The Federal Government has explained that the increase of the 2025 budget from N49.7 trillion to N54.2 trillion was to have more revenue to strengthen the Bank of Agriculture, Bank of Industry and to support the diversification program by putting more money in the solid minerals sector as well as infrastructure projects. This was disclosed…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated the Supervisory Board of the Debt Management Office (DMO) as part of efforts by the Federal Government to strengthen fiscal and monetary policy coordination and ensure long-term debt sustainability in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking during the Meeting of the Board on Wednesday at…
Twenty one (21) years after a legal tussle on the rightful owner of a property situated at No1, Lebanon Street, Dugbe, Ibadan, Justice Muftau A.Adegbola of the Oyo State High Court 4 on Wednesday ruled that the owner of King Zion Ventures Ltd, late (Pastor) Peter Asha, failed to present any document to show that…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) has recognised Ude Okoye as the party’s authentic National Secretary and urged the party’s national working committee to immediately swear him in The decision was taken during an emergency meeting at Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja on Wednesday over the party’s lingering crisis. The meeting has in…
Liverpool manager Arne Slot says Trent Alexander-Arnold will miss the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Tottenham on Thursday. Alexander-Arnold was substituted after 70 minutes in the Premier League win at Bournemouth on Saturday with what appeared to be a thigh injury. The Reds, who won the League Cup last season in Jurgen…
The death tolls as a result of the invasion and on the people of Amagu and two other villages, in Nkalaha community in the Ishielu local Government Area of Ebonyi State by suspected Fulani herdsmen have risen to 15 while many people still missing in the area. Suspected armed herdsmen, had on Sunday morning, invaded…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has released the 2025 seasonal climate prediction (SCP), forecasting an early onset of rain across the country. Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace, announced the forecast during the seasonal prediction presentation in Abuja on Tuesday. Keyamo said the annual seasonal prediction is critical to ensure the safety, efficiency and…
Former Communication Minister, Adebayo Shittu has decried the high poverty rate in the country, saying many Nigerians have become beggars. Shittu who served under the Buhari administration, decried how Nigeria’s economic condition has turned citizens into ‘beggars.’ According to him, a man called him from Bauchi to beg for N1,000 to feed, adding that another…
Senator John Mbata,The President-General of the Igbo socio-political organisation, ‘Ohanaeze Ndigbo’, Senator John Mbata, has said nothing will ever deny his Igbo identity, describing recent criticisms against him as a lack of understanding. This is why he emphasised his commitment to supporting the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, as well as respecting the office of…
A Nigerian woman residing in the United Kingdom has shared how a simple language misunderstanding led to her arrest by the police. In a TikTok video posted on Wednesday, she recounted how a casual phone conversation at a pharmacy—while picking up medication for her sick husband—unexpectedly triggered a police response. “I was on the phone…
