Several Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), including the Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON), the Community of Agriculture Non-State Actors (COANSA), and ActionAid Nigeria, have raised alarms over the sharp decline in the proposed allocation for the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in the 2025 national budget.
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ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago has signed into law the 2025 appropriation bill of over N1.558trillion.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State Governor Mohammed Bago on Thursday presented a N1.5 trillion proposed 2025 budget to the State Assembly, tagged the “Budget of Hope for Sustainability and Food Security.”
The Association of Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunisation, and Nutrition (ACOMIN) has urged federal, state, and local governments to prioritise healthcare infrastructure in their budgets to ensure effective service delivery.
Nigeria’s budget has been heavily skewed toward recurrent expenditures in recent years, leaving critical sectors like health underfunded. For instance,…
The Kaduna State Planning and Budget Commission (PBC), supported by UNICEF, on Tuesday mobilized North-Central States to strengthen social budgeting for child-sensitive sectors in Nigeria. The states involved are Nasarawa, Kogi, Benue, Niger, Plateau, and Kwara.
Stakeholders in the agriculture sector say they are committed to scaling up the 2025 agriculture budget and ensuring necessary provisions are captured in the allocations.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined to bar Governor Siminalayi Fubara from spending government funds pending the hearing…
The Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly in Rivers state has halted all expenditures of the state governor until Governor Siminalayi…
A Consultant Family Physician, Dr Bode Oluwagbemi, has called on state governments to improve their budgetary provision and advocacy for family planning to break the cultural barriers and stigma associated with it.