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Agbu Kefas, the governor of Taraba State, passed the 2025 Supplementary Budget, which includes a total of 143.42 billion dollars, along with a total of 14.68 billion dollars that the State House of Assembly has recently approved.

The 2025 supplementary budget’s implementation date will be extended until May 31. 2026.

The Governor made the revelations shortly after signing the supplementary budget, explaining that it is intended to address urgent funding needs in key areas of the state, including security, infrastructure, and economic development, while also reducing the impact of inflation and exchange rate pressures on ongoing projects.

According to him, the additional funding will enable the state to accelerate strategic development projects and realign spending with the MTEF (MTEF) as a response to emerging economic and security challenges.

With the new approval, Taraba’s total budget for 2025 has increased to $578.8 billion, with 68.9% of recurrent spending coming in and 31.1% of capital expenditures coming in.

Following the demolition of illegal duplexes constructed under a high-tension power line at Apo Dutse District, Abuja, allegedly belonging to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced he will meet with the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun.

Wike disclosed this during an on-the-spot inspection of the destroyed structures on Friday, according to a statement from Wike’s media aide Lere Olayinka.

He claimed that the FCT Department of Development Control had refused to grant the FCT Department of Development Control’s request for development approval.

The FCT Department of Development Control staff demolished a total of eleven flats with three and four bedrooms in the Apo-Dutse area of Abuja on Thursday, which caused the department’s staff to be detained by the police.

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“Unfortunately,” I say. Development Control called me yesterday to tell me that some buildings had to be stopped from happening, Wike said.

“The high-tension line is dangerous, and you can see it. The Nigerian Police requested permission to use the land, but Development Control declined because of the high-tension risk.

Development Control had to intervene because they refused to stop. Unfortunately, the Nigerian Police detained our officers, so I must contact the IGP about this. We cannot allow this, though I’m sure he might not be aware of it.

Peter Mbah, the governor of Enugu State, has announced plans to set up a committee to investigate state allegations of tax increases.

He claimed that the tax rate had not been raised because his administration had only widened the net.

Mbah claimed that the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) increased as a result of the use of e-payment and other revenue-monitoring tools to stop revenue leakages.

He attributed beneficiaries of the old, corrupt revenue system to what he thought were false accounts of Enugu’s taxation.

The governor made the remarks during a media briefing at the government building in Enugu earlier this week.

Enugu State ranked fifth in the nation overall in terms of the National Bureau of Statistics, recording N180.05 billion IGR in 2024, up from N37 billion in 2023.

Lagos State came in first with a list value of N1.26 trillion, followed by Rivers, FCT, and Ogun, who had N194.9 billion.

However, Mbah said, “The taxation thing that you hear is actually misplaced.

However, I’ve also committed to creating a committee made up of market unions, civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations, and other important organizations so they can review the state of our tax system and prepare a report.

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He made it clear that neither his or her government had the authority to raise taxes.

We are unable to do that even by the laws. The National Assembly enacts legislation that would affect personal and business income taxes. The Enugu State House of Assembly did not set those rates, he claimed.

Mbah added that Touts’ only changes were preventing leaks and removing cash collections.

“Payments are now made through e-payment directly to the state’s finances.” He claimed that there is no longer a time when people would harass traders, drivers, and Keke operators with paper receipts.

He noted that the reforms had displaced well-established interests that were now contesting.

People who benefit from the old system will resist change, he said.

The governor emphasized that the governor’s administration remained open to the public’s opinions despite the accusations being made.

The administration of Governor Dikko Radda’s administration is ready to commission important developmental projects under the direction of the Katsina State government on Tuesday.

The visit would feature the commissioning of the Kofar Marusa Road Dualization Project and the launch of the 9th Expanded National MSME Clinic, according to the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Bala Zango, who spoke to journalists at the Katsina Government House Press Centre on Friday.

The Vice President’s announcement included the launch of the state’s largest-scale digital system, KASPA, which connects thousands of farmers nationwide.

Kabir Ingawa, the commissioner for agriculture and natural resources, Ahmad Bakori, and Aisha Malumfashi, the director-general of the Katsina State Enterprise Development Agency (KASEDA), joined Zango at the briefing.

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In her remarks, Malumfashi referred to the vice president’s visit as a “defining moment” in the state’s effort to promote economic diversification and youth empowerment.

She explained that the MSME Clinic will feature direct business support, mentorship, and regulatory bodies, as well as financial institutions and entrepreneurs on Tuesday, October 21, 2025.

The first-ever Katsina MSME Awards Night, in which Vice President Shettima and Governor Radda will honor outstanding businesspeople who have exhibited resilience and innovation despite economic difficulties, will be a part of the occasion, according to her.

In terms of infrastructure, Ingawa claimed that WTC Road, a 3. 3 kilometer dual carriageway connecting the Central Mosque Roundabout and Kiddies Roundabout, would be constructed by the Vice President.

He explained that the $1.9 billion project, which promotes urban mobility and aesthetics, includes pedestrian walkways, solar-powered streetlights, and contemporary drainage systems.

More than just infrastructure, this road promotes trade, according to Ingawa. Through solar lighting, it will facilitate movement, shorten travel times, and support nighttime business operations.

Similar to the announcement made by the Vice President, Bakori’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, KASPA, a digital agriculture platform designed to connect farmers with experts, markets, and agro-input suppliers in all 34 local government areas.

He referred to KASPA as “a revolutionary bridge” that would boost food production, boost agricultural communication, and increase farmers’ incomes.

According to him, the government has also started initiatives that support them, including an e-extension communication network and a farmers’ radio station, to provide real-time advice and support.

A farmer can get advice, purchase high-quality seeds, and sell products directly to customers with just a phone. According to Bakori, this is a significant step in the direction of digital farming and food security.