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Tinubu Increases 2025 Budget To ₦54.2tn

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President Bola Tinubu has raised the proposed 2025 budget from ₦49.7 trillion to ₦54.2 trillion, citing additional revenues generated by key government agencies. The President conveyed the budget adjustment in separate letters sent to both the Senate and the House…

Court Jails UNIUYO Prof For Electoral Fraud

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The High Court in Akwa Ibom State has sentenced Professor Ignatius Uduk of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) to three years imprisonment for electoral fraud during the 2019 general elections. Uduk, a Professor of Human Kinetics, served as a Collation/Returning…

Senate Terminates Appointment Of Three Suspended RECs

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The Senate has officially terminated the appointment of three Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) following a request from President Bola Tinubu, invoking Section 157(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The affected officials as read by the Senate Majority leader are…

USAID Places Staff On Administrative Leave 

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced it was placing its staff in the US and around the world on administrative leave as it moved to recall employees from overseas postings. In a statement on Tuesday, the…

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