Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed has told the Senate on Tuesday that the Army got N1,008.84 trillion as budget releases between January 2019 and this year's first quarter.

As the world Celebrates Press Freedom Day, President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his commitment to freedom of the press, urging media professionals to wield freedom responsibly, and without licentiousness.

The House of Representatives has advised the Federal Government to postpone the 2021 population and housing census being planned by the National Population Commission.

Unhappy with the recent wave of attacks on Custodial Centres of the Nigeria Correctional Service NCoS, the Federal Government has ordered personnel of the Service’s armed squad to shoot-at-sight any internal and external aggressor.

BudgIT, a public finance transparency advocacy firm has uncovered no fewer than 316 duplicated capital projects worth N39.5 billion in the national budget.

A disability inclusion and gender rights activist, Joel Nwokeoma has come out to clear the air about controversies surrounding the life and rise of amputee hawker, Mary Daniel.

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed a payroll review.

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts, has given the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed; Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) Ahmed Idris and the National Security Adviser, (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd), till next week Tuesday to explain the rationale behind secret withdrawal of =N=7.5bn from government coffers.

Every May 3rd is World Press Freedom Day (WPFD). It is a day set aside to remind governments of their commitment to press freedom. The day also presents media professionals the opportunity to re-evaluate issues around press freedom and ethics.

The Kaduna state government has declared that it will not accede to the demands of criminals who have continued to abduct citizens for ransom, among other security challenges confronting the state.

Nigeria dropped by 5 places in the latest Press Freedom index published by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

No fewer than 239 people were killed and 44 others kidnapped in separate violent incidents across the country, mostly by armed non-state actors, Premium Times reports.

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council has enjoined public institutions and those financed with public finances to adhere to the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act.

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned bandits against pushing their luck too far by believing his administration lacks the capacity to crush them.