NATIONAL NEWS

Temitope Ajayi, the senior special assistant to President Bola Tinubu on media and publicity, has debunked rumour that the president asked for a presidential yacht. Details of the N2.1 trillion supplementary budget Tinubu submitted to the National Assembly have sparked reactions from Nigerians on social media with some calling into question some of the provisions […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress has accused the police of beating up its President, Joe Ajaero after he was arrested in Imo State on Wednesday afternoon. NLC’s Head of Media and Publicity Benson Upah said this in a statement, confirming the release of the Mr Ajaero. He said, “Contact was made with Congress President, Comrade Joe […]

The new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has directed that sting operations at night time be stopped in all the Commands of the Commission. According to a statement by the EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the directive is in line with the newly-reviewed procedures on arrest […]

The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, on Wednesday, said N18.6trn is required to address the road sector in the next four years. The minister made this known during the budget defence for a total supplementary budget of N2.1trn before the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations chaired by Abubakar Bichi. The minister, who is also […]

The Senate, on Thursday, sworn in Senator-elect for Kogi Central Senatorial District, Barr Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as a member of the 10th Senate. This followed her presentation with Certificate of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the duly elected Senator for Kogi Central. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is elected on the platform of the Peoples […]

The House of Representatives has issued 72-hours ultimatum to the Accountant General of the Federation, Mrs Oluwatoyin Madein, to submit detailed report on the utilisation of the N100 billion COVID-19 intervention funds released by the then President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to Ministries, Departments and Agencies between 2020 and 2022. Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, […]

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, said ministers in his cabinet will only retain their offices based on their performances which will be reviewed periodically. ⁣ Tinubu made the assertion when he declared open the 2023 Cabinet Retreat for Ministers, Presidential Aides, Permanent Secretaries and Top Government Functionaries, held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. […]

The House of Representatives is to investigate the money expended on the postponed 2023 population and housing census by the National Population Commission (NPC). The house made this resolution on Wednesday following a motion from Honourable Dominic Okafor drawing attention of the lawmakers to the 200 billion naira spent so far on the census. The […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja has given former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, until Jan. 25 to appear in court to explain circumstances surrounding the 53 million dollar-judgment debt arising from the Pars Club refund. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling on Tuesday, gave Emefiele another opportunity to appear […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that it has no plan to redenominate the Nigerian currency, the Naira. CBN Director, Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, who said this in Abuja yesterday, urged Nigerians to discountenance a text message going around alleging plans to introduce new currency into circulation. He said: “The attention of the […]