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Reps Pass 1.28 Trillion 2024 FCT Budget

<p><img width="768" height="428" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/house-of-reps-job-racketeering-probe-768x428-1.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/house-of-reps-job-racketeering-probe-768x428-1.jpg 768w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/house-of-reps-job-racketeering-probe-768x428-1-300x167.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></p> <h2>The <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/house-of-reps/">House of Representatives</a> has given its nod to the N1.28 trillion budget earmarked for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the fiscal year 2024.</h2> <p>This significant financial plan was passed on Tuesday, marking a crucial step in the legislative process for the nation's capital's annual fiscal planning.</p> <p>The budget was passed after being presented to the House by the Chairman of the House Committee on FCT, Representative Mukhtar Betara of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Borno.</p> <p>Presenting the bill, Betara said, <em>“The House do receive the Report of the Committees on Federal Capital Territory and Federal Capital Territory Area Councils and Ancillary Matters on a Bill for an Act to Authorise the issue from the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s Statutory Revenue Fund of the Federal Capital Territory Administration Account, the total sum of (N1,282,270,610,283.00) one trillion, two hundred and eighty two billion, two hundred and seventy million, six hundred and ten thousand, two hundred and eighty three Naira, only.”</em></p> <p>Out of the sum, N140.915 billion is for personnel costs, while the sum of N373.027 billion is for overhead costs, while the balance of N768.328 billion is for capital projects for the service of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.</p> <p>Recall that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, had appeared before the joint House Committee on FCT and the Committee on FCT Area Councils and Ancillary Matters on Monday to defend the proposed budget.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/03/19/reps-pass-1-28-trillion-2024-fct-budget/">Reps Pass 1.28 Trillion 2024 FCT Budget</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>

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Severe Heatwave In South Sudan Forces Schools To Close

<p>Deaths "related to excessive heat" are being reported.l in Sudan. </p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.arise.tv/severe-heatwave-in-south-sudan-forces-schools-to-close/">Severe Heatwave In South Sudan Forces Schools To Close</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.arise.tv">Arise News</a>.</p>

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The Word Boss Doesn’t Exist In My Dictionary, I’m A Leader – Olamide

<p><img width="1000" height="600" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Olamide-1000x600.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The Word Boss Doesn't Exist In My Dictionary, I'm A Leader - Olamide" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Olamide-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Olamide-590x354.jpg 590w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Olamide-400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></p> <h2>Nigerian rapper and YBNL executive, Olamide Gbenga Adedeji, popularly known as <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/olamide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Olamide</a>, has declared that he doesn't operate like a boss.</h2> <p>According to him, he prefers being a leader and guiding other people to move ahead and be successful in life.</p> <p>Speaking during a recent interview, Olamide noted that he sees everyone around him as brothers and sisters rather than workers under him.</p> <p>His words: “<em>The word boss doesn’t exist in my dictionary, cause I see everybody around me like brothers. my sisters and all that it is not about me being a boss but a leader, the role of a leader is to lead so that other people can move ahead and progress in life.”</em></p> <h2 class="mvp-post-title left entry-title">‘I Used To Perform For N200 Before Olamide Paved Way For Me’ – Portable</h2> <p>Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has credited veteran Nigerian rapper, Olamide, for his success.</p> <p><strong>Naija News</strong> reports that Portable <strong><a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/03/08/i-used-to-perform-for-n200-before-olamide-paved-way-for-me-portable/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expressed gratitude</a></strong> to Olamide in a post on his TikTok account while narrating how his music took a different turn after Olamide paved the way for him.</p> <p>The ‘Zazu Ze’ crooner stated he would still have been on the street if not for Olamide, who showed him love in the music industry.</p> <p>Reflecting on his journey from the streets to prominence, Portable said he usually performed for a ridiculous amount of N200 at events before Olamide’s intervention.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/03/19/the-word-boss-doesnt-exist-in-my-dictionary-im-a-leader-olamide/">The Word Boss Doesn’t Exist In My Dictionary, I’m A Leader – Olamide</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>

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US Reports Death Of Senior Hamas Military Leader Marwan Issa

<p>Biden has told Netanyahu it’ll be a “mistake” to relocate Rafah residents in order to launch an offensive.</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.arise.tv/us-reports-death-of-senior-hamas-military-leader-marwan-issa/">US Reports Death Of Senior Hamas Military Leader Marwan Issa</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.arise.tv">Arise News</a>.</p>

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