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Niger assembly approves N65.5bn budget for LGs

The Niger state House of Assembly has approved N65.5 billion as the budget for the 25 local government councils in the state for the 2020 fiscal year. The budget is made up of N45.9 billion recurrent expenditure and N19.6 capital expenditure. The recurrent expenditure include N18.5 billion for personnel cost, N8.2 billion for overhead cost […]
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Bauchi lawmaker demands re-opening of mosques, churches

A Bauchi state House of Assembly member representing Giade Local Government Area, Dan’umma Bello has called on the state government to re-open worship centers in the state to enable worshipers observe juma’at prayers and Sunday services. Dan’umma made the call at plenary presided over by the speaker of the assembly, Abubakar Sulaiman. This was contained
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COVID-19: Zamfara assembly shuts down

The Zamfara state House of Assembly has announced the suspension of all activities including plenary until further notice. Speaker of the House, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya, made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Gusau on Thursday by the Public Relations Officer of the assembly, Malam Mustafa Jafaru-Kaura. READ ALSO: FG dispels rumour of Buhari […]
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Ogun assembly to pass bill protecting rights of monarchs

The Ogun state House of Assembly has passed for second reading a bill seeking to provide for the preservation, protection and exercise by traditional rulers of their fundamental rights to be installed and buried according to their religion or beliefs. Chairman of the House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Akeem Balogun, moved the […]