The Senate has approved the Rivers State 2025 budget for a second reading. The budget, which totals ₦1,480,662,592,442 trillion, was presented by the Senate Leader, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, on Wednesday. Bamidele explained that the Senate had assumed legislative powers over Rivers State following the declaration of a State of Emergency in the state. Supporting […]
Eight members of an anti-jihadist militia assisting the Nigerian military were killed on Tuesday when their vehicle hit a landmine in northeastern Borno state, sources from the group told AFP. Members of the militia were returning to the regional capital Maiduguri from the town of Marte in the Lake Chad area, where they had helped […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has advanced efforts towards adoption of a single currency, known as the ECO. This was disclosed in Abuja, by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, as a celebration of ECOWAS 50th anniversary reached its final state. Tuggar noted that while the adoption of ECO remained […]
President Bola Tinubu has appointed 36 individuals to fill vacancies on the governing councils of various Federal Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement signed and released on Wednesday titled, ‘President Tinubu announces more appointments for federal institutions.’ The […]
Security operatives on Wednesday stopped some journalists from covering Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s state of the address at the state House of Assembly. They claimed that they were acting on the orders of the Speaker, Mr Guwor Emomotimi. Most of the journalists who arrived at the House of Assembly at 9:30am were denied entry into the […]
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed July 4 for judgment in a suit seeking to affirm the legality of the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) as the administrator of the Bank Verification Number (BVN) database. The matter came before the court following a suit filed by NIBSS, in […]
Officials of the Lagos State Waste Management Agency (LAWMA) have apprehended an individual for illegally dumping refuse along the median of Egbeda–Iyana-Ipaja Road. The Managing Director of LAWMA, Muyiwa Gbagedesin, identified the offender as Fashola. While sharing the details on his verified X handle, Gbadegesin described Fashola as a known repeat offender in Lagos. “Fashola, […]
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested 17 individuals and seized multiple vehicles in a coordinated operation against illegal mining activities in Kogi State. The operation, carried out by the NSCDC Mining Marshals, took place in the Odiagbo-Okaba district of Ankpa Local Government Area. According to a statement signed by the NSCDC spokesperson, […]
After years of neglect and a total state of disrepair of the popular Zungeru, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Tuesday flagged off the reconstruction of the 3.6-kilometer road to ease the pains of motorists. Zungeru road, a major township network connecting users from Airport Road, through No-Mans-Land to Hajj Campaign, was abandoned by the immediate […]
Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has condemned the recent wave of violence and killings in Taraba, Benue, and Kogi states, describing the situation as a “gaping wound in the soul of our nation.” Obi, in a statement on Wednesday via X, lamented what he called the “senseless killings” that […]
