The Federal Executive Council has approved a proposed national budget of ₦47.9 trillion for the 2025 fiscal year. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. This was part...
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By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Reports from locals in Sokoto State indicate that the new terrorists’ group known as ‘Lakurawa‘ has lowered its recruitment incentive to either a cow or N500,000 per individual. This move is likely a response to the economic hardship faced by the community, with many...
A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Obiorah, on Thursday said the board of the apex bank never recommended the 2022 Naira redesign to former President Muhammadu Buhari. Obiorah said this while testifying virtually before the FCT High Court at the resumed hearing in...
The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), seeking N50 million compensation from Nigeria for each Abuja-Kaduna train attack victim. The News Agency of Nigeria ((NAN) reports that terrorists had in March, 2022, bombed an Abuja-Kaduna rail line near...
The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democracy Party( PDP), Alhaji Umar Damangum, has urged the party supporters in Ondo State not to yield to intimidation during the Saturday’s governorship election. Damangum made the call during the final campaign rally for the party’s governorship candidate, Mr Agboola Ajayi, on...
The Defence Headquarters says it had deployed troops to provide assistance to the police in ensuring a hitch free off-cycle Ondo Governorship Election slated for Nov. 16. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Buba said the presence...
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday reserved Jan. 23, to hear the alleged defamation suit filed against the controversial online activist, Vincent Otse, popularly called Very Dark Man (VDM). VDM is facing a defamatory suit filed against him by Mr Femi Falana (SAN), and his son, Folarin, also called...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday brought a Chinese, Zhengjia Jin, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court, for alleged bribery and N301 million fraud. Jin, was arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on retention of stolen property, bribery and stealing. The EFCC counsel, Mr Ahmad Usman,...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that the number of adults living with diabetes worldwide has surpassed 830 million, more than quadrupling since 1990. The organisation made this known on Thursday in a statement as the world celebrates World Diabetes Day with theme ” Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps”....
A youth group in the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lauded the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd (NNPCL) and major oil marketers for resolving to lift and distribute fuel from the Dangote refinery. The group also called on the Chief Executive Officer of the NNPCL, Malam Mele Kyari, to...
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has said since the Supreme Court judgment on the local government autonomy, the Federal Government has been trying to ensure its implementation with required human and pragmatic solutions. Fagbemi, who is also the Minister of Justice, stated this on...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Thursday announced that President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a new Disaster Relief Fund to strengthen Nigeria’s humanitarian response system. Shettima made this known at the launch of the Humanitarian Supply Chain Management – Partnership for Localisation Project, held at the Presidential Villa,...
Nigeria Macro-Economic Outlook released by a data-driven company, Veriv Africa, has said economic growth is projected to increase to 3.64 per cent in 2025, due to government’s policies. It projects that government policies can positively impact the economy with a 3.64 per cent GDP growth rate in 2025. Mr...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – An NGO, YIAGA Africa, has urged residents of Jos North Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau to actively participate in the governance processes in their localities. The Senior Programme Officer of the organisation, Miss Antonia Onda, made the call at the launch of its...
The controversial online activist, Vincent Otse (a.k.a Very Dark Man) has arrived at Ikeja High Court, to hear defamatory suit leveled against him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that VDM arrived the court on Thursday in an Edo attire with his fans cheering him on. He is...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) says it has achieved 1.8 million barrels per day crude production following continuous dislodgement of pipeline vandals and crude oil thieves. Chief Production War Room Officer, NNPC Ltd., Mr Lawal Musa, said this on Thursday in Abuja during a briefing on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- NNPC Limited has announced strategic leadership appointments to strengthen corporate governance, improve operational efficiency, and ensure long-term success in Nigeria’s energy sector. The appointments include: Adedapo A. Segun as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Isiyaku Abdullahi as Executive Vice President (EVP) of Downstream, and Udobong Ntia...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has ordered immediate freezing of all the state bank accounts until further notice. Okpebholo gave the directive in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Fred Itua, on Thursday in Benin. He warned that non-compliance by commercial banks as well as heads...
The remains of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, have been taken from Lagos to Abuja for state burial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Lagbaja’s remains, on Thursday, departed Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, aboard NAF918 at 10:14 a.m. President Bola Tinubu...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has admitted the co-defendants in alleged money laundering charge filed against the immediate-past Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to administrative bail. EFCC’s counsel, Jamiu Agoro, informed Justice Maryann Anenih of an Abuja High Court on Thursday upon resumed hearing in the...