The Aliko Dangote Foundation, (ADF) has flagged off the distribution of over 1,000,000, (One million) bags of 10kg rice across all the 774 local governments in Nigeria in Kano and Lagos respectively. President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, who is also the Chairman of ADF, was present at both …
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There are budgets that fall apart within minutes of the chancellor delivering his Commons speech: think of George Osborne’s pasty tax, one of many missteps that meant his 2012 budget will be forever known as an omnishambles. Then there are the “poison pill” budgets: the ones that come at the …
Read More »Tinubu budgets ₦100 billion to feed Nigerian schoolchildren in 2024
The president’s aide says he has demonstrated empathy and compassion in leading Nigeria. The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on School Feeding Programme (SFP), Dr Yetunde Adeniji, has commended the President for earmarking ₦100 billion for the programme in the 2024 budget.
Read More »BREAKING: FG Budgets N470bn To Address One Of ASUU’s Demands
President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has budgeted the sum of N470 billion to address one of the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Federal Government in the 2023 budget which was presented to the National Assembly on Friday budgeted N470 billion for university revitalisation. ASUU, which has …
Read More »INEC budgets N239bn on poll materials in 2023 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission will spend at least N239.2bn on procuring voting materials and vehicles that will be used in the 2023 general election. This is according to the 2023 General Election Project Plan that was launched by INEC in Abuja on Thursday, April 21. The Commission …
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