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.
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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%.
The U.S. Supreme Court late on Friday denied Special Counsel Jack Smith’s motion to expedite the review of the question of whether or not former President Trump is immune from prosecution in the federal case involving interference with the 2020 presidential election.
The Supreme Court, on Friday, affirmed the election of Peter Mbah as the governor of Enugu State.
Nigeria’s human rights lawyer, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has argued that it is outside the provision of the constitution for President Bola Tinubu’s intervention to result in reinstating the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Justice A. O. Ebong of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court Abuja, has ordered the freezing of Oyo state government’s accounts in 19 commercial banks.
The Supreme Court has upturned Appeal Court ruling that dismissed the charges against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu by upholding the appeal by the Nigerian government.
The 27 members of the Rivers State Assembly, have defied the state governor, Sim Fubara, and held plenary at the auditorium of the House of Assembly Quarters.
The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Barrister Ehie Edison, on Wednesday, declared the seats of 25 lawmakers that defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) vacant.
The Nigeria Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of Supreme Court Justices.