2025 Budget Defence - Nigeria News Source

January 22, 2025

Regional Development Ministry seeks increased budget allocation to fulfil mandate

The Ministry of Regional Development has called on the National Assembly for increased budgetary allocation to enable it to effectively deliver on its mandate. The Minister of Regional Development,...

January 16, 2025

2025 Budget Defence: Senate wants Water Resources Ministry’s allocation increased

The Senate Committee on Water Resources has expressed concern over the N40 billion multilateral and bilateral loan deductions from the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation’s 2025 budget allocation....

January 16, 2025

NNPCL says it remitted N10trn to federation account in 2024

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) said it remitted N10 trillion to the federation account as at September 2024, making it the highest taxpayer in the country and...

Lawmakers set N25trn revenue target for FIRS in 2024

January 15, 2025

Lawmakers set N25trn revenue target for FIRS in 2025

It was commendation galore for the Executive Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, in the National Assembly on Wednesday for surpassing its N19.4 trillion revenue collection...

January 11, 2025

2025 Budget: INEC rejects N40bn allocation, gets tacit approval for N126bn

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the N40 billion earmarked for it in the 2025 budget estimates but tacitly got approval for the N126 billion it proposed...

Lawmakers decry Nigeria’s folly over border closure amid cross-border banditry, smuggling

January 10, 2025

Lawmakers say Nigeria fooling itself over border closure amid cross-border banditry, smuggling

The National Assembly through its joint committee on Industry, Trade and Investment declared on Friday that Nigeria is fooling itself over border closure in view of cross-border banditry taking...

Edun, Bagudu, others face tough scrutiny during budget defence in Senate

January 9, 2025

Ministers, MDAs face tough scrutiny during budget defence in Senate

Key government officials came under intense scrutiny on Thursday during the ongoing 2025 budget defence sessions in the Senate. During the budget defence sessions, the Senate Committees on Appropriation,...

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