NATIONAL NEWS

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after official visits to Dakar, Senegal, as well as five states of the federation where he inaugurated several developmental projects in the affected states. The states are Bauchi, Lagos, Katsina, Kano and Jigawa. Before departing for Lagos on 23 January, Mr Buhari had attended political rally of the […]

Buhari had requested an approval of N23.7 trillion, but the House is seeking further engagement with the executive on the larger part of the advances which amounts to N22.72 trillion.   The House of Representatives has approved the requested restructuring of N1 trillion additional Ways and Means advances for implementation of the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation […]

The corporation on Friday suspended operations on the Kaduna-Abuja route, following the derailment of an Abuja bound train at Kubwa.   The management of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has resumed train services on the Kaduna-Abuja route, four days after it suspended operations on the route. The first train departed from the Kaduna-based Rigasa train […]

Although the country maintained its previous score of 24 out of 100 points in 2022, it fell to 150.       Nigeria has fallen four places from 154 out of 180 countries and territories in the latest ranking of the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index released by Transparency International on Tuesday.   Although the country […]

The apex bank recently extended the deadline for the swap of the newly-designed N1,000, N500, and N200 notes following an outcry from Nigerians.   Banks will continue to accept the old naira notes even after the deadline for swapping with the newly-designed currency notes, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has said. […]

With a tour of affected communities in Anambra State, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has commenced technical assessment of damages done to some water and sanitation facilities in public schools, markets, primary healthcare centers and other public places during the 2022 flooding.   While some water facilities are undergoing repairs by UNICEF Local Area […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate made the promise on Thursday at the party’s campaign rally in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.   Atiku Abubakar has promised a youth and women-inclusive government if elected as Nigeria’s president next month. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate made the promise on Thursday at the party’s campaign rally […]

The electoral body says the machines used for the mock exercise will be reconfigured in preparation for the main elections.     The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will conduct a mock accreditation exercise on the 4th of February. According to the Commission, the exercise is to test the efficacy of the Bimodal Voter […]

According to the House, 3.8 million of the newly registered voters are students, accounting for 40.8 percent of the total.   The House of Representatives has requested that the Federal Government close tertiary education institutions so that students can actively participate in the coming general elections.   The National Universities Commission, the National Board for […]

The NBA also proposed a total overhaul of the components of what presently constitutes judicial allowances.       NBA proposes a 200% increase in the basic salaries of all judicial officers and submits a 144-page memo containing recommendations to RMFAC. The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has submitted a memorandum to the Revenue Allocation and […]