The Budget Office of the Federation (BOF) has noted recent public commentary on the repeal and re-enactment of the 2024 and 2025 Appropriation Acts, including claims of a constitutional breach, fiscal illegality, and an alleged failure to provide access to budget documents. While public interest in fiscal governance is legitimate and welcome, Nigeria’s budget discourse must remain anchored in the Constitution, applicable fiscal legislation, and established legislative practice. Accordingly, BOF provides the following clarification to correct key misconceptions, set out the governing legal framework, and reaffirm our commitment to transparency and responsible public finance management. 1. Constitutional and Legislative Basis…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has observed with concern the wave of misinformation, sensationalism, and deliberate political mischief surrounding the Federal Government’s new tax reform agenda. We consider it imperative, in the interest of truth, national stability, and informed civic engagement, to set the records straight – beyond politics. First, it must be clearly stated that the new tax reform is not a weapon against the poor, nor is it an attempt to overburden struggling Nigerians. On the contrary, the reform is deliberately structured to protect low-income earners, expand exemptions, and introduce a more progressive,…
The Chairman of Imota Local Council Development Area, Hon. Benson Sunday Ayodele, on Tuesday, 6 January, 2026, signed the ₦5.047 billion 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, marking the commencement of a new fiscal year and reinforcing the council’s commitment to sustainable development across Imota LCDA. The approved budget allocates ₦3.223 billion to recurrent expenditure, representing 64% of the estimates, while ₦1.823 billion is set aside for capital expenditure components of the budget, representing 36%. The spending plan is designed as a strategic blueprint to consolidate past achievements while laying a solid foundation for future growth. Speaking after signing the appropriation…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), FCT Council, has condemned in strong terms the brutal killing of one of its members, Nurse Chinemerem Pascalina Chuwumeziem, who was in active service at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abuja, describing the incident as a heinous crime against the nursing profession and humanity at large. According to the association, the deceased nurse closed from her afternoon duty on Friday, 3rd January 2026, after spending the day rendering selfless healthcare services and saving lives. Thereafter, she boarded a commercial vehicle on her way home within the Federal…
By Ngozi Omah, Awka The traditional ruler of Amansea community in Awka North Council of Anambra State, has pledged to uphold equity and justice, peace and unity for prosperity to thrive among his people. The Igwe who spoke at his maiden annual Ofala festival in his address to the people acknowledged that, “I will forever stand with Amansea community. “I will constantly pray for peace, unity, unprecedented progress for citizens of Amansea wherever they are.” Ofala, he acknowledged remain a key part of our cultural heritage during which our Igwe(king) come out publicly to relate with and address his people. …
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) states unequivocally that the ongoing APC e-registration exercise is not optional, cosmetic, or expendable. It is a necessary political reform and a decisive statement of intent by a party determined to remain disciplined, progressive, and electorally dominant in a rapidly evolving democratic environment. The e-registration exercise commenced yesterday and will run until the end of January, providing ample opportunity for all eligible members-old and new-to be duly captured in the party’s digital register. Political parties that shy away from reform inevitably decay. The APC has chosen the harder but nobler…
By Magnus Abe A father’s love, though unseen cannot be measured, but it is always felt by his children and it does not fade. I dedicate this appointment to the caller on Super 93.3FM in Port Harcourt, who once told me that I always talk like Tinubu is my father and loved him more than my wife, and yet the man has abandoned me and does not remember that I exist. My truthful answer then was that my love and support for President Tinubu was not just based on my expectations of reward, but on my conviction that the President…
By Yarima Haruna, Birnin Kebbi In recent weeks, it is evident that politicians in Kebbi State are apparently having a second thought of their present political fortune with a view to deciding the best option for the way forward. According to Abdulllahi Zuru, the alignment and realignment of strategies for the journey to 2027 started, politicians of different parties and status are becoming to terms with the reality of the fact that at this stage of the much needed socio-economic transformation of Kebbi state, coupled with the remarkable achievements recorded in all sectors within within about two years of Nasir…
By Femi Ogbonnikan The Anthony Joshua’s accident has sparked fresh conversations about road safety and emergency response in Nigeria. While the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) claimed to arrive the scene of the accident within three minutes, critics are calling for fully equipped trauma centres every 50km along the Lagos/Ibadan expressway to ensure that victims of high-speed crashes receive immediate surgical care. Beyond this genuine concern, there are politicians and critics alike who often prioritize scoring points over substantive solutions. Of particular note is one attention-seeking social media Influential, Adetoun Onajobi, lashing Ogun State Government over the ambulance issue, calling…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Ogun State Government plans to deliver not fewer than 3,000 housing units in 2026, backed by a budgetary allocation of over N100 billion for the sector. This was disclosed by the state Commissioner for Housing, Mr Jamiu Omoniyi, on Monday, 5 January, 2026. The Commissioner also said within the second quarter of the year, the government would deliver 579 low-income housing units out of the 2,500 units planned for workers in the state around Siun, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area. He explained that the low-income housing units would be jointly executed by the Ministry of Housing,…