EKO HOT BLOG reports that Universities across the country may witness strikes in 2024 due to the small budget allotted to the education sector and poor remuneration, the Academic Staff Union of Universities has said. Speaking in an interview with Punch on Monday, Prof. Emmanuel Oshodeke, explained that during the campaign and election earlier this … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that House of Representatives lawmakers have commenced the Citizens’ Town Hall meeting on the 2024 budget and appropriation in Abuja. This online media platform understands that the gathering, organized by the House Committee on Appropriation and the Programmes Coordinating Unit under the Office of the Speaker of Representatives, witnessed the presence … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidency has promised Nigerians that they will soon begin to see the effect of the 2024 budget. Recall that President Bola Tinubu, at his maiden budget presentation before the National Assembly on Wednesday, said the proposed N27.5 trillion 2024 budget will ensure micro-economic stability, poverty reduction, and greater access … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government of Nigeria plans to allocate 29.18% of its total budget for 2024 to 2026 to salaries, overheads, and pensions, amounting to N24.66 trillion of the N84.50 trillion planned expenditure. Anticipated salary increases are expected to push personnel costs up by 8.51% to N7.99 trillion in 2024, then … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that on Wednesday, the Senate disclosed its intention to commence a recess beginning on Friday, December 1, as announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. This decision was communicated on the floor of the Red Chamber shortly after President Bola Tinubu presented the 2024 budget during a joint session of the National … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu has vowed that his administration will pursue thorough implementation of the 2024 budget to engender macro-economic growth. The President stated this when he presented the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget proposal to a joint session of the 10th National Assembly in Abuja. Editor’s Pick BREAKING: Fresh Protest Breaks … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the National Assembly complex to present the 2024 budget. The President was sighted at the complex at exactly 11:04 am on Wednesday amid tight security. Recall that the Federal Executive Council, FEC on Monday approved the 2024 Appropriation Bill of N27.5tn. Click to watch … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Senate has granted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request for a joint session for the presentation of the 2024 budget. This is according to a memo dated November 27, 2023, signed by the federal legislature’s Secretary of Human Resources and Staff Development, Shuaibu Maina Birma, on behalf of the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has proposed N26 trillion as the 2024 budget to be submitted to the National Assembly before December 31, 2023. The Minister of Planning and Budget, Atiku Bagudu, made the budget proposal known at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on Monday, … Read more