The Supreme Court of Nigeria has reserved judgment in the appeal of the Ebonyi state governorship election appeal to a date to be communicated to parties.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has dropped the charges of fraud, bribery and conspiracy against former attorney-general of the federation, Mohammed Adoke over Malabu scandal, positing that it does not have evidence to support the charges.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has told the 44 local government councils and the Kano State chapter of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), that he will not stop the state governor, Abba Yusuf from disbursing the councils’ funds.
The National Assembly (NASS) approved for itself, in the 2024 appropriation bill, the following:
However, the legislators have failed to prioritize the needs of the people, instead focusing on extravagant projects and personal comforts. This misplaced focus and lack of sensitivity have left Nigerians disillusioned and struggling to survive.
A Ghanaian court had sentenced a Chinese national, En “Aisha” Huang, to 4½ years in prison for running an illegal mining operation, Ghana Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has said.
As part of Nigeria’s 2022–2024 borrowing plan, the Senate has granted President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow $7.8 billion and €100 million.
The National Assembly (NASS), on Saturday, passed the 2024 budget of ₦28.77 trillion, thereby increasing the appropriation figure by ₦1.2 trillion against President Bola Tinubu’s presentation of ₦27.5 trillion.
The House of Representatives on Saturday passed the sum of ₦28.777 trillion in expenditure for the 2024 fiscal year, following a report by Rep. Abubakar Bichi, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation.
According to the report submitted by the Appropriation Committee led by Senator Solomon Adeola, aggregate expenditure was pegged at ₦28,777,404.073.861; statutory transfers -₦1,742,786,788,150; recurrent expenditure- ₦8,768.5330,852; capital expenditure- ₦9,995,143,298,028 and GDP at 3.88%.