Nasarawa State revised the passed 2025 budget downwards by ₦18bn
Nasarawa State passed its ₦199.8bn 2024 budget in December 2023. By November 2024, it passed a ₦156.6bn supplementary budget, nearly the same size as its full-year budget for 2024.
Weeks after passing a supplementary budget for 2024, the state assembly passed a ₦402.57bn 2025 budget, a ₦20bn increase from the ₦382.57bn budget presented by Governor Abdullahi Sule, before proceeding on a Christmas recess.
However, the state executive recommended reducing the passed budget to ₦384.3bn, ₦18bn less than the passed budget and ₦2bn higher than the budget originally presented. The state assembly passed a new appropriation bill, which the Governor assented to, all within seven days.
The speaker of the house cited the need to achieve an 85% budget performance to qualify for a transparency grant and the impact of the proposed tax bills on the state's revenue as reasons for reducing the passed budget.
Governor Sule started 2025 by dissolving his entire cabinet, calling it necessary to bring in individuals who would help his government achieve its ambitious budget.
Mozambique has the fewest individuals requiring support from the United Nations.
The UN plans to help 3.6 million of the 7.8 million people in Nigeria who require assistance.
Sudan is the only Northern African country recorded by the UN as having people in need.
In East and Southern Africa, the countries with the highest and lowest numbers of individuals in need are Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, respectively.
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger have the highest and lowest number of individuals needing assistance, respectively, in West and Central Africa.
The highest percentage of requirements was met in 2019.
Less than 50 percent of UN funds targeted towards Nigeria's humanitarian aid was realised in 2023.
As of 2020, the year of the Covid-19 pandemic, approximately 58 percent of the UN target for Nigeria's humanitarian support was raised, which is lower than the percentage realised in 2019 and 2021.
Every year, Nigeria obtains at least 40% of the UN's humanitarian aid needs.
Japan leads with 14 bases. It hosts the most U.S. bases globally, exceeding individual counts in the Philippines (9) and South Korea (8).
Asia-Pacific Dominance: The region (Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Australia, and Papua New Guinea) accounts for 41 bases, nearly 1/3 of the global total.
The Asia-Pacific region hosts 41 U.S. bases, while Europe (Italy, Germany, Poland, UK) has 23. This indicates a growing strategic pivot towards the Pacific compared to traditional European deployments.
Kuwait (5 bases) stands out as the primary hub for U.S. military operations in the Middle East, highlighting its role as a key staging ground for regional security.
The top 10 host countries account for 69 of the 128 total bases (over 53%), meaning nearly half of U.S. overseas bases are spread across the remaining 39 countries.
Most countries can only target 50-70% of their populations in need.
Sudan has the greatest humanitarian requirements, with 30.44 million people affected, and it is projected that only 69% will receive help, leaving 10 million individuals unsupported.
Myanmar exhibits the largest gap, with over 19.9 million people in need and only 5.5 million targeted for assistance.
The situation in Ukraine leaves nearly 7 million individuals without adequate assistance while targeting approximately 6 million individuals.
Nasarawa State passed its ₦199.8bn 2024 budget in December 2023. By November 2024, it passed a ₦156.6bn supplementary budget, nearly the same size as its full-year budget for 2024.
Weeks after passing a supplementary budget for 2024, the state assembly passed a ₦402.57bn 2025 budget, a ₦20bn increase from the ₦382.57bn budget presented by Governor Abdullahi Sule, before proceeding on a Christmas recess.
However, the state executive recommended reducing the passed budget to ₦384.3bn, ₦18bn less than the passed budget and ₦2bn higher than the budget originally presented. The state assembly passed a new appropriation bill, which the Governor assented to, all within seven days.
The speaker of the house cited the need to achieve an 85% budget performance to qualify for a transparency grant and the impact of the proposed tax bills on the state's revenue as reasons for reducing the passed budget.
Governor Sule started 2025 by dissolving his entire cabinet, calling it necessary to bring in individuals who would help his government achieve its ambitious budget.