The National Assembly, on Saturday, approved the 2024 Appropriation Bill of N28.7 trillion, effecting an increase of N1.2 trillion on the N27.5 trillion initially proposed by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu, on November 29, presented his first full-year budget proposal to the National Assembly for approval. Dubbed ‘The Budget of Renewed Hope’, President Tinubu said the budget “constitutes the foundation upon which we shall erect the future of this great nation.” The Senate explained that the...

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has berated the main opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over comments about December salaries of federal civil servants. According to a press statement on Sunday signed by Felix Morka, Esq., National Publicity Secretary of the APC, the ruling party noted that while feigning concern for Nigerian workers, the PDP in a statement on December 30, 2023, criticized the APC-led administration over “delayed” payment of December salaries to federal workers....

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kogi State chapter has commended Governor Yahaya Bello for his administration’s remarkable reforms in the health sector. The association lauded Bello for unwavering commitment to the welfare of medical officers, and the provision of accessible healthcare to the citizens and residents of the state. In a commendation letter signed by Dr. Baoku Olusola and Dr. Jonah Bola Kelvin, the chairman and secretary of the association, the NMA expressed profound gratitude...