Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State, on Thursday presented a proposed budget of N490,740.20 billion for the 2027 fiscal year to the Ekiti State House of Assembly, describing it as a roadmap for consolidating the gains of his administration and sustaining the development trajectory of the state. The Governor said the 2027 budget, christened “Budget of sustainable progress and prosperity”, which represented the policy direction of his administration for the first year of its new...

Former vice President Atiku Abubakar and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has slammed President Bola Tinubu over his 30-Day discount on petrol price, saying that Nigerians need permanently affordable rates. According to a statement on Thursday by Atiku media, the announcement by the Tinubu administration of a 30-day petrol discount at NNPC filling stations exposes the contradictions and political opportunism that have characterised the government’s handling of the fuel subsidy question. He challenged...

Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has assured the families of the deceased officers in the crash involving the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) in Igbokoda, Ondo State, that the government won’t abandon them. He stated this on Thursday while he was on inspection of the crash site. He was optimistic about the progress in the recovery process, stressing that the FOC has assured him that all the critical resources, equipment that are needed...

The Federal Government has announced a 30-day discount on petrol dispensed at Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) filling stations, with public transport operators to receive priority under the arrangement. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, announced the measure on Thursday at a press briefing in Abuja on the rising cost of petrol and the government’s position on subsidy. Oyedele said the intervention was not a return to petrol...

Following agitation for the establishment of State Police in Nigeria to counter insecurity that bedeviled some parts of the country have thrown their weight behind the move. The amendment requires approval by at least 24 state Houses of Assembly before it can proceed to the next stage of the constitutional process. The Presidency has said that so far Edo, Rivers, Osun and Oyo states have approved the constitutional amendment bill seeking to provide legal backing...