Tag: Approval
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RED signal! 80% of Lekki buildings have no approval, says Lagos Govt
At least, 80 per cent of buildings in Ibeju Lekki have no approval, the Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide has said. Olumide who disclosed to journalists explained that the procedure to get approval is to first get the planning information, as to what those areas have been zoned…
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LCC ownership: Lagos Assembly clarifies approval to Gov Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos House of Assembly says it only approved Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s request to convert the $53.9 million Lagos Concession Company (LCC) private loan to a public sector loan. The Chairman House Committee on Finance, Mr Rotimi Olowo (Shomolu Constituency 1), made the clarification in Lagos on Thursday. Recall that the House committee had during…
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Buhari submits 2022-2024 MTEF/FSP to Senate for approval
President Muhammdu Buhari, on Tuesday, presented the 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) to the Senate for consideration and approval. Buhari in a letter read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on floor said the submission of the MTEF/FSP was to allow lawmakers ample time to consider and pass the 2022 budget…
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Buhari writes Senate, seeks approval of N895bn supplementary budget
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday urged the Senate to consider and approve N895billion as Supplementary Budget. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read Buhari’s letter of request on the floor at plenary. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) had earlier approved the amount. A substantial part of the fund has been earmarked for procurement of military hardware to…
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FG yet to give approval to roll out new SIM cards – Subscribers
Subscribers across the different telecommunications network in Lagos say they are yet to receive approval to resume registration of new Subscriber Identification Module (SIM). The subscribers made the disclosure in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the Federal Government suspended the registration of new…
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BREAKING: Buhari presents N13trn budget to NASS for approval
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday presented a budget of N13 trillion to the joint arm of the National Assembly for approval for the 2021 fiscal year. In the budget tagged: “Budget of economic recovery and resilience,” Buhari said the main thrust of the 2021 budget was to complete as many ongoing projects as possible, while…
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Lagos shuts private lab running COVID-19 tests without approval
The Lagos State Government on Friday shut down a private laboratory in the Ikoyi area of the state for running Covid-19 tests without approval. According to reports, Acouns Medical Laboratory and Diagnostic Centre was situated in a pharmacy on Banana Island and has been secretly running COVID-19 tests on suspected patients. The state’s Health Facility…
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NJC nominates Justice Dongban-Mensem for Buhari’s approval as A’Court president
Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem and 68 others have been recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC) to President Muhammadu Buhari and governors for appointments. The NJC recommended Justice Dongban-Mensem as the substantive President of the Court of Appeal. Justice Dongban-Mensem is the Acting President of the court. She was sworn-in by Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN)…
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2019: INEC defends N189.2b election budget as lawmakers commence approval process
Work has begun on the budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2019 elections. INEC Chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu on Wednesday defended the commission’s N189.2 billion budget at separate sessions with the Senate’s and House of Representatives’ committees on INEC. Yakubu, who gave a breakdown of the various components of the budget,…
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N242b election budget: Senate to reconvene for approval next week – INEC
Sequel to its meeting with the leaders of the National Assembly on Wednesday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed optimism about the passage of its proposed N242 billion budget for the 2019 elections. The chairman of the Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu expressed the assurance while speaking with correspondents after the meeting with the…