The Chairman of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Sir Ejike Okechukwu, and member representing Anaocha Constituency Two has described the proposed 2025 budget of ₦607 billion as a progressive blueprint for the state’s development. Speaking to journalists during a press briefing at the state legislative complex following the budget presentation by Governor Chukwuma Soludo, Sir Ejike commended the budget’s emphasis on capital projects, with 77% allocated...

Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State has reiterated his commitment to security, stressing his government’s desire to continue to enforce a zero-tolerance to the safety of lives and property in the state. The Governor disclosed this in a chat with a Vigilante Group, Professional Hunters on Tuesday in Lokoja. While commending the Group for its unbending, untiring and unwavering commitment to the security of the state, Ododo noted that its contributions has helped in stabilising...

Approval follows wage agreement with labour leaders The Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for workers in the state, effective date is December 1. The approval follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by the state Government and leaders of organised labour in the state on Tuesday. According to the MoU, the new minimum wage will cover all strata of Ekiti workers, as well as pensioners....

On Tuesday, the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, presented a budget of N606.9 billion to the Anambra State House of Assembly for the 2025 fiscal year. Again, this is the largest budget size ever to be presented to the Anambra State House of Assembly by any governor of the State in the past. Only last year, Governor Soludo presented a budget size of N410 billion, which was then the highest budget size the...

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has expressed displeasure with the process of the conduct of the election in Ondo State on Saturday, saying that the fundamental elements of a free, fair, democratic, and credible election were glaringly missing. CUPP in a press statement on Sunday signed by its spokesman, Comrade Mark Adebayo, noted that the widespread vote buying, especially by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and the bias demonstrated by the security...