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Budget Presentation To 5-Member Assembly Is Illegal – APC Tells Fubara
The Rivers State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Tony Okocha, has condemned Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s presentation of…
Ardova, Heyden Join Dangote Refinery to Ensure Affordable PMS for Nigerians
Propelled by the economic relief provided by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's crude-for-naira swap initiative, two prominent players in Nigeria's…
JUST IN: NNPCL invites Obasanjo for tour of Port Harcourt Refinery
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has extended an invitation to former President Olusegun Obasanjo for a tour of the Port Harcourt Refinery to verify its operational status. This development…
Jimmy Carter Contributed To Why I’m Alive — Obasanjo
More tributes are still pouring in for former United States President, Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29, 2024. The latest is coming from Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo who was military…
Fubara Shuns Wike, Describes Odili As Beginning, End Of Rivers Politics
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has failed to recognise his estranged godfather and predecessor, Nyesome Wike, among politicians that matter in the scheme of things in the state, describing former…
Tinubu Spent 180 Of His 580 Days In Office Abroad – Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections Peter Obi, says out of the approximately 580 days President Bola Tinubu has been in office as of December 29, 2024, the…
2025 Budget: FG To Spend N60bn On Pupils’ Feeding
The federal government has allocated the sum of N60 billion in the 2025 budget for school nutrition feeding of primary schools as one of the new projects to be executed by the Federal Ministry of Education…
Demolition Must Go Ahead—Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, said the outcry over ongoing demolition and enforcement of ground rent will not distract him from doing what is right. “People must complain, but I can…
FG Has Adequate Budgetary Provisions To Meet Foreign, Local Debt Obligations – DMO
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says the Federal Government has made adequate budgetary provisions to meet the country’s foreign and local debt obligations. It said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.…
Fubara Signs ₦1.1tn Rivers 2025 Budget Into Law
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has signed the ₦1.1 trillion 2025 Budget into law. Fubara, in a speech after signing the bill into law on Thursday, January 2, 2025, thanked the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led…
What to expect in 2025 as banks brace up for CBN’s recapitalisation
BY the end of the year, all commercial, merchant, and non-interest banks would have just…
Tax bills: N’Central council backs Bauchi gov, urges Tinubu to address concerns
• CNG faults Presidency’s attack on Mohammed, blasts Tinubu• Tax reform won’t solve Nigeria’s economic problems, says Kano govt The North Central Citizens Council (NCCC), yesterday, declared its support for…
French passenger causes chaos, sparks security concerns at Abuja Airport
The Abuja International Airport was thrown into chaos on Tuesday when an unruly passenger of French origin disrupted multiple flights, sparking security and diplomatic concerns. According to Michael Achimugu,…
Investors flock to govt debt as rates crowd out firms
Nigerian companies faced funding squeeze in 2024 as investors flocked to high-yielding government debt instruments. According to data from FMDQ, the total number of company issuances in 2024 decreased to…
Farmers smile to the bank as onion price jumps 108%
…Demand from Ghana, Ivory Coast rising …Festivities drive local purchases …Low-yield seedlings stunt output growth It is a happy time for onion farmers who have seen the price of their product jump by…
DIRECTOR GENERAL’S NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO CORPS MEMBERS AND STAFF
On behalf of Management of the National Youth Service Corps, I wish to heartily felicitate with Corps…
How we’ll better lives of Lagosians in 2025 – Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assured residents of the State that his…
2025, year of long battle with FG – ASUU declares
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has warned that “in the absence of visible and concrete efforts at addressing pending issues and meeting its expectations, 2025 will be a year of long-drawn confrontation…
New Withholding Tax regime takes off
The Federal Government has kicked-off the implementation of the 2024 Withholding Tax Regulations. The new regulations, approved in July last year and put into the gazette in October, took effect yesterday.…
We won’t fight over LG autonomy – Tinubu tells Governors
President Bola Tinubu has told the 36 state governors that they won’t fight over the need to ensure autonomy for…
Lagos Show: Why I left after fan jumped on stage — Burna Boy
Nigeria’s popular musician, Burna Boy, has offered reasons why he left after a fan jumped on the stage…
Tinubu’s New Year speech shows he’s lost touch with realities faced by Nigerians – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party has said President Bola Tinubu’s New Year broadcast paints a gloomy picture of what lies ahead for Nigerians in 2025.…
NNPC turned down Dangote’s $750m offer to manage refineries – Obasanjo recounts
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has alleged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation…
Fake Video: Court remands Mahadi Shehu in Kaduna prison
Kaduna based public commentator Mahadi Shehu, has been remanded at the Kaduna Correctional Service Facility following his arraignment on Tuesday, at the Chief Magistrate Court (CMC 1), located at Ibrahim Taiwo Road…