Nigerian President Bola Tinubu scheduled to presents the 2025 budget to the joint session of the National Assembly on 17th December, 2024, at the chamber of House of Representatives. President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed this during the plenary on Thursday.

Nigerians may witness total blackout as the wholesale gas-producing companies abruptly stopped the supply of natural gas to power generation companies for electricity production over the non-payment of debts accrued from previous supplies. The Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Power Generation Companies, Joy Ogaji, disclosed that the gas-producing companies have formally notified all GenCos of the suspension of natural gas supply.

The Federal Government has approved a salary increment for members of Nigeria’s Armed Forces. The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, disclosed this on Friday FG also approved the payment of three months’ salary arrears to boost personnel morale of towards their assigned duties.

The House of Representatives has confirmed Olufemi Oluyede as the Chief of Army Staff, COAS of Nigeria. This follows a presentation of report by Babajimi Benson, the Chairman of the Committee on Defense.

The Senate on Wednesday passed the Federal Capital Territory Development Commission (FCTDC) bill through the second reading. The bill aims to create a specialized commission tasked with managing the development of satellite towns within a 60-kilometer radius of the FCT’s borders.

The former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has honored the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged misappropriation of funds. Bello went to the anti-graft agency office on Tuesday morning in the company of his lawyers following the Supreme Court judgment which dismissed states’ case on the constitutionality of the anti-graft agency.