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National Assembly increases 2021 Budget by N500b
National Assembly increases 2021 Budget by N500b

• Senate approves NDDC’s 2020 Budget The two chambers of the National Assembly have passed the 2021 Budget of the Federal Government, after ten weeks and four days. The ‘Budget of Economic Recovery and Resilience’ passed by the Senate, is thirteen point five-eight-eight trillion naira. The amount is over five hundred and five billion naira more than…

Fmr Agege LG Chairman, Ajiboso, dies at 68
Fmr Agege LG Chairman, Ajiboso, dies at 68

Former Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperatives, ENOCH AJIBOSO, has died at the age of sixty-eight. AJIBOSO, who also served as Chairman of Agege Local Government, died in the early hours of yesterday at his hometown in Osun State. The spokesman of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, SEYE OLADEJO, said AJIBOSO’s death was shocking…

Oyegun leads APC South-South reconciliation C’tee
Oyegun leads APC South-South reconciliation C’tee

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief JOHN ODIGIE-OYEGUN, has been appointed to lead the reconciliation of members of the party in the South-South. Other members of the committee are LUCKY IMASUEN, SUNNY JACKSON, MARYAM ALI, SAM JAJA, SENATOR CLEVER IKISIKPO, and EMMANUEL NSAN. The appointments were announced in a statement by the Secretary of…

Court dismisses Lawsuit against election of Gov Rotimi Akeredolu
Court dismisses Lawsuit against election of Gov Rotimi Akeredolu

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a case challenging the second term election of Ondo State Governor OLUWAROTIMI AKEREDOLU. An APC governorship aspirant, NATHANIEL ADOJUTELEGAN, filed the case to challenge the nomination of Governor AKEREDOLU as the party’s candidate for the governorship election in October. However; Justice OKON ABANG agreed with the argument by the…

New LG Chairmen take Office in Kogi State
New LG Chairmen take Office in Kogi State

Newly elected chairmen and vice-chairmen of the twenty-one local government councils in Kogi State have been sworn-in. Governor YAHAYA BELLO performed the inauguration of the elected council officials at a ceremony in the state capital, Lokoja. In his address, Governor BELLO charged the new council officials on a good performance, just as he challenged young people in…

Ondo State House of Assembly reinstates four suspended Lawmakers
Ondo State House of Assembly reinstates four suspended Lawmakers

Four suspended members of the Ondo State House of Assembly have been allowed to return to their seats, as ordered by the court. The four reinstated lawmakers include the former Deputy Speaker, IROJU OGUNDEJI, FAVOUR TOMOMEWO, ADEWALE WILLIAMS, and AKINRINDIBO LEONARD. This was approached by the Speaker, BAMIDELE OLEYELOOGUN, to allow the lawmakers resume plenary is reportedly…

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