The controversial social media aide to the president Lauretta Onochie on Wednesday labelled Channels TV anchor Chamberlain Usoh as a hater of good news.Mrs Onochie shared a video on Twitter of a Channels TV reporter speaking with the chairman of the Mile 12 market in Lagos.The reporter says food prices are cheaper this year than they were last year.Onochie, however, said the news took the “good-news-hating” Mr Usoh by surprise.She wrote:“The Facts are in Food is che...

In December 2024, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presented a N49.7 trillion budget proposal to the National Assembly.However, on February 5, 2025, he announced an additional N4.5 trillion, raising the total to N54.9 trillion. This increase, driven by additional revenue from key government agencies, has sparked debates on its economic implications.Breakdown of the 2025 BudgetOut of the N54.9 trillion budget:N3.64 trillion is allocated for statutory transfers.N14.3 trill...

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Senate would receive the report of N54.2 trillion 2025 budget from its Committee on Appropriations for possible passage into law this week.The president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, who dropped the hint during plenary on Tuesday, said the Committee on Appropriations, chaired by Senator Solomon Adeola, APC Ogun West, is expected to present the report on Wednesday or Thursday.President Bola Tinubu had on December 18, 2024...