nigerian Air Force Headquarters Friday announced the crash of a (NAF) MI-35P helicopter in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State.The Spokesman of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, in a statement said the incident occurred at about 7.45am on Friday shortly after the aircraft took off for an operation against economic saboteurs in Rivers State. He, however, added that the entire crew survived the crash. Gabkwet noted: “Fortunately, the entire crew of five survived the crash with very minor injuries and are currently being attended to at NAF Medical Centre Port Harcourt. “The Chief of the…
Unknown gunmen in the wee hours of Friday attacked the residence of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lokoja, Kogi State. The incident occurred a day after a mob besieged the state office of the commission and even after INEC had complied with the order of the court by giving political parties access to election materials used in the November 11 governorship election in the state. TheHintsNews gathered that armed men engaged the security personnel in a gun battle for over 30 minutes until reinforcement arrived. While no life was lost, property were destroyed in…
The National Chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Highway and Transportation Engineers (NIHTE) has called on the Senate to adopt the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) harmonised axle load Supplementary Act for road sector reform in the country. It also stressed the need for careful consideration, citing the dominance of flexible pavements in global road networks and the importance of maintaining existing equipment. The Chairman of the Institute, Hassan Saidu, disclosed this Thursday in Abuja at the 2023 conference at the National Society of Engineers. He also called on the Senate, to as a matter of urgency, facilitate…
President Bola Tinubu has said that the 2024 budgetary allocations and directives would set Nigeria on a transformative path towards a sustainable development. He urged the National Assembly to ensure that only projects and programs which are in line with the sectoral mandates of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are passed in the 2024 budget. The President gave the assurance while presenting the 2024 budget tagged: “Budget of Renewed Hope” before the joint session of the National Assembly. He commended the National Assembly for the swift consideration and passage of the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Bills and the 2024-2026 Medium…
The popular saying, ‘Promises are like babies: easy to make, hard to deliver’ appears apt in situating the promise made in July last year by a business mogul and elder brother of current Osun Governor, Dr. Deji Adeleke, that he would be the first to address the press if his brother, Ademola Adeleke, derails in the administration of the state. Ordinarily, if this unprovoked, unsolicited and solemn promise was made at any of the political gatherings, I probably would not have bothered to keep tab on it, let alone bring it to the knowledge of the public. But because it…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Wednesday raised the alarm that mob barricaded its state headquarters in Lokoja. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Hale Longpet in a statement noted that the mob barricaded all entrances to the office and prevented access to staff to carry out routine duties. It said: “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kogi State wishes to inform the public that the State Headquarters in Lokoja was besieged this morning by a mob that barricaded all entrances to the office and prevented access to staff to carry out routine duties.” The commission noted that the siege…
Save the Children International (SCI), has projected that in the coming years, droughts are expected to intensify, rainfall variability is projected to increase, and extreme weather events would persist. SCI, Director of Advocacy and Campaign, Amanuel Mamo, disclosed this on Wednesday during the COP28 Simulation Event on Climate Change in Abuja. The organisation also projected that new human and livestock diseases would increase, new conflicts over the decreasing resources would also increase, while more people would be displaced by the rising oceans, floods, wildfire, drought and expanding deserts. Mamo said the simulation was a unique initiative designed to amplify the…
The political crisis rocking Ondo state has assumed a dramatic twist with the State House of Assembly demanding the resignation of the Deputy Governor, Mr. Lucky Ayedatiwa. The Speaker of the Assembly, Hon. Olamide Oladiji, demanded his resignation at the plenary held on Tuesday. He said the demand for Aiyedatiwa’s resignation was of the resolutions reached at the last Friday’s meeting with President Bola Tinubu with members of the House and other stakeholders over the lingering political crisis in the state. Oladiji noted that as part of the resolutions reached at the meeting with Tinubu, the deputy governor was asked…
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attaihiru Jega, says it is necessary to proscribe cross carpeting in order to deepen democracy in the country. Jega stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the Citizens Town Hall on Electoral Reforms organised by the National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Reforms. He also recommended that the appointment of the Chairman, the National Commissioners and the Resident Electoral Commissioners of the commission should be reviewed. Jega noted that in appointing people to man the commission, their partisanship and integrity have to be considered. He stated: “If we want…