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Chairman of the Senate committee on appropriation, Danjuma Goje , presented the budget to the upper legislative chamber at plenary on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. After about seven months  President Muhammadu Buhari  presented the  2018 Budget  proposal to the National Assembly, indications emerged yesterday that the document will be passed today (Wednesday) or tomorrow. Of the N8.612 trillion earlier proposed for 2018 by the president, 30.8 per cent (or N2.652 trillion) of aggregate expenditure (inclusive of capital in Statutory Transfers), has been allocated to the capital budget. He expressed belieft that the budget, when passed, would be a budget of progress. The National Assembly and the Executive had since engaged each other in a blame game over the delay in passing the budget. The Senate had on several occasions accused Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of not keeping to appointments with the various standing committees to defend their budgets. Both houses of the Na

The 12th HEADIES Awards took place on May 5th at the Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island Lagos. A night full of music, fun and laughs; thanks to the hosts Bovi and Seyi Shay and brilliant performances from the amazing artists. Here is the full list of winners. BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR BUTTERFLIES  – OMAWUMI HALLELUYAH  – FUNBI PONMILE  – REMINISCE HEAVEN  – BANKY W JOROMI  – SIMI (WINNER) BEST POP SINGLE MAD OVER YOU  – RUNTOWN ALL OVER  – TIWA SAVAGE YEBA  – KISS DANIEL ISKABA  – WANDE COAL AND DJ TUNEZ IF – DAVIDO (WINNER) FIA  – DAVIDO PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (FALL, MAMA)  KIDOMINANT (WINNER) (ISKABA, MALO)  SPELLZ (IF, RARA)  TEKNO (MARADONA, COME CLOSER)  SARZ (YAWA, VIRTUOUS WOMAN) – MASTERKRAFT BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE LOVE YOU DIE  – PATORANKING FT. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ DANCE  – TIMAYA FT. RUDEBOY HOLY HOLY  – 2BABA (WINNER) ROCK YOUR BODY  – BURNA BOY COME CLOSER  – WIZKID SOFA  – KISS DANIEL BEST RAP ALBUM 27  – FALZ TRIP TO THE SOUTH  – ERIGGA EL HADJ

Students of Kano State University of Science and Technology, KUST Wudil on Wednesday rioted and barricaded Wudil-Gaya road in Kano State. DAILY NIGERIAN gathered that the riot was sparked by alleged failure of the school authorities to save the life of a drowning student. Thereafter, the students began setting bonfires, vandalising vehicles, buildings and bank facilities. The victim was identified as Farouk Abubakar, a Level 300 student of Biology (Education). Speaking to our correspondent, the president of the Students Union Government, SUG, of the university, Muhammad Muhammad, said the school authorities had contacted local lifesavers, known as Sarkin Ruwa, to rescue the student but said they don’t operate at night. “The incident happened around 6:30pm on Wednesday. When the matter was reported to the school management, the dean of students affairs pleaded with Sarkin Ruwa to save the student but said they could not work at night,” he said. Narrating how the incid