Nigerians have been assured by the presidency to see the effect of the 2024 budget very soon. Kunle Olanrewaju, the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu gave the assurance in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday. He said, “Within the shortest possible time, Nigerians will begin to see the effect of…
Following the expiration of the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, the Israeli government has resumed it’s bombardment of Gaza Earlier Israel had accused Hamas of violating terms of a truce which lasted seven days and saw the release of 110 hostages held by Hamas and 240 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel Meanwhile according to reports,…
Edo state governor Godwin Obaseki, has made his first official reaction to his deputy’s declaration of interest to run for the office of governor of Edo state in next month governorship election in the state Phillip Shaibu on Monday threw his hat into the ring by declaring his interest to succeed his Principal as governor…
The Federal Government on Thursday said a new minimum wage regime would come into effect on April 1, 2024. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed, who disclosed this in an interview said the current N30,000 minimum wage would expire at the end of March 2024. Mohammed said this on Thursday as an…
The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) declared 2023 as the hottest year ever recorded, emphasizing the urgent need for immediate global intervention to mitigate the devastating impacts of climate change. WMO Chief Petteri Taalas expressed the severity of the situation. “It’s a deafening cacophony of broken records.” the chief said. The report outlined alarming…
Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has ordered the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 6, Calabar, one Inspector Wofai Johnson and Jimmy Godwin to pay the sum of N20m to the village head of Oku Ikono in Uyo Local Government Area, for unlawful arrest. The Royal father Eteidung Okon Akpan was arrested…
The Senate has vowed to ask the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and other anti-graft agencies to go after defaulting beneficiaries of N135 billion disbursed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN for the purpose of national gas expansion programme. The Senators at the meeting frowned at the lack of synergy between the Ministry…
… We only presented results collated from polling units – LP … Let me confirm from legal team – INEC’s spokesperson The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, on Thursday accused the Labour Party, LP, of attempt to smuggle forged copies of Certified True Copy, CTC, of the November 11, 2023 Imo governorship election materials. The…
The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Works, Environment, Finance, Justice, and Science & Technology, on Thursday, held a one-day public hearing on the adoption of concrete technology for road construction in Nigeria. Declaring the event open, the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, lamented the poor condition of roads across the country. Represented by…
A 70-year-old Ugandan woman, Safina Namukwaya, has given birth to twins in Kampala, Uganda’s capital. According to BBC, the woman delivered a set of twins; a boy and a girl, after becoming pregnant through an Invitro fertilisation treatment, Namukwaya went through a successful caesarean delivery at the Women’s Hospital International and Fertility Centre in the…
