The National Assembly has passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill, approving a total budget of ₦54.99 trillion, which exceeds President Bola Tinubu’s ₦54.2 trillion proposal. The fiscal legislation was passed on Thursday by both the Senate and the House of Representatives after deliberations on revenue projections and expenditure plans. The approved budget will now be sent to the president for assent. Breakdown of the Budget The approved ₦54,990,165,355,396 budget includes: ₦3,645,761,358,925 for statutory transfers. ₦14,317.142,689,548 for...

Two thousand workers disengaged fromAbia State Local Government Service Commission during the administration of ex-Governor Okezie Ikpeazu in 2019, have appealed to Governor Alex Otti to reconsider their plight and reinstate them. The spokesperson of the disengaged workers, Chike Nna, who made the appeal in Umuahia on Wednesday said they were employed through the standard civil service procedure, having left their previous jobs to apply for the advertised positions. He appealed to the present administration...