PIA adjustments raise 2022 budget to N16.4trn
President Muhammadu Buhari has raised the 2022 appropriation bill by N2.47 trillion, bringing the total budget for the fiscal year to N16.45 trillion. This was contained in a…
Lagos Assembly Approves N1.25 Trillion As Amended 2021 Budget
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 approved N1.25 trillion as an amendment to the 2021 budget. This followed a request brought to the House by…
Used vehicle prices soar over freight, clearing charges, FX
• Nigeria spends N601.51b on importation of vehicles in H1, 2021 • Freight rate high because shipping lines, airlines charge for import, export on a single trip •…
No sit-at-home protest – Southeast governors, Leaders declare
The governors of the states in the south-east say they will take necessary steps to ensure that sit-at-home orders in the region are discouraged. The decision was taken on…
Sanwo-Olu assents to bill preventing police from parading suspects
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has signed the Lagos State Administration of Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill, 2021 into law. In July, the state house of assembly…
Father of three dies of poison after fight with wife in Adamawa
A 29-year-old man, Vandu Weida, has committed suicide by drinking herbicides. The incident occurred at Mildu Central, in the Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State…
Okupe declares 2023 presidential ambition on PDP platform
Former Presidential spokesperson, Dr. Doyin Okupe, on Tuesday formally declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.…
Rohr owed eight months salaries
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is owed eight months salaries by the Nigeria Football Federation, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Franco-German, who helped qualify the Eagles…
Nigerians face airfare hikes, foreign airports impose N950bn charges
Airfare hikes by international airlines operating flights into Nigeria and other countries may be imminent as airport and air navigation services providers in the United…
NCC disqualifies Nigerians below 18 years from getting SIM
The Nigerian Communications Commission has disqualified anyone below the age of 18 from registering and owning a Subscriber Identity Module in Nigeria. This is according to…
South Africa’s NUMSA begins strike
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), the country’s biggest metalworkers union on Tuesday launched an indefinite strike. The union is pressing for pay…
Police smash 34 deadly kidnappers, others, recover 11 grenades, firearms
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Special Tactical Squad have arrested a nine-man syndicate of high-profile kidnappers that specializes in the abduction of travelers on major highways in…
Thugs beat, strip female councillor in Rivers (Photos)
Mrs Cynthia Nwala, the leader of Etche Local Government Legislative Assembly in Rivers State was beaten and nearly stripped during a fracas at the council secretariat on Monday. Mrs…
Ogun Demands 45% For States In Allocation Sharing Formula
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has called for an upward review of States revenue allocation sharing formula from 26.7 percent to 45 percent. Under the current revenue sharing…
100-Year-Old Tree Falls In Oyo, Kills 4 People, Injures Another
Four persons were feared killed and another seriously injured when an ancient majestic ‘Odan’ tree fell to a heavy windstorm in the Saabo area of Oyo town on Monday. The News Agency…
Deposition: Your Pronouncements Not Binding On Me – Ayiri Tells Olu Of Warri
Chief Ayirimi Emami, the Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom on Tuesday said has rejected his deposition by the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, saying he does not recognise the…
Shine Ya Eye Housemates Visit BBNaija House For The Last Time (Photo)
All former housemates from the just concluded 2021 BBNaija ShineYaEye were given an opportunity to visit the house that brought fame to them for the last time. The housemates visited the house after the presentation of prizes won by the…
Suspected Killers Of Dr. Chike Akunyili Arrested By Anambra Police
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of Chike Akunyili, husband to late former Minister of Information, Prof Dora…
Buhari Approves N75,000 Stipend For Education Students In Public Universities
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved N75,000 as a stipend per semester for education students in public universities across the country. N50,000 was also approved as a…
IGP Deploys Special Forces As Anambra Gets New Police Commissioner
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has deployed a new Commissioner of Police to Anambra State, after a spate of deadly gun attacks in the South-east state. “The IGP has also…
Accountant-General, Ahmed Idris Marries Hussain, 16-Year-Old Girl, Family Kicks
The family members of a 16-year-old Kano State girl, identified simply as Hussain, have kicked against her marriage to the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris.…
Rep wants Buhari to name lawmaker sponsoring terrorism
Representative Ben Igbakpa (PDP-Delta) on Tuesday in Abuja challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to name the particular lawmaker sponsoring terrorism in the country. He…
No going back on Anambra guber election – INEC
The November 6 Anambra governorship election will proceed as scheduled despite the deteriorating security situation in the State, the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Pandora Papers: How Governor Bagudu Amassed Billions And How He Is Hiding It
Eleven years ago, Abubakar Bagudu, the current governor of Kebbi State, but then a senator, dispatched a delegation to Singapore in search of a new haven to shelter his…