Flooding has continued to ravage states despite the N39.62 billion ecological funds disbursed to the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration from the Federation Account within the last one year, Daily Trust reports. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)…
Twenty one states of the federation are seeking loans amounting to N1.65 trillion to fund their 2024 budget deficits despite the increase in the allocations they have received from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in the last one year. …
A member of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Aminu Ibrahim, who represents Kaura Namoda State Constituency, is in police custody over alleged banditry and kidnapping. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Muhammad Shehu Dalijan, confirmed the arrest of…
The State House, under the dispensation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has spent over N3.7 billion on the purchase and supply of vehicles and tyres, findings by Daily Trust on Saturday have revealed. Investigation and data gathered from govspend, a…
Four of the 13 former governors in the Senate and 21 other senators have not sponsored any bill since June 13, 2023 when the 10th National Assembly was inaugurated, Daily Trust’s findings have shown. The ex-governors in the Senate are…
Despite having more money at their disposal after the removal of fuel subsidy, there are mixed feelings over alleged failure of some states to deploy the increased revenue into tackling hardship in their states through life-changing projects, Daily Trust on Sunday reports.…
There is controversy around the list of terror financiers purportedly leaked by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and reported on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Daily Trust reports that for nearly fifteen years, the federal government, right from the administration…
As Ramadan fast progresses, seven states of the federation have budgeted over N28. 3 billion to feed residents during the period, figures released by the states and put together by Daily Trust revealed. The states include Katsina, Sokoto, Kano, Jigawa,…
Citizens across Nigeria have expressed concern over the rising prices of essential commodities such as rice, flour, sugar and cement. This is just as the naira continues to suffer depreciation, thereby reducing the purchasing power of the people. Investigations by…
Bandits on Sunday night kidnapped at least 86 persons in Tantatu and Aguba communities in the Kufana District of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Residents said the attackers also broke into shops, ransacked houses and looted foodstuffs and…
