By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter WORRIED BY mounting issues with misallocated funds, lawmakers have taken decisive steps to amend the national budget for 2025. The National Assembly confirmed making adjustments designed to rectify discrepancies affecting various federal ministries, departments, and agencies. They said the recurrent...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter SENATE AND House of Representatives Approve ₦54.99 Trillion Budget with ₦750 Billion Increase Economic priorities have reshaped Nigeria’s fiscal landscape as the National Assembly passed the 2025 budget, raising the total sum to ₦54.99 trillion—an increase of approximately ₦750 billion from the init...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE NIGERIA’s SECOND arm of government, the Legislature, is in the eye of the storm again! Tongues keep wagging the National Assembly basically on two issues that keep recurring. The first has to do with its salaries, allowances, emoluments and perquisites, which many believe are out of this world and out of tune […]
By Joke Kujenya MONDAY, PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has signed the National Minimum Wage Amendment Bill 2024 into law. The new law mandates a minimum monthly salary of N70,000 and is reviewable every three years. President Tinubu signed the bill during a Federal Executive Council meeting. The Head of Service remarked that the law reassures workers [...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNMedia Reporter RIVERS STATE Governor Siminalayi Fubara has urged the National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Matters to prioritize amendments that enhance the electoral process for the benefit of society. He emphasized that legislation should not target or benefit specific individuals. Fubara made this appeal while...
By Joke Kujenya HIGHLIGHTING THE pressing need for Nigerians to embrace a new value system to drive the nation forward, emphasis was laid on this pivotal shift in mindset as the only way to address the critical challenges facing the country. The President stressed this charge during a recent gathering at his Lagos residence. […]
By Joke Kujenya HIGH-STAKES NEGOTIATIONS are taking the center stage as the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, convened a pivotal meeting with organized labour representatives in a last-ditch effort to prevent a looming nationwide strike scheduled for Monday. The gatherin...
By Joke Kujenya EMBARKING on the inaugural journey of the Abuja Metro train during its official commercial launch on Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima launched a momentous occasion for Nigeria’s transportation sector. The grand inauguration of the Abuja light rail system by President Tinubu on Wednesda...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNMedia Reporter A LANDMARK bill aimed at reinstating the nation’s former national anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” has been approved by the Nigerian Senate. The decision to revert to the old anthem, which was composed during Nigeria’s independence in 1960, marks a significant shift in the countryR...
