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FG approves N759 bln for Obajana-Benin, Isheri-Ogun road projects
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given the green light for the allocation of N759 billion for the construction of roads linking Obajana...
Aig-Imoukhuede, co-founder, returns to Access Holdings as Chairman
Access Holdings PIc has announced the return of Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede as its Non-Executive Chairman. Aig-Imoukhuede, co-founder of Access Bank with the late...
Just in: Tinubu orders immediate re-opening of Nigeria’s land, air borders with Niger
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate re-opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the neighbouring Niger Republic. President Tinubu also directed...
Just In: N3.7trn budget padding allegation: Senate suspends Ningi for three months
The Senate on Tuesday suspended the senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Mr. Abdul Ningi, over an allegation of...
Food Security: FG secures €995 million deal to create agric mechanization hubs in 774 LGAs
The Federal Government has secured a deal worth €995 million with the Brazilian Government and the German Deutsch Bank Group to finance a...
Senate’s integrity totally damaged by Ningi’s interview – Akpabio
Sen. Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Senate, has criticized Senator Abdul Ningi’s interview with the BBC Hausa Service, alleging that the National...
Breaking: Rowdy session as senators confront Ningi over budget padding allegation
The Senate was thrown into a rowdy session on Tuesday after Sen. Jarigbe Jarigbe (PDP-Cross-River North) disclosed that all ranking senators got the...
Power outages: FG orders NERC to revoke non-performing DISCOs’ licences
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has been given a marching order by the Federal Government to revoke the licences of non-performing electricity...
“Japa”: UK bans foreign health workers, caregivers from bringing families
The UK government has released a statement prohibiting foreign healthcare professionals and carers from entering the country with their dependents on work visas....
Tinubu’s govt out of reach for cabals to hijack, says aide
The Presidency has assured Nigerians that cabals cannot hijack President Bola Tinubu’s government unlike the eight-year Muhammadu Buhari administration. In an interview on...
In a great leap forward, Heirs Holdings launches Heirs Technologies, set to lead Africa’s digital evolution
Heirs Holdings, a leading African investment company dedicated to improving lives and transforming Africa through strategic long-term investments, has broken new grounds with...
N3trn budget padding: Presidency denies allegation, slams Sen. Ningi
The Presidency has refuted claims that it added N3 trillion to the budget for 2024 after it was passed by the National Assembly....
2024 budget padded with N3trn, senator alleges
A senator has raised the alarm that a different 2024 budget that included an additional N3 trillion was “passed underground”. According to Senator...
Nearly 15 students kidnapped, monarch, others fatally shot
Chaos and disorder resigned in Sokoto State on Saturday morning following bandit’s rampage. At least over a dozen students were abducted by the...
School-age children, women’s abduction: FG calls it cowardly, vows to rescue abductees
The Federal Government has condemned in strong terms the abduction of internally displaced persons (IDPs) at Wurge Community in the Ngala council area...
Pres. Tinubu inaugurates 11-man Oronsaye report implementation committee
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated an 11-member implementation committee on the recommendations of the Steve Oronsaye report. The report produced by the Oronsaye...
