The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to slash proposed budgets for the Presidency and the National Assembly. The organisation argued that the funds, amounting to N9.4 billion for the Presidency’s travel, meals, and catering expenses, and N344.85 billion for lawmakers, could …

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, said the 36 state governors demanded wider consultation on President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform bills in order to carry the entire nation along, given the far-reaching implications of the reforms. Makinde also clarified that he was not opposed to the tax reforms but only presented the reservations raised by the governors to the …

The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the 2025 budget proposal, accusing President Bola Tinubu of making the same borrowing mistakes by his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. Atiku, who X-rayed the budget, asserted that it lacked the structural reforms and fiscal discipline needed to address Nigeria’s complex economic challenges. In a statement on Sunday, …

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has restated that enrollment for the National Identification Number (NIN) is free of monetary charge. This came as some Nigerians have complained of extortion at some NIN registration points across the country. In a statement on Sunday, the commission said it does not charge nor authorise any of its staff or Front End Partners …

At least 94 persons have been killed by cyclone Chido in Mozambique since it made landfall in the country last week, the National Institute of Risk and Disaster Management has said. It also revealed that 768 people were injured, and more than 622,000 people affected by the natural disaster, which has thrown the country into national mourning. The same cyclone …

The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) has appointed Ibrahim Atiku as the substantive Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly. According to a statement released by NASC and signed by the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Ahmed Amshi, on Sunday, the appointment is effective from 2 February 2025. The letter stated that the appointment recognised his hard work and administrative competence, …

President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the death of retired Supreme Court Justice Uthman Argungu, describing his passing as a profound personal and national loss. Justice Argungu, who died at the age of 90, was laid to rest on Sunday in his hometown of Argungu, Kebbi State, following Islamic rites. A respected legal luminary and cherished associate of …

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), led by Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has expressed condolences to the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja, and the families of the victims who lost their lives during a palliative distribution event on Saturday. It was reported that 10 people, including children, died, while eight others sustained injuries during a stampede at the church …

Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has commiserated with the families of those who lost their lives in the stampede that occurred during a rice-sharing event in Okija town, Ihiala Local Government Area, on Saturday. According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Aburime, the governor was saddened by the news of the death nursing mothers pregnant women, the …

The Federal Government has allocated a total of N6,364,181,224 billion for the renovation and rehabilitation of the residential quarters of President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and some of their aides in the 2025 budget proposal. According to an analysis by Sunday PUNCH’s analysis of the proposed allocation, contained in the 2025 Appropriation Bill presented to the National Assembly, …