The Senate on Thursday disclosed that about 85 per cent of the N1.48 trillion 2025 budget submitted by the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), was originally drafted by suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Chairman of the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Emergency Governance in Rivers State, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, revealed this during a budget defence session with …

A wave of criticism has trailed President Bola Tinubu’s decision to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill of Rivers State to the National Assembly, with several Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) describing the move as unconstitutional and a violation of Nigeria’s federal structure. On Thursday, President Tinubu formally requested Senate approval for the N1.48 trillion budget proposal for Rivers State, which …

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced that he would present the state’s 2025 budget to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led State House of Assembly. The governor noted that the state government would continue to collaborate with the Assembly to improve the lives of Rivers residents, highlighting the positive relationship between the executive and legislative branches, as demonstrated in the screening of …